Grimy Chevy Stovebolt 6 engine project heads to the machine shop | Redline Update #26

[@ronaldlapointe1219]

I like the fact that you take something existing and bring it to another level, with today's thecnologies. Bravo to all of you!

[@FarmAlarm]

"Out of 100, 102 of them crack" *That's good odds!* 😂😂😀👍

[@RealNerdyProductions]

"Never tell me the odds!" XD

[@connerkunz4260]

This channel always leaves you wanting more!

[@jasonhayes9776]

Just wanted to let you know I enjoy and appreciate these videos. Thanks.

[@ftby59mikeD]

Nothing says 'Stovebolt' like battleship grey! Thx Davin & Hagerty.

[@greggarner4477]

I love that you guys do this! The restorations are beautiful! I own a 69 Chevelle that's been in my family since 73. Hopefully this summer I will finally get it back on the road.

[@davidrubin1895]

Been watching the rebuild of this truck since it came out of the backyard. I like the attention to detail with this restoration

[@isaakwelch3451]

I understand why you don't want to fully repair the cracks but I'd like to see that repair job performed so that viewers like me understand the process and expense of doing it

[@Hagerty]

For this engine specifically, it made no sense for us to do that even for your stated purpose. Should the situation arise with a more valuable head or set of heads (like something we want to keep numbers matching, or something rare, etc.) then we will definitely explore that process and the expenses involved!

[@bradmaas6875]

@@Hagerty Can't wait to see that.

[@Deftonesdsm]

There are companies who will drill out and insert/stitch new metal plugs into castings fixing them. Jay leno has used them on some of his rare projects

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@Hagerty why not paint them orange?

[@Shane-Singleton]

@@clevelandmaker386 Because Chevrolet's straight sixes weren't orange until much later. From grey they went to Blue with the "Blue Flame" straight 6 in.. 1953 I think for the Corvette? And I think some were even Green.

[@0616ko]

Thank you Hagerty for making these videos. Makes for a good day.

[@neillpotts6019]

Always a pleasure to watch you guys at work. Neill - East Yorkshire, England

[@LunarOutlawsGarage]

Great video guys the opening sequence was great

[@bhumiriady]

Nice to see some progress on the Stovebolt rebuild! My personal mechanic described that rebuilding this engine can be a PITA due to the cracks in the cylinder heads.

[@idaho2ndgens240]

Wondering about the color? I have a 53 Chev and mine was blue I thought originally. I like the grey too though. I painted mine black and went with some chrome to brighten it up.

[@billbeyer657]

Wow, babbit rod bearings, cast iron pistons and a head that cracks like it's made of glass. Sounds like a winning combination to me. It always makes me chuckle when car guys reminisce about the "good old days" when cars were "built right".

[@ВоваЛелетин-з7с]

Молодцы, ребята знают своё дело!!!

[@TheMarcball]

Thanks, love the info, the general tone, and the disco rock music over oldtimers wrenching...

[@eribertoacedo9505]

Glad you said that I also do that when there's slight cracks and the engine is not high-performance🕶"

[@mattmcfarland9154]

The stovebolt six had cast iron pistons right up to the mid 50s and from 53 they used a full pressure oiling system and discontinued with the oil scoops on the rod caps and toyota bought the rights to the patent of this motor by early 50s and used in the landcruser and some trucks in the 60s and 70s.

[@doughboy1966]

Did you consider powder welding the cracks? We used the ceramic sealer for years when we IMCA dirt raced and built claimer engines. There was a many of those claimer engines that ended up in pickups and made many of mile without water loss issues. We didn't buy top quality blocks to sell at the claimer races. JB weld and Ceramic coat was good to us for years on keeping our hobby cost much lower. How many 882 chevy V8 cylinder heads have you seen that are not cracked?

[@michaeldowney8429]

I never realized that you were up in the Traverse City area. What an amazing, beautiful place. Love your videos, they’re always top notch !

[@helmysetiabudi9915]

Yeees! Another redline rebuild video. I absolutely love redline rebuild series

[@billglenn10]

Hey! A Dachshund Dog in the garage at the opening scene - neat :)

[@slicktop2jz855]

Being Aussie we don't have these engines, but it certainly looks like a decent block.

[@gazza116]

we did have these engines here in the old chevs,used to have to adjust the shims on the bigend bearings occasionally during my apprenticship.

