All Small Six 200 itb side drafts

[Dragonlich1961]

Just a teaser for now, as I'm still in the test fitting stages.

61 ranchero with a 200 t5 combo. Head is an assuie 250 2v with aftrrmarket lynx intake fitted with 45mm dcoe weber carbs. CARBS will be replaced with efi throttle bodies due to space and wants.
Throttle linkage will have to be altered, ac lines rerouted, heater lines re routed, and a few other things

 

[rickwrench]

And the thinking behind the Dodge "slant-six" becomes clear.

I wonder how far over you could tilt the engine, via modified mounts, before you needed to address the sump and T5 shifter position. Or, use a Camaro T5 tailhousing? Camaro tilt is 17˚, so you'd pick up a bit over 4" of room on the carb side.
DCOEs run fine with up to about a 10˚ tilt. That might be the tilt limit, if not going EFI.

 

[gb500]

or do your manifolds like this - plenty room for the webers ....

australian xk falcon (1960 -62) 170 ci classic racer

 

[gb500]

Ford australia did a 4wd falcon ute ( ranchero) in 1972( only made 432 of em- highly sought after now)

To fit the front diff in tilted the 250 over some degrees. Added a angled spacer to keep single barrel carb vertical

From pic can see was to the right side...not the left ( as you require)..but doable.

 

[Otto]

That's wild, crazy!

 

[Invectivus]

Noice!

 

[gb500]

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[Dragonlich1961]

I'm switching to Efi anyways, as I want the better driveablity, as well as the tuneability. Also i don't want to try and tune 6 carbs. And yes I have thought of the whole leaning tower of power to gain room. The engine is increadabily tall from where the engine mounts are, and the early mounts (61 style) suck. Less than 3 years old and they sagged bad enough my ac compressor was hitting the frame rail, plus the engine was shaking alot when running( not engine missfire shake- just moving a lot). I've build engine mounts that use a poly bushing ( gm energy suspension control arm bushing) that firmed up the engine movement, and I built in adjustment as well. I made some shims if needed to raise the right side of the engine. Been planning options along the way.