Big 292 Chevy sixes?

What was your experience with the Mexican block?

 

This is a 292 that my cousin and I built a couple of years ago ~ I recently came by a 33' Terraplane Coupe that's been sitting since 59' ~ full fendered ~ original paint and glass with some primer ~ cobbled up Mustang that some dude put under it in 93 ~ I'm glad he quit when he did ~ back with a straight axle ~ the 292 and a Richmond 5 speed and a 9" ~ I also have a 32' Terraplane coupe , and a 34' Ford cpe /chopped 3" ~

 

For me it was core shift and too thin of walls after a .060" bore.

 

I refer to this video anytime I’m talking about 292’s with someone. Don is amazing when it come to fab and machining, his Essex is awesome. (I’m from the same town so I see it every so often, haven’t spoken to Don in a couple years though)

 

I got A 71 GMC 5500 12ft bed dump truck with A 292,two speed axle, man that thang will pull.I do construction and use it A lot on my jobs ,and haul logs for fire wood to feed my out door stove.
I like the 292's ,they pull and sound good.

 

I bought my truck in '97 with its original 292. Four years later I put in a small block thinking I was upgrading. Last year, I put the 292 back in but with the Offy, 500cfm Edelbrock, Langdon headers and a .040 bore. This was the best thing I ever did albeit the dismal gas mileage.

 

Got a pic of the carb side?

 

I was given a 292 out of a combine,were these made any different than a truck engine,I know that the intake and exhaust manifolds were different.

 

I have three 292 cores.....one from a Chevy C-20 and two from John Deere combines. I have the heads pulled on all of them. Aside from manifold and carbs, the only other differences I see is minor stuff like pulleys. The pistons look identical, as do the heads and valve gear.
I can’t think of any good reason why they would have any internal differences unless they would be cam or ignition related....and that is only a “maybe”, at best.

 

How did you make the GMC valve cover fit. I have one and it would look great in my 46 GMC

 

the gmc cover fits over, with a little trimming. I welded two studs to the top of the motors valve cover. I fill the oil through the pcv opening. I also drilled a hole in the side of the older cover to allow for the fresh air vent pipe.

 

I just bought a 1950 Chevy Styleline that has a 292. It's a long motor and makes cooling fans a problem. Probably going to have to move motor back about 3/4" to get some front clearance.

 

You could just get an electric fan. That way you won't waste any horse power and not have to remount the engine.. They work great..

 

Here's my new "OLD" 63C10 Custom Cab with 292 & 3 speed,bought from Missouri last month it needs a complete body makeover not sure how good the 292 is yet?
But I plan on keeping it all original GM as much as possible when I start working on it.
I hope to have lots of fun driving the 63 C10 someday.

1Nimrod

 

I'm building a 292 truck version for my '68 C-20 flatbed to replace the worn out 350.
This one belonged to one of my best high school friends the last time I saw him. He's gone now and I have no idea what happened to his sedan delivery.

 

I hope all you fellows have joined the Inliners group. My H/MP Falcon [300" Ford] set the world record in 1970 and got beat BAD by a lump-port 292 Camero in '72 [Winternationals. ]

 

You can move the radiator foward too. I did that on a 50 Chevy. It takes some fabrication of radiator mounts.

 

That is easier than to move the engine & trans back.

 

Leaning heavily toward the 292 in my second coupe. Length is about the same as the straight 8.

 

They are te same length as the 194, 230, & 250 and Just a bit taller. They are very close in length to a 235 with the long water pump or a GMC.

 

I think the main reason we don't see them is most street rodders can't think past the generic sbc or sbf like everyone else does.

 

The straight 8 is longer then the L6 .

 

that six has a taller block, but i seem to remember that you can use the crank from a 292 in the other gm sixes.

 

I have seen a 250 with a 292 crank. It took a lot of work and you end up with a 292 that is a little shorter. Possibly an advantage if you wanted to keep the extra 42 inches a secret. If you put one of these 7 main cranks in an older GM 6 it would take a full girdle & tons of work.

 

I have a 292 in my 31 Chevy p/u ( my avatar) love it. Sets ya back in the seat right off idle.

 

292, look for them in heavy trucks, grain truck, box truck, busses. Likely get a cast iron granny low manual trans as well - if you're into that sort of thing
@Hnstray - getting them from combines - that's cool, hadn't considered that one.

I walked by a lot of them, if they still ran the truck was being used. If the truck wasn't being used - good chances the engine was in bad shape.

Like the idea of using one, when it came down to building one, could never pass over the ease and low cost of sbc.
I commend those who commit to it and follow thru on it.

 

There is a lot of part interchange with small block v8s

 

Somethings are now starting to come to life after some time in the making. Time to get the gating cleaned off and get the jigs made to get the machine work done. These are for the chevy L6 & L4 I will update when I can.

 

Gleaner used 292 engines in the F model combines also

 

Have a 69 C50 and a 65 C 60 here on the farm that we use . Used to pull a 30’ flat trailer with the 65 hauling round 16 bales . It was very economical on gas but I never got over 40-45 with it . County roads are rough and it’s low geared anyway