Results 1 to 5 of 5
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks-
09-06-2007 06:59 PM #1
CHR Member
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Location
- los angeles
- Posts
- 20
1950 Dodge Coronet 216 Engine Swap?
I Have A 50 Coronet, I Currently Have A 230 Flathead 6cyl, And I Want To Know If A 216 Engine Off A Chevy Would Fit Into My Car, My Freind Has 1 In Excellent Condition And Ireally Want My Car Running, Can Anybody Please Help Me...
-
Advertising
- Google Adsense
- REGISTERED USERS DO NOT SEE THIS AD
-
09-06-2007 07:04 PM #2
CHR Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2004
- Location
- Anita
- Car Year, Make, Model: 55 Ford F100 w/390,
- Posts
- 1,095
Marilyn, you are talking apples and oranges. The 216 Chevy could be made to fit but it would be lots of work. You'd have to build new motor mounts and then figure out how to adapt the chevy to the dodge transmission. Using the Chevy trans is not an option as it uses a torque tube drive shaft instead of the usuall open drive shaft.
Lot's of work for little gain.
JMHODuane S
____________________________________
On a quiet night you can hear a Chevy rust
-
09-06-2007 07:55 PM #3
CHR Member
- Join Date
- Jan 2004
- Location
- Prattsville
- Car Year, Make, Model: '51 Chevy Fleetline and a Ratrod project
- Posts
- 4,990
The 216 is a babbit pounder, if it ever failed, it's gonna cost you over $3k for a basic rebuild, need special tooling to line up the oil dippers on the crank, and you would almost have to send the block to chevsofthe40s to have the main bearings re poured. also, it's a low preassure oiler, anything over 3,500 rpm, for an extended period of time, could kill it. cruising speed, was right around 2,500 RPM.You don't know what you've got til it's gone
Matt's 1951 Chevy Fleetline- Driver
1967 Ford Falcon- Sold
1930's styled hand built ratrod project
1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Wolfsburg Edition- sold
-
09-07-2007 12:31 PM #4
CHR Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2006
- Location
- Halifax County
- Car Year, Make, Model: 48 DeSoto Delux
- Posts
- 460
Not going to happen easily. Even if it were free, why would you even want to do it. Lot cheaper to patch up the original and run it till you can get exactly what you want, say a small block Hemi, certainly NOTTA small block Chevy.
JackK.I.S.S. 
-
09-07-2007 12:57 PM #5
CHR Member
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Location
- los angeles
- Posts
- 20
do you guys know then where can i rebuild the engine near los angles,c.a., I really want to get this car running for my husband he's hadded since he was 18 years old and he is 24
Reply With Quote
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
on small cars yes. but fat fender cars are pretty much the same in size and weight as the donor car. i found s10 brakes work great on fat fender and pickups. a deuce will just need manual brakes...
Time for brakes