Slick 60's

hello fellas, I just picked up another slick last week. I put my uni project on hold and am tryin to get this one on the road so Il have a truck to haul parts and stuff. The truck is a 64 shrtbed 6cyl 3 speed. I pulled the oil pan off today and its all bad, rod cap, some slivers of what used to be berings, a chunk of camshaft, the works. Acording to the air cleaner, its a 170 My question is what other 6cyls will drop in with the same motor mount setup and 3 speed tranny? I really want to keep the 3 on the tree.

id guess up into the 70s is safe. don't know exact years though, or when the last inline carb was.

170s were never put in trucks. the 170 air cleaner will fit the 223 6 which is most likely what you have and is the only bolt in 6.
a 262 was also offered , same bolt in as 223.

Right on, what year trucks did these motors come in? Anybody near tulsa have a good one for sale? thanks, doug

ICEMAN6166 wrote:170s were never put in trucks. the 170 air cleaner will fit the 223 6 which is most likely what you have and is the only bolt in 6.
a 262 was also offered , same bolt in as 223.

the 216 or whatever is the same too isn't it?

ebay & craigslist.....
you can find them all the time...
just a matter of finding one close... or pay shipping
here is an example...
http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/pts/1711873412.html

oops, i just assumed inline. sorry i should read more carfully

I'd also look on the "parts for sale" section here & over at the other site - or trawl the threads for guys replacing 6's with 8's...

Thanks guys, I apreciate the help. Yeah, Ive been surfing all over the web but havent found anything near here. That one on cl in ohio would be great.

If you wanted to make a trip up to Wichita you can have mine. Its a 223.

It hasn't run in a long time but it has been inside. Used oil, but should work for a while untill you get the other trucks up and running.

PM sent

I know where one is if you want some more info, pm I'm in Tulsa, too!

choptopdoc,

do you have it running yet?

Not yet, hopefully tomorrow. I decided to replace the valve seals. Nobody had them in stock, had to wait a day to get em. I got it in and mounted today. Thanks again for the freebie

No problem. Hope it works out.

Hey Dan, Shes a runner, even fires on all 6! I still need to adjust the valves and do some tuning but she sounds pretty healthy

choptopdoc wrote:Hey Dan, Shes a runner, even fires on all 6! I still need to adjust the valves and do some tuning but she sounds pretty healthy

That is great!
Glad to hear she is working for you. Did you have to do anying to the Carb?

I actually used the carb off the old motor. The more I got to looking at it, the origional motor had alot of new parts on it, carb, dist and cap, starter, and water pump. It was all covered in an 1/8th inch of red dirt, but all cleaned up well

What??????? No pics????? are you teasing us or are you trying to make us beg.... You all know we HAVE to have pictures to go along with the happy ending.....

Glad to hear you have the old girl running again choptop....

Sorry guys, Im computer stupid, and dont know what im doing wrong when I try to post pics. I do plan on figuring it out soon. When I do, Il post another thread about this quickie, low buck build. Im having a blast with it