60 Chevy 235 Refurbished

Summarizing some of the work it took to get my 1960 Chevy 235 Inline Six back together and back on the road.
Thanks to everyone for following along and all the positive feedback.
A very special thanks to Al Va and Hubie, who cake through to help on a Sunday of all days!
Thank you to my co-worker Jeremiah for the technical help with the exhaust manifold, and thanks to boss man Ray for letting me leave my truck in the yard and use the shop to get this thing together.
#classiccars #chevrolet #6inarow #dailydriver

[@UnfinishedProjectDartSport]

Perfect Timing!! Ary don’t forget to re-torque the head.

[@AryDontSurf]

I'll do that and the lash tomorrow night, I think.

[@p.d.nickthielen6600]

Nice looking too, I painted my intake the same color . Mine is a 1958 6 in a 1950 truck. Painted the motor grey with a red valve cover. Enjoyed this, working on an oil pressure issue right now. In the 1950 the pan clears easy, but getting at the oil pump is really hard.

[@AryDontSurf]

Oh man, yeah, that pump is in a funky spot. I promised myself that if I ever had to get that deep into the 6 cyl again , I'd just pull the engine.

[@672egalaxie6]

Nice job Ary! Git that ol' Stovebolt back together. I'm sorry but the jute twine reference is hilarious. Those old broadcasters like Walter Winchell et al were so over the top.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

It's just cool knowing that an old truck like this can have its engine blown apart and put back together in a matter of a few days!

[@AryDontSurf]

Utilitarian to the max, lol. With some basic tools and the right parts, you can. Always keep her in service. I'm glad someone such as yourself that truly appreciates the potential workhorse/Ag application of the truck is here to see the work! Thanks always, Eric!

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@AryDontSurf Right on Ary, I sure do! Sure thing man!

[@Ford360CID]

That was one of the issues with the 235 is the heads were heavy and cracks were found after rebuild, then chevy designed the 230cid with a lighter head and 140hp but it is mounted on the side not the front.

[@AryDontSurf]

Yea! The 235 is a funky engine in many ways. I cut my teeth on that thing, though. I've never dealt with the newer 6 cylinders personally. I may have to soon. A buddy of mine has a chevelle with a 230 and may need a hand with a few things.

[@TheCanadianBubba]

Yep, had a check stuff moment myself, funny thing was it was running so good. Hope they hold on for us 👍

[@AryDontSurf]

These trucks are so funky sometimes. They go from being indestructible to absolutely finicky, lol

[@worldofwoodchip]

Also an internally regulated alt will bolt right in place of the original. Order an alt for a 1979 C30. You may need to clock the cases and you can even run dummy wires to the voltage regulator if you wanted it to look original. I have the voltage regulator off mine I'll never use if yours ever craps. The contacts in them get corroded, they may need adjustment, but they usually they don't "go bad"

[@AryDontSurf]

The old one was internally regulated, she used to have a generator

[@AryDontSurf]

I'm gonna try to mess with old Delcotron

[@user-pe1ko8rl2h]

👍👍👍👍🤝🤝

[@AryDontSurf]

😃🙏🙏

[@rustedjunkgarage3316]

Glad you got the old Stovebolt back together, now run it another 50k miles. Nice job Ary, I was thinking about you while I was driving my 55 Chevy Truck the other day, check out the video. 🫵🏼💯🆒🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@AryDontSurf]

Thanks so much, Steve! I'll do my best to keep this old stovebolt in service! The video is excellent! The 55 buzzes around perfectly. I appreciate the thought and the mention of my old rig. My thought was, if you can drive it here, you can drive it anywhere. That's a lot of the purpose of my channel. To show people this stuff still works and will never be obsolete.

[@saffronskies333]

The Mantis Abides

[@AryDontSurf]

Hahaha, thanks ma

[@davelewis2174]

keep that truck rollin

[@AryDontSurf]

Will do, David! As long as I can Wrench, she'll roll, lol.

[@LazyAHoleRanch]

Hooray! She’s back!!!!

[@LazyAHoleRanch]

You didn’t thank the academy 😂😂 you’re awesome! I had no doubts you’d have her back up in no time.

[@AryDontSurf]

Lol! Thank you so much! I was so worried that the engine would be beyond repair (without machinist help). I was just happy it was something I could fix. I appreciate the positivity. Also, I appreciate the soap. This truck was filthy, and the snapon crap makes my hands peel. The mechanics soap is beautiful and useful as always, I need to do a short about how great it is, I think. The juniper was really pleasant as well, and im excited to try the magnolia.

