Road Trippin..

It’s a hot rod 250 six that is ready to go, already primed up, valves adjusted, timing set, full of oil, it has an extensively ported and polished head with 1.82 & 1.60 valves, .500 lift spring, steel retainers, and it's the 194 high compression head, along with a port matched Offy 4 bbl intake with a 600 Edelbrock, alum. velocity stack, NEW 292 International Harvester combine exhaust manifold, basically a cast iron header with a 2 1/2" dump, all this bolted to a .060 250 six w/less than 20k miles on it, I also added a new oil pump, new steel/alum timing gears on a Erson towing/rv cam, a fully rebuilt HEI with Moroso adjustable vacuum advance, Moroso mechanical weight set, Accel module, even a new drive gear ($45) with a cap, rotor, and wires that I had put on the old engine just before I pulled it out, less than 1k miles on that, the water pump & fuel pump, it has the Mercruiser aluminum valve cover & side covers. I rebuilt the starter too, alternator and motor mounts are there (not the rubber frame mounts tho'), I also have a complete power steering bracket and pulley set with the 4 groove pulleys. I am sending along a couple pics of the engine, it would make a van really go, I figure around 250-260 hp. and about 290ft/lbs of torque.

crazee wrote:NICE ENGINE!
Very nicely done!
Although I'd rather have it one barrel. I hate supplying ARABS with more $$$ than I have to.

So what is inside this engine that warrants the 4 barrel and such............details.........details.......

Scott wrote:

crazee wrote:NICE ENGINE!
Very nicely done!
Although I'd rather have it one barrel. I hate supplying ARABS with more $$$ than I have to.

So what is inside this engine that warrants the 4 barrel and such............details.........details.......

You could always go with the straight 4, and a one barrel.

Other then what’s listed above, an overwhelming urge to guzzle gas.

I’m slightly concerned about that, and what it’s going to take to keep it cool, but its just way to sweet to pass on.

Scott wrote:

donivan65 wrote:Some stuff,,,,,,,the 1st Gen VIN,,,,G1255P106112,,,,,,G12 is 1/2 ton,,,4th digit 5 is panel,,,6 is SportVan,,, 5th digit is year. no SportVans in 1964,,,,1965 had early and late models,,,,early 65' used 1964 body and brakes,,,,,has the 5 slot grille and 2 latches on the Doghouse cover. 66 has the Chevy Van on the door and 6 slot grille and back up lights,,,,64 and 65 had 153, 194 and 230 engines,,,,66 could have the 250.

So the 1st Gen VIN number only uses the first five spaces, I guess the remaining numbers are the vehicle’s individual serial number?

You also listed that the 66 could have a 250, was the 153 and/or the 194 dropped in 66?

I'm guessing that the G stands for van since it does on the 2nd Gen VIN numbers, and since the 12 means 1/2 ton, all 1st Gen VIN numbers start with G12..

Some of this is asking, some of this is confirming..

The 153 was pretty small, cant image trying to get on the freeway with that between the seats..

This picture is from an old Nova..


Any of you ever find one of these in a van?

donivan65 wrote:The guy pays like $1100 to have the engine rebuilt,,,,,,,the guy has no reserve on it,,,,,Vanish wins it for $600,,,,,,,,,guy won't let go of it,,,,,I would of put that engine in the Blue No Door just to see how it acts,,,,,,,,,(Vanish could be hiding that engine from me),,,,,