motor and diff options?

[ben]

i have a delima ive been trying to figure out for some time. and im stuck so im asking some questions to you guys.. and girls if there are any?


what motor gearbox diff should i put in my rough black beddy?

at the moment this old 173's almost carked it! i really want to be able to tow a car trailer and beddy if i need to.. but also want econ for most of the time!


here is my options

i have a good running 202 with reco head new starter bla bla. with the trimatic thats in the van at moment which is running fine

dad has a 253 with ok compression and i have a trimatic thats supposed to be good t go behind it.althou the trimatic is a bit of unknown as ive never seen it running

i have a 307 chev and turbo 400 there that are both strong althou the turbo 400 is a bit of unknown as ive never seen it running



i have a good 3.08 + a 3.55 salsbury diff's which i have big 10x15 wheels and tyres for.

i have a hwy diff with 3.5:1 centre good cond

i have a banjo centre 3:36. i can get a diff off a mate if i need to. if thats any better.



i now have a plasma cutter and mig which im quite fluent at both. good enough to weld up new engine mounts anyway. and modify tailshaft.


right now im time poor and money poor:( which would you do? im leaning toward the 6 ay.


ben

[hotrod]

I have a good running 202 with reco head new starter bla bla. with the trimatic thats in the van at moment which is running fine

This is the quickest cheapest and easiest
no dicking arourd with ancilliaries or legalities

[Warren]

Time poor - I would go the good 202 as well.

It will give you good ecconomy and reasonable towing power, so long as your not overloading it.

You don't say what ratio the van has in it now, but you try towing with the current diff and change to another if required.

Boris runs a 202 4 speed and 3.08 diff pulls a well loaded Aliner camper well at cruising speed, slows a bit on larger inclines, maybe the 3.36 might give a better balance between econ & towing.

Warren   

[ben]

it has a 3.5:1 diff. but shes a bit noisy when turning right warren. bearing noise.

yeh ok the old 6 it is!!

[ben]

anyone ever put a 265 hemi in a beddy?

[restoreid]

Hey Ben I like the ideah of a 250 falcon x flow plenty iff them around more than the 265 hemi The wreckers leave them in the cars when they send them to the crushers so the 250 should be cheap

[willo]

Yeah I agree about the 250 crossflow falcon motor.
I have seen one fitted and it was a pretty clean fit up from memory.  The advantage of the Falcon 6 is that if you wanted to go shopping into later model stuff you can find a 4 speed auto for it.  This will give you normal gears plus overdrive (well in the gearbox anyway).  The standard sump clears the subframe and when i looked at the conversion I thought that it would be possible to lowere the enging mounts to sit it down and maintain the clearance in the engine cowl.

The old Hemi motors were thirsty but strong so there are pros and cons.  Most of them were 245s and it might be a bit hard to get a reasonable 265.

Once I have been running around for a while in mine that is the combination (250/4.1/3.9 with a 4 speed) that I will be looking for.

Cheers

Neil

[obsession]

anyone ever put a 265 hemi in a beddy?

yea pickmeup has and went like a hammer was very good

[Jed]

go the chevy!!  just means you wont be able to drive for a bit! lol

[Bas NZ]

Hey Ben I like the ideah of a 250 falcon x flow plenty iff them around more than the 265 hemi The wreckers leave them in the cars when they send them to the crushers so the 250 should be cheap

This Beddie, ran a 250 in it, was a neat fit and no cutting of fire wall at all.