Motor maker

On vacation and utilizing my down time to work on this again. The valve covers didn't make it into my travel box.

Mock up of my block and the valve covers.

Think these will work?

My 25' Model T with Chevy 216.

That looks very legit!

Abandoned roadside hubcap cut up into surfboards. I just started working on them again.

Thanks Pat for the compliment but mine is slow going. Your motor is nothing to scoff at and has set a fairly high standard of detail to achieve.

80% completed? It is looking good! I especially like the front of your motor and hate the fact it'll be in a COE. Actually is the front of your motor going to be concealed by the cab?

I edited the OP to include build up photos.

Leo Santucci's Turbocharged 292 is the inspiration for the current build up of this motor project. I probably won't go turbocharged, or with a Studebaker body but we'll see. A build up progress shot of Santucci's motor. I'm not eager to add all (or most) of the casting details.

Anyone know what or if any motor was used in the b7000?

Thank you. I've had two 250s. Eventually I'll cast the 292 in resin and create a 250 as well.

I love inline 6 motors and I'm on a rat rod trend too. Last year the Chevy inline collection in my hoard grew 10x and most don't have the rest of the kit included. Santucci's power manuals are going to be overused when they get unpacked.

Looks good Pat!

Currently my 292 is long enough but too wide. I hadn't gone out to measure the width of the 250 in my van, but instead matched the width of the SBC joined heads.

I avoided the trumpeter motor as a donor block for a few reasons. It is too small and I only had two. My 292 next to a 72' trumpeter inline 6:

I kinda lucked out finding a picture of the valve cover seal on eBay and used it. I was going to use the same method as Pat until then. I don't think I've ever cut, trimmed, sanded, filed, etc. as I have on this one motor.

That hot rod still has most of the original transmission mount with an adapter plate.

Pat, I didn't start with a commercial motor so I'm curious if I duplicate a more modern transmission mount area for the rear of my motor will it work (era correct dimensions)?

I duplicated the styrene valve cover and cylinder head in resin. I think the easy part is almost done... Then I get to try the front of the motor. SIGH...

No the 250 & 292 motors are different from the 194 & 230. Although the 250 & 292 have the same dimensions except for the stroke length.

I have both editions. I'd eventually like to build a lot of inline 6 models. However since no kit maker made the 250 or 292 motors something needed to be done...

Wow! WOW!! I wasn't even sure how I was going to proceed with the front of the motor, but I'm doubtful I'd done that before I'd seen it done...

Eventually there'll be work done on a stock version but this one has SBC heads like Leo Santucci's dragster. Progress photos (EDIT ADDED) I started with a 216 L6 and removed the head and the front of the glue bomb motor. I duplicated the SBC heads from the 34" Ford 5 window coupe kit and chopped them to Santucci's Inline dragster motor. I used the new head as a basis for the motor length. After the block was lengthened to match the head. I started working on the detail on the passenger side first. The original transmission had to go. Most recent progress photos: