So I pulled home a 64 chevy stepside with a 305 V6!! I know they were used in a lot of Big trucks and they are torque monsters Not a high revin' motor but it has a very unigue sound huge pistons... Would it be a decent mill for a home built hotrod with a 47 cab? anybody have any info on these motors? It needs a rebuild...
I believe parts for those are very hard to find. Still, it would look cool. I believe the equation is cool, expensive and unique versus cheap, fast and bellybutton. There's no practical reason to use one, but you should do it anyway.
That's the reason i wan to do it, because it's different. But I am on a budget and If it's more to build then I'll stick with my 283... anymore opinions out there?
mostly they came in GMC pickups, but also in the bigger trucks including Chevys. Expect it to cost more to rebuild than a 283, and the power to weight ratio is not very good. It would keep some folks guessing, which is a good thing. Better would be to find a GMC 702 V12 (google it)
They are not cheap to build because they are a heavy truck motor. Pull that motor out to get the trans adaptor and parts, and then go to a heavy truck wreckers and ask for what they go in good running GMC V6 mills. You might be able to luck out and find a 478 Magnum. Exact same size as the 305 but twice the power and usually dirt cheap to buy because nobody wants them. They last a loooooong time and make good torque though.
In defense of the V6 choice - any non-SBC is going to cost a lot to rebuild and hop up when compared to the Chevrolet. It's really not a fair comparison. SBCs have nearly 50 years of factory parts to play with, plus the biggest aftermarket support of any engine ever - by extension, then, they're actually ridiculously cheap to rebuild and hop up. Everything else is a "normal" price.
agreed... But it would be cool to run something that everybody and their moma's uncle's grandfather is or has run...
I once had a dream to run a 305 V6 in a roadster known as the Train Wreck. There were factory 305 6's with TH400's behind them, so adapters are out there in the wrecking yards. Some of the 305's had plaid valve covers (yes, plaid) that denoted a special model. There's a website devoted to these engines. It would be a sweet hot rod motor.
That V12 was a factory produced unit, came in a lot of heavy trucks like dump trucks and shit like that. I want one.
Ethnic slur on the Scottish and how thrifty they are. Studebaker produced a super cheap model with painted hubcaps called "The Scotsman." It was a popular image in that era.
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