[@patrickreid2767]

Great update!!! You guys are the best!

[@ravibiswas1527]

Loved it. Dying for next timelapse video. Do pause some bits and explain some some important stuff in between. Love from INDIA. Portblair

[@eribertoacedo9505]

Mr. Hamstus yes sir are you building a hot rod or a performance car? Or for just knowledge?.🕶"

[@jasonhayes9776]

Don't worry about the cracks in the heads folks. The goal is to make interesting and entertaining video content that people will view and enjoy, and for Hagerty to advertise their services. The engine is essentially irrelevant beyond the making of the video.

[@marcryvon]

Very interesting as always ! Thanks

[@tahirusman5929]

Be interesting to see the body work....

[@MarkMeadows90]

I like how y’all used the Donut Media Bumper 2 Bumper segment song.

[@abc8531350]

5:00 I thought I'm watching bumper 2 bumper

[@ErrtuZarathos]

Can't you cut open those cracks and weld them closed? Or could heat crack them through water jacket? We might have crack in our flathead six block and that's only possible solution we have think for it..

[@sonyhk3824]

Fantastic job

[@Guardducks]

I guess I'll go back to work now, I've had my Hagerty, and maybe just maybe i will take an extended lunch and watch some more Hagerty . Extended lunch and Hagerty sound good.

[@ulyamaqzum]

Hey.... Opening music sound like bumper 2bumper😆 Whats the title?

[@2unknown]

LOL it is! Donut made their's a shorter cut where the 3 beats hit haha

[@richardhospodar37]

I Can Still Dance - Tigerblood Jewel

[@IowaMercMan]

Getting harder to find these stovebolt motors laying around in fields and junkyards anymore. Just getting a new head is not that simple. I think 1955 and up Stovebolt 6s were insert bearings and full pressure oiling system, which makes them a little better unit. Depending how you’re going to use it, I guess. keep up the good work!

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

IowaMercMan 53 with the powerglide and all 55 and later 235's had the full pressure oil and insert rod bearings, and about 30 more HP !!! Go for it !!!

[@malikhammad1416]

Cant wait to see beast running brap brap brap

[@jojomama4787]

I would assume that lightly grinding the cracks and putting some nickel weld(or 312ss) you may have a bit of a better fix...

[@jawaphoenix9118]

Очень круто стараюсь брать пример с вас

[@2trkpony471]

Looks like 5 people want perfection? Kick stones, at least Davin is honest and logical!

[@Deftonesdsm]

Dude people "dislike" videos to keep them from popping up in their feed. Id say most of the time they don't dislike or hate or really have opinions on video quality. They just are not interested in it. So by "disliking" they are telling youtube not to suggest these types of videos. Id say out of 5 most are this. Its not against the creator or their content just how youtube works

[@Libslayer]

I'm curious if the 235 heads are as prone to cracking as the 216 heads are and what (if anything) an owner can do to prevent cracking?

[@Deftonesdsm]

Not re doing the "ThriftMaster" writing on valve cover?

[@lotuselanplus2s]

I thought you'd have primed it before adding the Battleship Grey.

[@VishalYadav-tv5lf]

love from India

[@chevy6299]

Engine Gray so like the Military except the bilges which are dark red.

[@kevinhintz1903]

So how did you address the poured babbit bearings in the connecting rods? Were they redone for insert style bearings? What company does that conversion? Does this motor still have the dippers/squirters or was it converted to full pressure lubrication?

[@pneumatic00]

You're working on this now today, so I can not doubt you, but the 216 I rebuilt out of my '53 Chevy truck had babbit bearings rods? On one hand, I sure don't remember it that way but it was in 1974, 45 years ago. On the other hand, I don't recall renewing any babbit---and maybe that was why the thing blew up after about 10K miles!

