Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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Substantial difference between a 34 and a 37 Plymouth
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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12/08/18 03:07 AM
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I never knew of a person pulling a v8 to put a /6 in but I can understand why. To have /6 rod would be cool and unique.
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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the engine bay difference between a 34 and a 37 is virtually zero. the body differences are another story. figure on at least some firewall mods and of course, the engine wiring harness. if the GM engine has an electric fan, you may want to consider keeping that. good luck on your project. keep us updated on the progress, please.
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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Ha, never even thought about the LENGTH of the /6 The firewall appears to be stock. It does have an electric cooling fan, which is a pusher so that will help with room fore and aft. As for the wiring harness, it has enough of the 95 Camaro harness to make the fuel injection work (ECM and sensors), but the starting and charging system is all tied into the universal aftermarket harness. codfish
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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i owned a 38 coupe, and my one buddy owned a 37 sedan, plus, i parted out several 37/38 sedans. the firewall is indeed, stock on your car. when the time comes for the mockup of the /6, consider replacing the pusher fan with a factory [OEM] style puller. since the 6 lays over, you may find by ditching the fixed fan and spacer, the firewall mods may be minimal, and the puller fan can be mounted high, missing the engine. as i don't have a /6 here to measure, i can't tell you the length. although the original engine was a 6 as well, it may, or may not, be close. i'm saying this because the inline 6 was a heavy type of casting, while the /6 was a lighter, more "modern" style of casting, and may be very close to the original in size. it was designed to fit in the new A body, and those had not only a lower hood line, but a somewhat cramped engine bay as well. in the very early 70's, my one buddy had a T-bucket with a slant, and that thing would flat out scoot ! i realize that is an apples to kumquat comparison, but the cool factor was way high.
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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i don't have a /6 here to measure, i can't tell you the length. Roughly 30 inches. Neat project. Looking forward to the progression.
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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i don't have a /6 here to measure, i can't tell you the length. Roughly 30 inches. Neat project. Looking forward to the progression. me too !
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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Huge difference between an SBC based LT1 (which is what he has) and an LS based LT1.
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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Huge difference between an SBC based LT1 (which is what he has) and an LS based LT1. So it is Lol. Well that's a little closer power wise to a slant. Would the SBC engine footprint be bigger than an LS? I'm thinking if it is it makes the Gen3 go in easier if there is such a thing as easier in this instance. Kevin
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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Not that much of a GM guy but my understanding is that the LS is sever so lightly smaller in most respects than the SBC. But that really depends on what is dressing what. Tunnel ram on a 350, it'll be taller, but stock intake vs stock intake the LS can be taller. No distributor on the LS so firewall clearance is better on an LS. Exhaust ports sit higher on an LS, so header clearances can be different. Oil pan choices are slimmer on an LS and not as easily cut and welded to clear. Not really a clear answer for you. https://paceperformance.com/p-3990-engine-dimensions.htmlThe GenIII and various other Mopar engine dimensions http://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/21/2016/10/54-Chrysler-engine-dimensionstable.jpg
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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i know engine height can vary a ton between installations, but the E58 360 i had in my coupe would have had no issues with running a tunnel ram under the stock hood with no modifications. it would have been CLOSE, but doable. as i used a reversed corvair box on mine, i used a pair of 69/69 passenger side [center dump] manifolds from a 340 dart. owning a junkyard back then helped with parts. center dump headers were not available back then.
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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No on the bell housing pattern, for the most part. There is a bell the 60's trucks used that incorporated the rear motor mounts that had both patterns. It was for the NP435 truck 4 speed (granny first).
I also have a very vague recollection of a factory adapter plate that allowed the SB bell on a /6 in 60's vans.
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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in my owner days, we scrapped super bees, chargers, camero's, cudas , on and on and on ......... makes a guy [ME] feel guilty, but the object of the game was to make money. we also scrapped old 30,s, 40,s 50,s stuff too. the purests would kill us because we used fresh air hood air filter tops to stand on just to keep out of the mud ! however, we had no sixpak or hemi cars come in to crush, with the exception of a 58 imperial crown coupe, and a 57 imperial sedan, both having 392's. both of those engines reside on the rack in my garage. we tried for years to sell the 58 as a resto, or custom project, but had no takers, so off to scrap it went....... the stories i could tell of those days.
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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Friggin Newfie dare to be different! Put an Aussie 265 straight 6 Hemi Six Pak in it!! LOL!! (I am from a city where they still make pulp n paper on the west coast on the Rock,LOL!!)
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do regardless. Like I said it's not a done deal yet. IF the LT1 works fine, it'll stay. If not, it'll go. Slant 6 will work fine for me if I end up using it.
And Cab, I'm from C.B. too.
Small world hey by'? lol
codfish Yes By'e! Hey with the /6 when you park on a hill at home the motor sits upright!! Withthe hills down home dropping the /6 will have a hard time climbing them compared to the LT1 Cheers!
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Re: Slant 6 in 37 coupe? Anyone have one?
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out of curiosity, what year is that LT1 ? my one buddy and i put a 95 LT1 in a 55 chevy here about 6-8 yrs ago, and i learned a ton of stuff i didn't want to know ! i got real friendly with the outfit that sold the conversion harness, but with their help, and a cadillac FSM i got from the local GM dealer, it turned out to be a nice setup. had lots of power in that car [he isn't a drag racer, just a cruiser], and with a 700R4 transmission coupled with a 3.73 rear from a firebird and 255-70 tires [almost 28"diameter] pulled down 26 mpg easily.
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