[@cesartrex1870]

It's unfortunate that it broke down. We were all waiting for updates and now to see it all done is bad ass. .. Alba got your back 👍👍

[@AryDontSurf]

Thanks so much for all the kind words and offering your V8 and everything. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the gesture. You're a great dude, Cesar. I really hope I get the chance to have a beer with you and do some work on your cars in the near future. Al is a very cool dude, I never thought I'd meet such good folks on KZbin.

[@cesartrex1870]

Hopefully we can make it to see Hubies 🏁 🏎 That should be fun. I was just trying to help out. No biggie

[@AtZero138]

From Tears to Glory!!

[@sctsh1491]

The Mantis trucks on.... 😍

[@UnfinishedProjectDartSport]

DHCC!!

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Hard work and good friends equals success. The 6 lives for another day.

[@DeanMk1]

My dad had a 1960 Apache 10, short and narrow, with a 235. Bought it in 1961 off a lot for $800. I guess it didn't last long. Sent a rod through the block. He found a used bus engine, a 261, for $100 in the newspaper and swapped the motors. Ran the truck that way for the next 12 years before he bought a new truck. I remember my Dad's truck had 3 on the tree with a pull knob overdrive. Does your truck have the overdrive, Ary?

[@AryDontSurf]

That seems to be the nature of those 235s. They run and run, even when they're not running well, but when they're ready to go, it's something catastrophic. I always wanted a 261! The only reason I swapped to a V8 when my 6 cylinder blew is I couldn't afford the rebuild for the 235, and I already had a 350 on the stand. No overdrive on this truck, but I've seen some of those overdrive setups for sale. I'm fairly certain it's the same OD that came in the tri fives. They really are great old trucks, though. This one is still getting work done after 64 years.

[@BareRoseGarage]

SHE LIVES!!!!! Yeah, Cloytes quality is long long gone. I've had 2 of those that the center hole was cast off center (and one of them was stamped USA) so I quit using them. Melling is dang good stuff. The infamous number 6 push rods...... yeah.... and setting that 100lbs head under the dugout without spitting the gasket..... yeah.... I've actually seen a lot of those push rods that are bent because that that. It's not easy at all to do all that "in car", but you got it and SHE LIVES!!!!!! Oh... me and Cousin Mike did find 2 of those exhaust manifolds..... but both of them are cracked in the same place as yours. Ug. We tried Brother Ary.

[@mexicanspec]

The engine looks great. The engine compartment not so much.

[@AryDontSurf]

It definitely needs a solid de-grease and some paint

[@worldofwoodchip]

But did you check the gear for runout after pressing on the cam?

[@firstrespondergarage]

Wherenis the first startup 😢

[@AryDontSurf]

I wish I'd recorded that! It was late at night, and I didn't think to get the first startup and adjustments.

[@deanstevenson6527]

Where wisdom fails and Words Divide Is this where I belong? Go to sleep.....

[@sctsh1491]

❤❤❤

[@barrygordon1173]

Nothing like workin on your own truck...get done stand back and look at her and wonder if you did it rite...😁😁...

[@jacobstinchcomb1922]

Preach.

[@AryDontSurf]

I threw all the spare parts away after I was done assembling, so I should be fine, right? I joke, it's definitely kind of a strange feeling once you've been through everything. Zero says, "You're married to every bolt now," and it rings true, lol. It was bad enough that I'd done the entire brakes, suspension, and clutch now the entire engine? I ought to pay a professional 🤣

[@firstrespondergarage]

🚒👍

[@MoparMan-ff8fb]

Save the clock tower ! 🕕😎👍🔧🏁

[@AryDontSurf]

Lol!!

[@robertcampbell5485]

back to the future?

[@MoparMan-ff8fb]

@@robertcampbell5485 I was teasing my buddy Ary since the engine need to be repaired and it has gears almost like a clock . but yes Back to the future

[@carlosrodriguez-bg3sg]

Hola mi hermano te escribo desde Venezuela y quisiera preguntarte que por dónde le pongo el reloj de presión de aceite ,,,no veo donde ubicarlo y poderlo supervisar desde el tablero

[@AryDontSurf]

Hola compa, Está en el lado inferior izquierdo del motor. la conexión tiene un cable morado.

[@lakkilepchavlogs]

Hi Nice to meet you ' Namaste 🙏

[@AryDontSurf]

It was very nice to meet you as well 🙏 😃

[@autosalvage]

i knew you get back on the road

[@AryDontSurf]

Thanks, brother! I appreciate all the positivity all the time. I try my best with this stuff. I may not get things perfect but I can usually keep this chevy rolling

[@autosalvage]

@@AryDontSurf that's right oldie but goodie