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

pneumatic All the 216's had the babbited rods but you could buy converted to insert rods, but you still have the low pressure dipper oil system !!! Just swap in a later 235 and get insert bearings, full pressure oil and more HP

[@pneumatic00]

@@wilburfinnigan2142 Aha about the convert-to insert rods. Yeah, it was so long ago, I barely understood what I was doing; I was lucky enough to be able to use a pal's shop and I certainly overstayed my welcome. I believe the early 235's *also* had the scooper oil deals. But as I said, it's been a while. It was when I was done that I learned the diffs between a 216 and 235. I probably should have gotten a 235 to rebuild, it was a $50 item back then but I didn't have 2 nickels to rub together.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@@pneumatic00 True That is why I said 53 with Powerglide and all 54 on 235's has the full pressure lube and insert bearings !!! I and friends threw away about 4 of those old rod knockers and installed 2 35's !!! I had a nice 53 BelAir 2 dr HT with the three on the tree and the 216 rod knocker and it went out and a friend pulled a 235 out of his 56 2 Dr HT and put in a 283 and I snatched the 6 cyl 235 as I knew the engine and popped it in the 53 BA HT> made quite a difference........

[@mik9nich]

Мастерски. Я ремонтирую сейчас УМЗ 4216 он почти такойже тока 4 цилинра и произведен он в 2016. Голова в трещинах тоже.

[@johnriegodedios3853]

Hearing the theme song for wheelhouse by KZbin channel donut media haha

[@НаильКужин-д7э]

Ещё бы понимать что он говорит, вообще гуд будет.

[@flyonbyya]

What would be a long term solution to assure no leaks in the future ?

[@niclasfehrenbacher1262]

Very nice

[@joeschlotthauer840]

What kind of paint for the block and parts...

[@lautaromorales8681]

Buen trabajo bro

[@gabrielkloster4502]

long life stovebolt

[@rcairforceone]

Is there a way to update the rod and main bearings to serviceable units?

[@tacoheadmakenzie9311]

There's nothing wrong with the stock main bearings. So far as the rods go, Federal Mogul asap well as several other companies used to convert them for use with insert bearings, and I still see them floating around at swap meets.

[@WillKlaver]

.. you could Stitch-Weld those Cracks, tho..

[@rich1953]

Could the cracks not be welded then the surface refinished?

[@rich1953]

@socketus popetus Braze?

[@lotuselanplus2s]

@@rich1953 Thats what i did with my old Triumph 650 motorcycle barrels, the lower part which guides the piston had a large split, over 2 and a half inches long, i made a plug which fit the other cylinder bore and then put it in the damaged bore and pulled the lower cylinder back together and brazed it up, so far it's done over 120'000 miles without a problem, just have to drill a small hole at the end of the split to stop it from going any further.

[@mattlf9120]

I have successfully welded cast many times with 7018 stick weld, it works the first time, every time. Just weld small amounts at a time with thin casting, with thick casting, just let 'er eat and melt that rod into the casting.

[@blanchae]

Babbit rod bearings? That would be the motivation to swap in a 250 or 292 if it fits.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

blanchae The Chevrolet 235 is a step up and a bolt in and it has the full pressure oiling and insert bearings and about 30 more HP !!! I have in years past swapped out many 216's for the later better 235's !!! They are a much better engine !!!

[@fmartino100]

Hi Guys, this video has the same problem as all your other videos...it was to short...Frank

[@eugenethreatt5803]

ALL ARE TO SHORT THEIR BUDGET WONT ALOW ANYTHING OVER SIX MINUTES, you know SMALL COMPANY

[@LunguCosminGeonica]

Nice

[@ryotaryuu]

That's a lot of work to just use a cracked head. I would have either fixed it since the cracks are surface only, or just got a new one.

[@pedraspreciosasdoBrasil]

Like muito bom 👍✌😁😇

[@giohernandez6721]

Me gustan tus vídeos eres bueno con los motores me gustaría que arreglarás el mío jeje quedaria chingon

[@axeandrewandrew6965]

👍👍👍

[@scootosan]

By the time the project is complete how many times Davin refer to Heads....(haha)

[@titanicwhiz]

My 41 head didn't have cracks.. still doesn't..

[@BigUnitBeef]

Understanding that it's still a useable head....I'd still put a better one on it if you're going through all that trouble of overhauling the motor.

[@sloikalamos]

0:28 is that X-T3? Does all of the series filmed using it as well?

[@thequesomanishere]

Why is it a 1st gen stovebolt? Shouldn't that truck have a 2nd gen?

[@digranni128]

Devagar quase parando esse projeto

[@matiasbaltaavillar358]

Seré el único argentino que mira sus videos? Ahrre

[@junglejonny1000]

At your level and when you have gone through so much work and expense already, WTH not do the frickin' job right?! There are good ways to fix it like the lock and stitch method or at least TIG'ing it with a nickel rod.

