Thread: how to fit a 235 I6 fit in a 28/29 Model A?

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he's going to get the standard speed parts for the engine ( dual carb intake, fenton headders, smitty mufflers and echo can tips ) as well as work the motor over a little.

Henry, yes, he is afraid of pushing the bellhousing into the cabin, on youtube, there was a movie of a 216/235 in a Model A, just a video of it idiling, but I never payed any attention to how the motor fit, and now I can't find it, didn't appear too tight, but then again, I didn't see ither if the frame was lengthened or not, was hoodless

Originally Posted by Matt167

he's going to get the standard speed parts for the engine ( dual carb intake, fenton headders, smitty mufflers and echo can tips ) as well as work the motor over a little.

And after all that work and expense won't have as much power as the cheapest GM crate 350, and the resale market is almost nil........ Why bother?????

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

And after all that work and expense won't have as much power as the cheapest GM crate 350, and the resale market is almost nil........ Why bother?????

because everybody and there three little sisters ither has or knows specificly what a 350 Chevy motor is, and he has a couple GM 350's, but there going into his '55's. engine could have 200 HP depending on how it's built, that's enough to move a Model A around in traffic. he wants to do somthing he's never done b4, he's done work on a lot of 350's b4.

You can be rest assured that the I6 will take even more space than a 350. I have a SBF in my '31 and the firewall is back 5.5 inches with a Bitchin' bell cover to use up even more toe space. I had originally wanted a 5 speed but that idea had to be scrapped for a C4 and a modified brake pedal. But, with that said, it really sounds like a fun idea - with no belly button engine such as SBC, but would rather hear that the bigger GMC (270cid?) engine was to be used.

Originally Posted by Irelands child

You can be rest assured that the I6 will take even more space than a 350. I have a SBF in my '31 and the firewall is back 5.5 inches with a Bitchin' bell cover to use up even more toe space. I had originally wanted a 5 speed but that idea had to be scrapped for a C4 and a modified brake pedal. But, with that said, it really sounds like a fun idea - with no belly button engine such as SBC, but would rather hear that the bigger GMC (270cid?) engine was to be used.

270 and 302 GMC 6cyl's, Chevy had the 261 which is almost equivelant to the 270 GMC. I like the bigger 6's too, but he's got the 235.