what Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 THERE IS A GUY IN THE MOBIL HOME PARK THAT MY GRANDMA LIVES IN WITH A 1972 DATSUN WAGON THAT HE PUT A HEAVY 305 V6 motor in out of a 1963 gmc pickup. he had to put a bunch of work into it to make it work like heavy springs and shit. he is 80 years old and he did all of this 30 years ago he said. It hasnt ran in 23 years. He is thinking of selling it to me. It needs a new tranny (powerglide). Body is striat as hell. $450.00. Any advise about this? Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 If he's 80 hes not gonna fix it [my 2 pennies] If it has a title & is straight like you say id buy it. Also plan on replacing ALL of the brake hydraulics too which isnt hard just time consuming. Pics ??? Quote Link to comment
what Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks. I need to do some research on this 305 V6. I have heard of the 305 V8 but not the V6. Quote Link to comment
what Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 135 horse power this 305 V6 truck motor produced? Kinda a big fat boat ancher. Quote Link to comment
84TAVeRT Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 305 The 305-cubic-inch (5.0 L) 305 had a 4.25 in (107.9 mm) bore and 3.58 in stroke (90.9 mm). The 305 V6 was the standard pickup truck engine for GMC from 1960 to 1966, and was one of the first V6 engines produced by an American company. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) THERE IS A GUY IN THE MOBIL HOME PARK THAT MY GRANDMA LIVES IN WITH A 1972 DATSUN WAGON THAT HE PUT A HEAVY 305 V6 motor in out of a 1963 gmc pickup. he had to put a bunch of work into it to make it work like heavy springs and shit. he is 80 years old and he did all of this 30 years ago he said. It hasnt ran in 23 years. He is thinking of selling it to me. It needs a new tranny (powerglide). Body is striat as hell. $450.00. Any advise about this? There were no 305 motors in '63. 283 or 327s about it. A pre '68 327 block and 283 crank made a 302. After '68 a 283 bore with 327 crank made a 307. The much much later 265 bore with 350 crank made the 305. This motor was very likely transplanted into the '63. First find out for sure if it's the newer 305 or an older 283/327. The spin on oil filters we use today were introduced in '68, so if this block has the old style bolt on canister with open filter inside is must be older than that. I had an old 283 in my '57 and said 185 horse on the valve cover. That's engine hp not like they do now. Edited February 18, 2009 by datzenmike Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) Chevy didn't build a V6 until the late '70s When it bought back the rights to the Buick odd fire V6 from Jeep, which was developed in the '60s. It's descended from the 215 aluminum V8 with 2 cylinders removed, cast iron of course. It displaces 198/225 and eventually 231cu in not 305. Edited February 18, 2009 by datzenmike Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 uuummmm.....it's a V6 Mike :) I had one in a GMC pickup.....holy crap was that thing big!!!! Had so much torque it wasn't funny!!! Wouldn't rev very well, but I could side slip my foot off the clutch at idle and not stall it!! If it's the same one.....it was really tall...how the heck did he get it in there? Quote Link to comment
84TAVeRT Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 http://www.6066gmcguy.org/305V6.htm Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Holy fuck! Never heard of them! maybe not in Canada? We had 292 inline sixes from '63 to '90. I STAND CORRECTED, thank you Nice to learn something every day. Anyone know if the were only in the states? Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 First thing, get rid of that Powerglide. Two speeds suck unless all you want to do is quarter mile drag race. Add a V6 and you are waiting for it to blow up. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 My best friend in high school's '62 pawn ticket (Pontiac) PowerGlide: WAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAA AAa, , Wwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...... Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 400 bucks sounds like a great price IMO, When do we get pics? Quote Link to comment
nukeday Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 All I can say is WHY? What a really, really strange combination. :confused: I would love to hear the story behind that. The only thing that engine has going for it is about 8 gazillion ft lbs of torque at about 900 RPM. I just checked that link above, and idle is set at 450 RPM! I suppose, coupled with a 2.73 or 2.56 rear end, you'd end up getting about 75 mpg...Of course a 'glide and a 900 lb engine might offset that a bit, like by 70 mpg or so... hmmmmmm.... I am very curious to see photos. Please share the story if he tells you WHY he built it in the first place?! Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 yikes, the GMC V6 was like 100 pounds heavier than Chevy V8 (?) I seem to remember them in school buses? We had one in our dump truck, that I'm sure of. It was a '63 I think. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Yep, those were a big beast. The powerglide is probably ok behind that motor with some decent rear gears. Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 The GMC 305 V6 is a stump puller. Had one in a '61 swb truck. You couldn't kill that thing. Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 you could always take it out :mellow: get it running and try to kill it first. wheelies :D $450 for a clean goon seems worth it! Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 The stock L16 is about 250 lb adding the weight of two more L16s to the front is..... nuts. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Dang I was hoping to see some pics hint hint :D Quote Link to comment
what Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I will try and get over there tomorrow with a camara Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 i got to see this pics and if you decide you dont want the motor i might be interested that would be a cool power plant for my 56 chevy pickup :D Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) That was a GMC only powerplant. Chevys used an inline 6. Look like a 6 cyl version of a 409. When I worked for my uncle in Pendleton I worked on a couple. They are a truck engine--all torque--no HP. They have no performance value. Buy the wagon, sell the engine to Bonvo and power it with whatever you want. Hopefully it won't take to much to undo the "customization". If you check out the link posted by 84TAV at the bottom is another link about a v12 version. I saw one of the at the Portland swap meet a couple years back. HUGE! Edited February 20, 2009 by DRIVEN info Quote Link to comment
rusty510 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 pics or it didnt happen;) Quote Link to comment
scooter Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 i've seen a few of these motors, theyre mainly in old gmc 3 tons and shit.. theyre not good for a car because theyre not really a revvy motor, but MEGA torque. should be really easy to drop a small block chevy or a 4.3 in it.. as for the powerglide, you can get turbo 350 automatics for nothing. check it out. Quote Link to comment
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