Thread: 351 Cleveland help wanted
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08-31-2003 10:49 AM #5
The engine is in a 1939 Nash Ambassador Six. It is coupled to a C6 tranny. I bought the car off e-bay sight unseen for the body. The engine was just icing. I am just now learning about Chevy engines, and have yet to rebuild one. This is my first Ford. The guy I bought it from restored Mustangs, and had bought it for the engine. He later decided he wanted a stock Cleveland, so he sold this one. He got it from a guy who had hired all the work done, and had hit hard times. Apparently he got really sick, and had to sell off the unfinished rod. He wouldn't talk to the guy who bought it, and said what you see is what you get. No stat sheets, no nothing. The car right now is in storage until we get the garage finished, which will probably be a few more weeks. I can do some work on the car where it sets, but not a lot. The battery was moved to the trunk, if that means anything on the starting. Apparently we proped the choke open, not the barrels. I thought the problem with it running might have been that it was left setting for a while. I just went up to Michigan to get this car and bring it home a couple of weeks ago, so I haven't had a long time to work on it. Just in case it will clarify anything, I will include the full text of the description in the e-bay auction below.
THIS PROJECT WAS STARTED WITH MOSTLY NEW PARTS,THE CHASSIS WAS SENT OUT TO BE DONE
THE BODY NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED,IT IS VERY SOLID BUT HAS HOLES ON THE FRONT FLOORS AND RUST ON THE ROCKER PANELS..THE INTERIOR HAS TWO GM BUCKET SEATS WITH THE ORIGINAL DOOR PANELS AND BACK SEAT
HAS THE RUNNING BOARDS WITH IT..MOST OF THE GLASS,ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT COVERS AND HOLDERS,EXTRA GRILL,SOME INTERIOR TRIM
THE ENGINE IS A 351 CLEVELAND WITH THE FOLLOWING PARTS:MALLORY DISTRIBUTOR,HOLLEY CARB LIST 1950,EDELBROCK F351 ALUMINUM INTAKE,MALLORY WIRES,WAS TOLD IT HAS A PAW ENGINE KIT,NEW CRANK,NEW RODS, NEW PISTONS,BORED OVER,9133M SUPER STOCK CAM,RING BEARING ,TIMING CHAIN ETC..DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A 4 BOLT OR 2 BOLT BLOCK BECAUSE I HAVE NOT SEEN THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE.WAS TOLD IT WAS A 4 BOLT..BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO TELL FROM THE OUTSIDE>p>HAS NEW ELECTRIC FAN,HEADERS.POWER BRAKES,ALL NEW BRAKE SYSTEM.
THE CHASSIS HAS A MUSTANG 2 TYPE FRONT END,MUSTANG 9 INCH REAR END 3.50,C6 TRANS,GM TILT,NEW ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP,RACK AND PINION STEERING,NEW REAR LEAF SPRINGS,SHOCKS,NEW AFTER MARKET GAUGES,BATTERY IN THE TRUNK
IT HAS A CLEAR TITLE
IT WOULD BE WISE TO LOOK AT THIS CAR BEFORE BIDDING BECAUSE IT NEED A LOT OF WORK AND SOME OF THE WORK SHOULD BE REDONE..
THIS CAR DOES RUN AND GOES DOWN THE ROAD I DROVE IT BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE ,1939 NASH VIN R3333245 CLEAR TITLE,,WARNING THIS CAR NEEDS A LOT OF WORK,,A LOT OF MONEY WAS SPENT BUT NEEDS MORE
I DID NONE OF THE WORK ON THIS CAR AND ONLY KNOW WHAT I CAN SEE AND WHAT I WAS TOLD
EMAIL ME WITH QUESTIONS AND I WILL DO MY BEST THANKS
RESEARVE IS WHAT THE ENGINE IS WORTH,CAR CAN BE SEEN IN ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN AREA
I saw last night on fb about John. The world sure lost a great one. I'm going to miss his humor, advice, and perspective from another portion of the world. Rest in Peace Johnboy.
John Norton aka johnboy