Post Your Old School Vintage SBC Motor

[Mock1]

This was the first engine I built for a hot rod project.
Five coats of paint, five coats of clear, everything silver was powder coated.
360 cu.in. balanced, flat tops, ported 882 heads, .555 lift cam.
When I blew that one to a million pieces, I built a mild 355 cu.in. with a covette cam, ported 86 Monte Carlo SS heads, 600 double pumper.

[FirstOwner69]

Since you didn't specify truck, here's the 283, dual 4, 245 HP in my 58 Vette. Totally correct.

[jimmye]

72 SBC 400: Going in 69 GMC TRUCK

[jocko]

ol rosa and ol_skool_chevy get my votes! wow, gorgeous engines.
here's my first - wasn't in a truck, but my first car - 57 bel air circa 1981-ish (velocity stacks were "IN"! But, Cragars always will be in my book )

[wesmigletz]

Originally Posted by El Dorado Jim

what's with the ford valve covers in the second pic?

Just adding a little class to an old Vette.

[jocko]

Blasphemous, but I admire your sense of humor Sir!

[68shortwide]

Originally Posted by ol_skool_chevy

How old school ya want?......

Uh, ill take Hilborne style injection for 800 Alex.

[flipper58]

307 bone stock in my '71.

[NC_John]

[1971_CST_C10]

a little of old school mixed with some subtle new school.

Darren

[tim's68gmc]

before and after

[85burb]

This is the 327 in our 67 c20. Supposedly the original motor. Still has the canister oil filter. The funkey upper hose is gone.

[crazyjeenyus]

I know this isn't a SBC but I thought it deserved to be in here since it is out of a '71 GMC. I bought this from a guy online who swore it had 50,000 original miles and when I opened it up cylinders 1 and 2 were full of what looked like metal popcorn, so I resurrected it and added a little old school flavour to it with the metallic gold paint. (I know the fuel pump is upside-down in the pics) Thinkin' it would look great in a '47-'54 GM pickup.

[68shortwide]

Originally Posted by crazyjeenyus

I know this isn't a SBC but I thought it deserved to be in here since it is out of a '71 GMC. I bought this from a guy online who swore it had 50,000 original miles and when I opened it up cylinders 1 and 2 were full of what looked like metal popcorn, so I resurrected it and added a little old school flavour to it with the metallic gold paint. (I know the fuel pump is upside-down in the pics) Thinkin' it would look great in a '47-'54 GM pickup.

Usually id throw up in my mouth a little bit at metallic gold anything....but i dunno, i like it lol

[Wrcampbell]

Stock 1970 307 C10

[69 GMC Daily Driver]

My Stockish - 350
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[csfields]

Here is my crate SBC.

[Crushkrew]

Before and After pix.

Quick cleanup with parts from the parts bin...

[cooltx]

Here's mine ,working on getting everything hooked up.

[BugzC10]

[jlsanborn]

Cool thread! Sub'd...

[54belair]

mine,,

[Old Truck Man]

Heres a 69 327 it has 57 stagger bolt heads and a 30 -30 cam. Ive got a choice of intakes a factory 57 two 4 BBl or a mid 60,s C3B edelbrock. The same with valve covers a set of corvette or finned cal customs. I originally built the engine for my 55 chevy car, However It might find its way into a Pickup?

[Old Truck Man]

Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

Since you didn't specify truck, here's the 283, dual 4, 245 HP in my 58 Vette. Totally correct.

Yes indeed its a 58 vette mill. I like the front engine mount and the cover over the ignition. Ive got one of those intakes and a couple sets of the valve coves. The correct WCFB carbs are hard to find.

[68shortwide]

Not mine, but how I'd do a vintage sbc. Triple deuces with finned valve covers. I'd do a different header/manifold setup but overall I love the style of it
It's the one of the few motor displays they have at Old Dog. Think of this thread every time I see it.