Re-Building An Inline Six To Drop In A '49 Chevy Pickup - HorsePower S14, E16

The HorsePower guys come to the aid of their neighbors on Trucks! Their vintage 1948 Chevy pickup needs a new engine. It's a six-cylinder 235 cubic inch Chevy that gets machined, rebuilt and dynoed by Mike and Joe. Plus, a new Taurus SHO gets more "go" with some simple upgrades.

[@pauldionne1665]

Nice to see this thing revived. Can't wait to see the performance. As much as like hp this is a work horse engine and economy both. As a daily driver it could drive or work ALL DAY LONG. SO COOL.

[@tootsie5052]

Got a rebuilt 235 engine coming for my '53 Chevy pickup,dual carbs, mild cam with solid lifters, dual exhaust header and HEI distributor. I already have the S-10 T5 transmission in it, should be sweet. Many of my friends said I should have just put a 350 V8 in it. Yeah, like everybody else does, besides , I love these old inliners, plus they have incredible torque at low RPMs.

[@angeloterrones9789]

How much did all that cost im thinking about doing something similar.

[@tootsie5052]

@@angeloterrones9789 The original 216 engine started knocking so I wanted the better 235 engine but I didn't have a core. I wanted a turn key engine like I described in my comment. The only place I could find one complete where no core was required was Schwanke Engines LLC in Minnesota. I ordered the engine last year in May, didn't get it till DEC. and the cost was $5000.00. I just checked their site and the same engine is now a whopping $7000.00 and I thought mine was a little pricey. If you have a good 235 core you could get it rebuilt at a local rebuild shop for probably less and add your own parts.

[@ahoneyman]

If you aren't too worried about originality you can swap in the 250 inline 6 from Nova's/Camaros/base model pickups. It's got better oiling and cores are plentiful. I think I gave $300 for a runner last time I got one.

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

I had a 62 nova with a straight 6.My step dad had an Allis and chambers combin that had same Chevrolet straight 6.

[@harryhonzik2205]

I grew up in a 1951 Chevy car. My dad and I were going along when the composites gear broke and the vacuum powered wipers went crazy. My dad and Uncle rebuilt the engine.

[@CJColvin]

That old Chevy looks beautiful while that Taurus looks like a typical fuddy duddy car that makes you yawn.

[@jeromebreeding3302]

Let,s not mix apples and oranges, please ? Keep the on the prize, the stovebolt.

[@katskratchkustumz]

So glad they dyno in all the newer episodes

[@brianellman]

I had a 235 six. put the header on it. lost a ton of heat in the winter. but I did get into trouble. straight pipe off of headers. I squeezed every ounce out of my 235. with manual transmission. :-)

[@radtek2]

My first car age 16, 1961 was a 38 Chevy. It already some Fenton Headers on it and it was not an old babbitt slinger 216 but a 54, 235. All I did with it was put some Cherry Bomb mufflers on it and cut the shifter off closer to the floor. Those Chevy sixes sounded great with dual pipes as we called them back then...lot of fun.

[@amoruzz]

Great job! I had an all original 1948, chrome grill, outter visor, the works. I got it for a $125 in the early 80's. I was a teen and my dad sold it out from under me to a collector. That happened several more times with collectibles, until I turned 16. I realized what he was up to, no good. The one that hurt the most was a 67 Malibu/Chevelle, 2 door hardtop. Boy, I do miss that car something fierce.

[@gabrielgalvan140]

😢

[@fiddlerpin]

Don’t forget the orifice sized fitting for that oil tube in the lifter galley. If you replace it with a standard fitting you will loose oil pressure in the engine.

[@JohnDoe-ml8ru]

More of this!

[@benwinstanley101]

Would love this engine with a twin spool turbo

[@fiddlerpin]

Factory adjustment on a 57 235 hydraulic lifter is 1.5 turns from zero lash. Where did you get a half a turn?

[@EVILDR235]

The 235 was used in larger trucks in 1941 and in smaller trucks starting in the early 1950's up till 1962. The 235 was first used in Chevy cars with auto transmissions in 1950 and all cars in 1953 up til 1962. The T in the serial number is for where the engine was built at the Tonawanda engine plant. Serial numbers with a F were built at the Flint engine plant. I with these people would get their facts straight.

