The hub would be cut down so matches up the 250 lenght. 
200 to 250 Swap - Bell Housing
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Georgia200
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The 157 tooth bell arrived yesterday. Summit has shipped the flex, pickup tube and oil pan. Rockauto shipped the oil pump, oil/temp sending units. Im getting the torque converter from Oriellys.
I bought a hotter cam that hasnt arrived yet, I dont know what valve springs I will need. I have to disassemble the engine and coat the bearings and lobes with break in lube anyway. I dont know how long the engine has been on the stand and I dont see any evidence of break in lube.
The last big items are the balancer and head.
Im not sure what carb setup I want to use. I may use the 1V C9 head off my 200 for starters and build the spare C9 head. I really like a 2V or tripower. I dont want to use the Offy setup, I would prefer the flanges be welded on the intake. Will Offy sell the linkage separate?
My goal is to do the engine swap over a weekend and get the car back on the road. For whatever reason, I take a car off the road and its months before I can get it back on the road. I took the 65 down in Sep for a waterpump change and I just got it started yesterday.
I bought a hotter cam that hasnt arrived yet, I dont know what valve springs I will need. I have to disassemble the engine and coat the bearings and lobes with break in lube anyway. I dont know how long the engine has been on the stand and I dont see any evidence of break in lube.
The last big items are the balancer and head.
Im not sure what carb setup I want to use. I may use the 1V C9 head off my 200 for starters and build the spare C9 head. I really like a 2V or tripower. I dont want to use the Offy setup, I would prefer the flanges be welded on the intake. Will Offy sell the linkage separate?
My goal is to do the engine swap over a weekend and get the car back on the road. For whatever reason, I take a car off the road and its months before I can get it back on the road. I took the 65 down in Sep for a waterpump change and I just got it started yesterday.
"...a hotter cam that hasnt arrived yet, I dont know what valve springs I will need. I have to disassemble..."
no machine wrk? A modernization is sure warrented if dissassembled this far. Just the cam? Hummm...
Seen the recommendations in "the Handbook" ? in the "tech archive" above? prt recommendation? machining? They're v e r y specific to this engine,
not a bad thing to consider...
some build the motor around the cam, choose the cam frm the good ol primary automotive Q: "what is the application?" Carb is pretty much dictated frm there as well...
Plan the wrk, wrk the plan (must research well 1st) all the way thru w/o change, to the end...
no machine wrk? A modernization is sure warrented if dissassembled this far. Just the cam? Hummm...
Seen the recommendations in "the Handbook" ? in the "tech archive" above? prt recommendation? machining? They're v e r y specific to this engine,
not a bad thing to consider...
some build the motor around the cam, choose the cam frm the good ol primary automotive Q: "what is the application?" Carb is pretty much dictated frm there as well...
Plan the wrk, wrk the plan (must research well 1st) all the way thru w/o change, to the end...
Yes Offy and a few others sell the linkage kits or individual parts separate.
3a these w/the class bowl?
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Georgia200
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The 250 I bought is a rebuilt shortblock the builder decided not to use. At the last second he caved and put in a 302 in a 71 Maverick Grabber.
Its 030 over, has the early timing chain, and a stock reground cam. I bought 65 Coupes Schneider cam that he didnt use. Im going to plasticgauge the bearings, lube, degree the cam and retorque everything before I button it up.
I will run a 2100 if I can find someone local to do the machine work. I havent had any luck finding anyone who will braze cast iron. I had a set of y-block ram horns that had a crack in them and I ended up tossing them, couldnt get them repaired, couldnt sell them.
The carbs will not work, they have a SCV. Im going with a Duraspark II.
Its 030 over, has the early timing chain, and a stock reground cam. I bought 65 Coupes Schneider cam that he didnt use. Im going to plasticgauge the bearings, lube, degree the cam and retorque everything before I button it up.
I will run a 2100 if I can find someone local to do the machine work. I havent had any luck finding anyone who will braze cast iron. I had a set of y-block ram horns that had a crack in them and I ended up tossing them, couldnt get them repaired, couldnt sell them.
The carbs will not work, they have a SCV. Im going with a Duraspark II.
Georgia200
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Got a bunch of boxes yesterday. Oil pump, pickup tube, waterpump, oil/temp sending units and a bunch of stuff I orderd for my 289 car.
One piece at a time.
One piece at a time.
Georgia200
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oil pan and flex plate arrived today, cam has been shipped. Closer...............
Georgia200
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Somehow I ordered the wrong oilpan. I hauled it back to Summit and reordered the correct pan and picked up a block plate.
I had a few other items to return from my 65 so I ended up getting the pan, block plate and $4.
Odd that the block plate cost $20 more than the flexplate. The flexplate requires stamping, cutting teeth and welding, while the block plate is just a stamped piece of metal.
I had a few other items to return from my 65 so I ended up getting the pan, block plate and $4.
Odd that the block plate cost $20 more than the flexplate. The flexplate requires stamping, cutting teeth and welding, while the block plate is just a stamped piece of metal.
Georgia200
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I found a torque converter online and bought it. Last one the seller had, so I hope that it is on the way. Everyone else is out of them.
65 coupe is sending me a oil pan.
I need to get to the post office and get the balancer in the mail for rebuild.
Those are the last three big puzzle pieces that I was missing. Everything else is odds and ends.
65 coupe is sending me a oil pan.
I need to get to the post office and get the balancer in the mail for rebuild.
Those are the last three big puzzle pieces that I was missing. Everything else is odds and ends.
Georgia200
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I am just south of McDonough. Thats where Summit RAcing is, go there all the time.
Im sending the dampner to Dampner Dude, he has good reviews and better pricing.
Im sending the dampner to Dampner Dude, he has good reviews and better pricing.
What's all this w/N. Cal?Georgia200":mxhwld7i said:
They're 15 min apart near beautiful Lassen Peak.
Odd...
Matt must be out? I got a great price from him on a trip-p-ple for my 250 at vintage inlines dot com.
He's a member here who caters to all things i6 (the 6 motors 1960 - '96).