chevy straight 6 drag engines.

[bismarck]

Has anyone built a chevy six for the early 50's shoeboxes? Anyone have pics or ideas?

[DonW]

Not this one I guess:

This is better:

The Blue Flame. This could be interesting!

[bismarck]

Thanks for the pics!! I want to build up a 6 to put in a 51 Chevy Belair, and need an engine built just enough to fit into either "E" or "F" gas class. But I need to stay in the late 50's to 60's timeframe.

[rel14]

get on the web,, & look up the( Inlines club ).. thats all they run is inline 6.

Its, inlines international .. inline 6 only

Edited October 24, 2013 by rel14

[bismarck]

Thanks for the tip. I tried different ways of entering "chevy straight six" but didn't find much. you saved me a bunch of scratching around!!

[weasel]

I snagged the carbs from a '53 Vette parts kit I had laying around, put a magneto on it...

[Longbox55]

Hopped up Chevy 6 you say?

This is more or less what you would typically find under the hood of a late '50s/early '60s Stovebolt powered street/drag car. There was also a 3 carb versions of most of the manifolds, but using 3 was not very common in full body cars/trucks due to firewall clearance issues. Fenton cast iron headers were the common exhaust found, and have been replicated in scale in the AMT '51 Fleetline, which also has a very nice dual carb intake, I believe it's either a Nicson or Edmunds with water heat. For the engine block, I would suggest swapping the kit engine for the one from the AMT 60 Chevy pickup, which replicates the full pressure 235/261 block, instead of the 216 "Babbit Pounder" low pressure block that the kit has. The 216 isn't much of a performance engine, and even the low pressure 235 wouldn't be best for drag racing, though many were raced.

The engine pictured is in my own '55 Chevy truck, I have an uncle that had a virtually identical setup (his was a '57 block) in a '49 Chevy Business Coupe that saw lots of 1/4 mile action in the late '50s.

[weasel]

292's saw a lot of action at the dirt tracks around here back in the day.....

[tooltas]

if its amts 51 belair hard top its got a killer inline 6 from the kit

[weasel]

the trick head for the day was from Cay Sissel...twin plug, crossflow, BIG hp...

and the 6 in my 51[pic] is from the kit...

Edited October 25, 2013 by weasel

[bismarck]

Hopped up Chevy 6 you say?

This is more or less what you would typically find under the hood of a late '50s/early '60s Stovebolt powered street/drag car. There was also a 3 carb versions of most of the manifolds, but using 3 was not very common in full body cars/trucks due to firewall clearance issues. Fenton cast iron headers were the common exhaust found, and have been replicated in scale in the AMT '51 Fleetline, which also has a very nice dual carb intake, I believe it's either a Nicson or Edmunds with water heat. For the engine block, I would suggest swapping the kit engine for the one from the AMT 60 Chevy pickup, which replicates the full pressure 235/261 block, instead of the 216 "Babbit Pounder" low pressure block that the kit has. The 216 isn't much of a performance engine, and even the low pressure 235 wouldn't be best for drag racing, though many were raced.

The engine pictured is in my own '55 Chevy truck, I have an uncle that had a virtually identical setup (his was a '57 block) in a '49 Chevy Business Coupe that saw lots of 1/4 mile action in the late '50s.

Are those HOLLEY two barrels on that intake?!!

[bismarck]

Nice engine!!

[Jantrix]

I used one from the Monogram '53 for this '39 gasser.

[bismarck]

I used one from the Monogram '53 for this '39 gasser.

Your 39 reminds me a lot of the "Jolly Dolly" of Bob Bernardon. It was one of the prettiest (and fastest) gas coupes of its day!! Beautiful work!!

[Old Coyote]

.... why not two

[Bernard Kron]

Early 50's drag car using the injected six with Fisher 12 Port Head from the AMT '51 Chevy Hardtop kit. I changed out the kit injectors for a set made from parts taken from the Revell Tommy Ivo Showboat kit. The front accessory drive has also been modified. For tons of information about the Wayne and Fisher heads for the Chevy and GMC motors got to Inliners International: http://www.inliners.org/ .

[bismarck]

I was on the inliners sight last night. Got a BUNCH of ideas to try. I'm gonna be spending half the weekend in my stash scrounging parts!!! The twin 6 digger, and the roadster look awesome guys!! The head from the 51 belair kit has the exhaust on the passenger side. The twin pipes/header exits the passenger side. I'll need to change that(?).

[Bernard Kron]

...The head from the 51 belair kit has the exhaust on the passenger side. The twin pipes/header exits the passenger side. I'll need to change that(?).

The Wayne head (later developed by Fisher) was a 12 port cross flow design with the intake on the left side and the exhaust on the right. If you want to use the stock Chevy six head and make a crossflow design you'll have to modify it.

[bismarck]

The best sources of Chevy six-cylinder speed parts, IMO, are AMT's '37 and '51 Chevy kits and Galaxie LTD's '48 Chevys.

If you want something more modern, the street machine version of AMT's '60 Chevy pickup has a fuel injection setup.

I have the 48 aerosedan in my stash. I'll have to check it out tonight. I plan on a sbc for that one anyway.

[bismarck]

I agree on the molding.That kit is one of my favorites, but the price tag the first time around gave me sticker shock!! Wasn't gallaxie going to bring out the sedan version of the 48?

[Longbox55]

Are those HOLLEY two barrels on that intake?!!

They're actually single barrels, Model 1904. They originally came from a pair of International engines.

[bismarck]

Sweet!!

[bismarck]

THATS the one I'm after!! Ever since I saw that episode of FAST-N-LOUD that featured that 48 sedan build, I've been watching and waiting. Anyone have a guestimate on a time frame?

[TimKustom]

Don't mess around, go straight to the Galaxie Chevy. Here it is with scratch built headers and intake.

[bismarck]

I think I'm gonna go back to building LEGO'S. You guys are way out of my league!!! Wow!! That is stunning work