[@user-iy6de7qi1r]

I could've sworn I clicked on a video showcasing a 235 straight six, WTF?

[@eldinpeterson3760]

looking for a part called the oil distributor valve, as mine is not working, to get oil to the top of the rockers, or is there a way to bypass this valve to get oil to top and bottom. i have a 1950 chevrolet truck 3100 with a 235 engine thanks.

[@traviswhite4042]

what brand copper coat was used on the head gasket?

[@jaredhuang2225]

That DUB Taurus is one of the worst things I've ever seen. Glad the popularity of that style has died down a lot.

[@bmstylee]

Dub magazine. How to ghettofy a car and waste a pile of cash at the same time.

[@lukasgarage956]

Fast forwared without hesitation.

[@gentilejoshsaved1646]

Did they ever dyno it? Just curious.

[@flavioflavioflavio]

These engines are quite common in Brazil. National icon here, first car manufactured by GM in Brazil: Chevrolet Opala (which used a 4.1L/250S engine).

[@timothykeith1367]

I think '54 is the first year with insert bearings. The basic motor dates to 1937 and had babbitt. It would have been cool to use a GMC 270/302 in that truck, a much better engine.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@timothykeith1367 - '54 uplevel BelAir was first to have full pressure oiling system... before that splash lube lower and some oil pumped up top...

[@robertbeckler5058]

So when are they going to stroke an in line six

[@medicaided42]

no dyno test??? well i am dissapoined

[@rickuyeda4818]

That year Chevy had a 216, not a 235.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

02:59 a V8 with a balance shaft??? Didn't know there was such a thing!

[@charlesfish5619]

I think it's a v-6

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@charlesfish5619 - Guess I didn't count the rocker arms...

[@unclesquirrel6951]

4.3 v6

[@Sonny_V]

Same engine as in the original '53 Corvette?

[@pettttson]

Yep, a blue flame six

[@LetsGoBrandon-FJB]

13:40 they just completely f'ed up that car

[@fiddlerpin]

Last year for the 235 was 62 not 65

[@davidboatner3115]

You are correct for the US but GM continued production of the 235 in Brazil until 79

[@stegomon]

What no dyno time?

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

Factory HP was in the neighborhood of 105 probably only gained around 20 with all that

[@davidbeachel]

That Taurus was hideous. No more of that please.

[@sock979]

That Taurus show so freaking ugly after they mess with it. I didn't really know him but whenever I was applying for a job who. Had a SHO and that thing was freaking awesome and it was bone stock it was right when they came out it was 2012 I believe and those things were just awesome sleepers like it's ist but it was so fast I'd like to get one of the police versions but they're so darn expensive even after they've been written hard by the police although I'd prefer one of those all-wheel drive charger RTS I just am obsessed with all-wheel drive

[@AndrewDRoyappa]

Not like the new Taurus SHO had a manual option either... weird comment

[@thomaskappauf7345]

49 came with a 216

[@AndrewDRoyappa]

No dyno??? Disappointment

[@poortouringhotwiregarage5617]

1962 was the last year of the 235. Get your facts straight

[@brianmaynard7320]

DUB magazine.. For people with more money than sense.. That Taurus looked TERRIBLE with that paint job, rims and tires. Please.. No more of that

[@T0YCHEST]

Damn im early

[@humanoverlord6708]

the engine company is closed permanently

[@kennylawson3028]

turned this off when they went dub. what a way to ruin a cool story

[@autonomous_collective]

7 to 1 compression ratio!? Why????????

[@bmstylee]

Well since you clearly didn't listen they want to use as much original equipment as possible. Additionally gas in the 1940 when this was designed was poor quality and high compression with poor fuel causes detonation.

[@timothykeith1367]

@@bmstylee During the Korean war the U.S. Air Force began switching to jet engines, which allowed more high octane gasoline refining to be used for civilian uses. Prior to that era the available gasoline couldn't support higher compression.

[@johnway8702]

Wow that Taurus is the ugliest piece of shit I have ever seen. Honestly I understand these are old episodes but who thought that was a nice car.

[@GreatLakesLogger]

Sho looks horrible. Especially with the black and the horrid rims