6 cyl to sb v8 engine bracket question ??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

fnoblitt · 03-25-2002, 10:52 PM

i have just bought my first 69 chevy c10 pickup.it orginaly had a 6 cyl.in it.i am putting in a 350 v8.i bought sb engine brackets and am confused as to witch holes in the frame to bolt them to.the 6 cyl brackets used the rear 2 holes,but the sb brackets look like they should go in the front 2 holes.there are 3 holes in the frame on each side .does anyone know what is correct? also, is the short water pump the correct pump to use.? thanks

69 longhorn · 03-25-2002, 11:14 PM

that is correct,the V8 stands bolt to the foward holes in the frame,& will take a short waterpump......69 longhorn.

fnoblitt · 03-25-2002, 11:54 PM

thanks for clearing that up for me.i thought i was going to have to flag down a 67-72 truck and ask to look under thier hood to find out! the reason i thought the brackets might need to go back is because the headman elite headers i am installing are rubbing on the ends of the lower control arm shafts.

69 longhorn · 03-25-2002, 11:59 PM

You can mount that in on the 6/250 stands,if you are having clearance problems......mine is done that way. What is the part # on the headers?

fnoblitt · 03-26-2002, 12:08 AM

hed-69890 headman headers.i thought about going with the block hugger headers or the tight tube headers or even the vett 2 1/2" dump rams horn manifolds but i heard that they don't fit ?

69 longhorn · 03-26-2002, 12:15 AM

That header should fit the truck....can you loosen the eng stands,& trans mount,& slide the eng/trans back a fraction of an inch?

fnoblitt · 03-26-2002, 12:29 AM

well, i had to slide them all the way foward for the holes to line up on the x member and trans mount(turbo 350).the x member doesn't have enlongated slots where the trans mount bolts go through. i guess i could enlongate them my self and that may give me a 1/2" of clearance.(the gears in my brain are turning now).

69 longhorn · 03-26-2002, 12:43 AM

Yup ,thats what I did on mine....slotted trans crossmember,& drilled the motor mount holes oversized. I run a V8 in 6 position,& that lets me "cheat" a little for clearance on the HEI. It sounds like you have a plan,good luck........69 longhorn.

03-25-2002, 10:52 PM	#1
fnoblitt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: southern calif.,usa Posts: 200	6 cyl to sb v8 engine bracket question ??? i have just bought my first 69 chevy c10 pickup.it orginaly had a 6 cyl.in it.i am putting in a 350 v8.i bought sb engine brackets and am confused as to witch holes in the frame to bolt them to.the 6 cyl brackets used the rear 2 holes,but the sb brackets look like they should go in the front 2 holes.there are 3 holes in the frame on each side .does anyone know what is correct? also, is the short water pump the correct pump to use.? thanks __________________ 70 c10 stepside ,350v8, m-20 4 speed

03-25-2002, 11:14 PM	#2
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	that is correct,the V8 stands bolt to the foward holes in the frame,& will take a short waterpump......69 longhorn. __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

03-25-2002, 11:54 PM	#3
fnoblitt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: southern calif.,usa Posts: 200	thanks for clearing that up for me.i thought i was going to have to flag down a 67-72 truck and ask to look under thier hood to find out! the reason i thought the brackets might need to go back is because the headman elite headers i am installing are rubbing on the ends of the lower control arm shafts. __________________ 70 c10 stepside ,350v8, m-20 4 speed

03-25-2002, 11:59 PM	#4
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	You can mount that in on the 6/250 stands,if you are having clearance problems......mine is done that way. What is the part # on the headers? __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

03-26-2002, 12:08 AM	#5
fnoblitt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: southern calif.,usa Posts: 200	hed-69890 headman headers.i thought about going with the block hugger headers or the tight tube headers or even the vett 2 1/2" dump rams horn manifolds but i heard that they don't fit ? __________________ 70 c10 stepside ,350v8, m-20 4 speed

03-26-2002, 12:15 AM	#6
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	That header should fit the truck....can you loosen the eng stands,& trans mount,& slide the eng/trans back a fraction of an inch? __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

03-26-2002, 12:29 AM	#7
fnoblitt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: southern calif.,usa Posts: 200	well, i had to slide them all the way foward for the holes to line up on the x member and trans mount(turbo 350).the x member doesn't have enlongated slots where the trans mount bolts go through. i guess i could enlongate them my self and that may give me a 1/2" of clearance.(the gears in my brain are turning now). __________________ 70 c10 stepside ,350v8, m-20 4 speed

03-26-2002, 12:43 AM	#8
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	Yup ,thats what I did on mine....slotted trans crossmember,& drilled the motor mount holes oversized. I run a V8 in 6 position,& that lets me "cheat" a little for clearance on the HEI. It sounds like you have a plan,good luck........69 longhorn. __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn



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