[@revolutionday1]

Did or didn't use primer on these engine parts, prior to the gray?

[@Hagerty]

We did. Just so happens the primer is very similar in color to the gray!

[@revolutionday1]

@@Hagerty Right~on! Had figured as much, but just wanted to be sure.

[@nferraro222]

Just 'cause it's old, doesn't mean it's a great design. I'm guessing even the Chevy guys tossed the stovebolts in the trash as soon as the V-series started hitting the junkyards.

[@mradj9629]

just paid 4,400 usd to have mine rebuilt

[@ricktotty2283]

Lock stitch it

[@aceracer4305]

Indonesia hadir

[@______5293]

I did my 283 in Grey loved the way it came out. ( Wish I could post a picture )

[@donellmuniz590]

Steel pistons? No chambers? It looks more like a diesel engine than a gas one.

[@MartinodePueblo]

DOGGO! :O more dog! :)

[@dennispaugh5602]

What did you think , we have FBI investigating the FBI . Hope AG Bar can pull a rabbit out of his hat !

[@l.s.t2106]

1.000.00.00 ❤️❤️❤️

[@stevewhittier3170]

Why mention in the beginning that someone was unsupervised?

[@ernestocervantes8825]

Toyota 22r please

[@streetsmart1164]

Out of a 100, 102 crack, .. Funny... with today's CNC technology,.. couldn't new aluminum heads be made, for the "Stove bolt crowd?

[@zippythechicken]

get the arc welder out

[@davewoodmancy4596]

No recall on the cylinder head. Clearly defective. Lol

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Why bother with an old babbited rod low pressure dipper rod system in an engine with a cracked head ???? Scrap it and go with a later 235 and get the full pressure lube and insert rod bearings and aluminum pistons and about 30 more HP What you are doing is a total waste of time and money !!!!

[@benjover5663]

That's not being mean- it's just the truth.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@@benjover5663 Yep !!! Facts are facts !!! Why waste time and money on a no good junk engine ????

[@gabrielsandoval4994]

I scrapped my 216 for a (54) 235 also, but for education sake, it’s good to know the history about the 235’s predecessor. These engines were in thousands of cars and trucks for many years.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@@gabrielsandoval4994 Yeah I learned that the hard way !! Tried rebuilding a 216 in a 53 BA HT and used the converter rods to insert, and replaced the pistons and rings and then ended up pulling the engine and replacing it with a good running stock 235 from a 56 of a friend of mine that put a V8 in it. also did another 52, just pulled and junked and put in a later 235. Made quite a bit of difference in performance and durability !!!

[@jameswornica803]

Why not pin it .

[@anvarhashimov5305]

Вот это дааа

[@murilosantos604]

Bolsonaro #2022👍👍👍👍

[@guyneault5054]

Why bother? It's a slug to begin with?

[@cwiggy34]

Thats a awful lot of work just to use a severely cracked head. Kinda shocked

[@Hagerty]

It wasn't severely cracked. As far as we could tell, the cracks were mostly superficial. None of them went through to the water jacket. It pressure tested just fine. We took the steps to mitigate any further cracking and damage. Simple as that. Like Davin mentioned, this engine won't see a ton of miles. It's a unique engine that doesn't get rebuilt very often, so we thought it would be an interesting project.

[@cwiggy34]

You are right, definitely interesting. I guess, i should have said. Using a head that has started to crack in several locations. It will in the future pose a problem, we just hope not a large problem.

[@Hagerty]

@@cwiggy34 You're right. It could pose problems in the future. But we had to look at the situation logically. We knew we wanted to rebuild this engine. There are no aftermarket heads available, and like Davin said, all the originals are cracked. The combo of it having a low compression ratio and most likely not seeing a lot of use over the next 5 to 10 years is the reason we proceeded how we did. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@cwiggy34]

I guess im just real partial to Chevys lol. Since it is a full numbers matching rebuild, its all good....

[@hadim3123]

Please translate into Arabic 😊

[@МихаилКуприн-д3ъ]

Есть кто русский

[@hualni]

This is my pornography.

[@engir63]

This makes no sense, when he is talking about the cracks he starts off talking about the block and then talks about putting a sealer in the head?

[@shawnjones5215]

y not just forge a new head ??????

[@ohlookadragon]

you got a million dollars to spend on custom forging?