Finding a V6
On the west coast (Oregon / Washington), how hard is it to find a good running 351 or a 305 V6? And which is easier to find all the parts for a rebuild for? I haven't spent a lot of time until just recently looking into the 351.
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The 351C V6 seems to be the most common out here in the west coast, I know Ed Snyder has come across quite a few in the past and he's in the southern end of Oregon. The 351C has smaller port heads compared to the 351E & M engines but it's still a significant upgrade over a 305 V6.
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Awesome, thanks! I know the M is more sought after, and would like to drop a 351 E into a '63. It's not a done deal on the truck yet, but I wanted to see what would be a good option for me.
My understanding is that both the 305 and 351 have identical mounting bolts and same assembly for the transmission. Is the wiring harness the same? I might be looking at jumping in over my head, but we will see Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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There is no wire harness on an engine assembly, generally you will have wires that hook up to the distributor, starter motor and sending units.
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I was thinking about it over complicated I think, that's like what, five things? Distributor, starter, at tachometer, heat, oil pressure, does the odometer in these trucks hook up to the engine?
I haven't spent much time on any older electronics, more so with the newer stuff unfortunately Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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There's not much to it as there are no electronics on 50 year old vehicles. If you're running a Tachometer it would have to be hooked up to the coil, all the wiring to the starter motor, distributor & coil, oil sending and water temp unit will all interchange from 305 to 351. That's really all there is for wiring.
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That's cool, the truck has an inline 6 now so I will figure that part out as the time comes, thanks for the info!
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Greetings Hantke!
Its been awhile since I've posted anything here, Guess I haven't found anything to reply to that hasn't been covered one way or another. Regarding your swap from an inline 6 to the V-6 will also require that you change the frame mounts (pedestals) for the engine since they are different from inline 6 to V-6. You will probably have to scrounge a bone yard to find those (if there are any old GMC's still floating around in a bone yard), or if someone in the club has a parts truck sitting around, and you will also need to use the bell housing from the V-6, since it also is different from the inline 6 bell housing. I know about all of this because I did the same kind of engine swap on a 1963 Chevy truck back in 1984. |
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