Trucks with modern Inline engines

[cavisco1]

I was surfing around recently and found a site where there was a photo of a Pilothouse with a 258 inline AMC engine installed. It looked like a nice clean install. Unfortunately I had some other things to deal with at the time and did not bookmark the page. Has anyone else seen this truck? Does anyone know of any good sites where a modern inline was installed in a PH? It might open up some nice alternatives to the V8 swaps some people do when their flathead is missing or hopeless to rebuild.

 

Scott.

[Don Coatney]

Not a pilothouse but I spotted this Chrysler with a stovebolt shiverlay installed. I thought it a rather strange combination but after talking with the owner I was told his original engine crapped out and he had this engine on hand. He said he is very happy with the power output and glad he did the swap.

 

 

 

[Young Ed]

I believe that guy posted here a few times and the truck was a junkyard work truck and they just grabbed something that ran to keep it functional.

[41/53dodges]

I have often contemplated a jeep 4.0, but the 53' already does ok on its own! maybe later down the road...

[gramps1951]

my 1951 3b3 with 1974 amc 258  great engine.

Edited November 18, 2013 by gramps1951

[Dodgeb4ya]

I used to know a guy with a 68 Chev PU with a 258 Rambler. Lifter noises would come and  go. It ran well though.

[gramps1951]

could have been a 232 last year for rambler was 1969 first year for 258 I think was 1971

[Dodgeb4ya]

It was a 258 out of a Matador. I replaced the 232 oil burner it had in the truck.

[cavisco1]

Thanks GRAMPS1951. That is the one I remember seeing. Did you do the swap yourself? Any more details or photos? Did you have to cut the firewall? From the picture you posted it looks like a real clean swap. I assume you had to move the radiator forward and use an electric pusher fan. Where are you located? I'm near Columbia, SC

 

Scott

[gramps1951]

the firewall was not cut the radiator is mounted in front of the radiator support and the stock fan is used. I live just south of Raleigh nc. I have not seen one pilothouse truck while I have lived in nc and I have been here 10 years. one thing about these engines is they seem very heavy for a six wish it had the gear to gear setup like the inline chevy but beside that I love this engine not one problem in all the years I have owned it. I would put another back in here in a minute if I needed to.  thanks neil