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06-07-2008, 10:02 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Need to borrow a "plastic small block" in Colo.
I am putting a 283 in my '53 3100. Does anyone have one of those plastic
small blocks to use for a mock up to set up my tubular engine cross member? I would pay rent, leave a deposit and pick it up and return it. I live in NW Denver. x10thaircav@yahoo.com |
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06-08-2008, 12:57 AM
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Truck and auto performance nut
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: McKinney,Texas
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Re: Need to borrow a "plastic small block" in Colo.
or how about just using a bare block?
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06-08-2008, 01:28 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Toppenish, WA
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Re: Need to borrow a "plastic small block" in Colo.
Those do make it easier but one of my buddies just uses a gutted block with a pan and heads on it with a gutted trans. All out of the junk pile. True he has to use the hoist to move it around but hanging a small block in that pickup isn't that hard. Your big problem is going to be clearance between the left exhaust manifold and the stock steering box if you run it.
I run a cast iron V8 pickup bellhousing that fastens to the rear mounts on my 48 with the 250 6 but I don't know if you would have enough head and dist clearance with the V8. |
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06-17-2008, 06:49 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Miami now in Vegas
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Re: Need to borrow a "plastic small block" in Colo.
Good question!! Where are those plastic blocks avaliable at. Would make my mocking up 100x easier
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06-17-2008, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: pittston,PA
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Re: Need to borrow a "plastic small block" in Colo.
speedway motors sell them s/b chevy long block is $299.99 pt# is 910-97100
the ad says they weigh less than 30 lbs. the web site is www.speedwaymotors.com their phone # is 1-800-979-0122
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06-18-2008, 03:32 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Toppenish, WA
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Re: Need to borrow a "plastic small block" in Colo.
For that price I can hang one of the bare blocks I have from my chain hoist or my cherry picker a lot of times.
I'll admit that there have been times when I was horsing a cast iron block around to fit things up that one of the plastic ones would have been nice and If I was fitting engine mounts on a daily or a few times a week it would make sense. Not worth it for one build though. |
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