Well, now the 1st safety improvement mod for both My '64 GT's will be to get custom billet reverse rotation cams ground for My Slantys, just say no to spontaneous rollovers........well the 2nd on the Cpe., it already has 11.75" disc/10" drum combo...
Slant-6 Engines are Dangerous!!!
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Pay no attention to the optional-at-extra-cost oil filter on the Chevrolet 6; I'm sure the five whole entire per cent less piston stroke will more than make up for any extra wear someone might imagine could possibly be caused by the lack of an oil filter, in theory.
(at least, I'm pretty sure it was optional in '60 and even later. Can't really be bothered looking into it; don't care about '60 Chevrolets—best I can say about 'em is they are slightly less goofy-lookin' than the '59s.)
was told you can tell a real 55 sbc cause there was no oil filter
Pay no attention to the single pivot half-shafts under the rear of the car, these aren't the half-shafts Your looking for, Ralph Who????.......
That video is as much or more bullCRAP as the old wive's tale about V8 engines wearing the outsides of the cylinders out prematurely.
Dave999
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Well the attitude to slant engines changed.... GM vauxhall slant 4, in production from 1966 
. GM obviously felt it was OK to try the crazy mopar idea out on its european cousins...
. GM obviously felt it was OK to try the crazy mopar idea out on its european cousins...
My favorite thing about the 59 Chebbys is they couldn't be raced in NASCAR because the horizontal fins on the back generated so much lift that the rear tires were unloaded at speed.
Next time you're at a car show, look at the front mounted steering box on all the period GM cars. See that long steering column shaft? Follow it all the way to the horn button. Holy Impalement Batman! I've been stabbed!
And the stylish reverse curve of the A pillar? Collapses in a rollover.
Next time you're at a car show, look at the front mounted steering box on all the period GM cars. See that long steering column shaft? Follow it all the way to the horn button. Holy Impalement Batman! I've been stabbed!
And the stylish reverse curve of the A pillar? Collapses in a rollover.
MDchanic
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Also the Patented X-Frame™.
Minimal structural protection in a T-bone hit, and when hit front or back, there's a greater tendency to bend right in the middle.
– Eric
Minimal structural protection in a T-bone hit, and when hit front or back, there's a greater tendency to bend right in the middle.
– Eric
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After giving it careful thought and consideration, I definitely would buy the 1960 Chevrolet over the Plymouth.
The clincher was the 4 quart oil change instead of 5, and the ''Magic Mirror'' smooth lacquer finish over the shitty enamel rough finish, as well as the 3 piece bumper.
The new ''slant'' 6 cylinder engine that Plymouth has is truly a death trap with it's extra weight on the passenger side compared to the inline Chevrolet 6 which is tried and trued, not to mention the extra wear that the slant 6 engine will have with the unnecessary longer stroke.
And the cigarette lighter is standard equipment on the Chevrolet!
What a rip off that Chrysler is pulling off asking extra money for that very important feature...
The clincher was the 4 quart oil change instead of 5, and the ''Magic Mirror'' smooth lacquer finish over the shitty enamel rough finish, as well as the 3 piece bumper.
The new ''slant'' 6 cylinder engine that Plymouth has is truly a death trap with it's extra weight on the passenger side compared to the inline Chevrolet 6 which is tried and trued, not to mention the extra wear that the slant 6 engine will have with the unnecessary longer stroke.
And the cigarette lighter is standard equipment on the Chevrolet!
What a rip off that Chrysler is pulling off asking extra money for that very important feature...
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jeff alder
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When the slant six motor mount breaks the valve cover will hit the bottom of the hood. Make sure your head isn't between there! LOLAnd that engine tilt could cause a weight imbalance and a crash that could kill someone. All Mopars with slant 6's do that you know. They all pull to the right.
I believe the fifties Mercedes Gullwing also had a slant six - several years before Chrysler invented theirs.Well the attitude to slant engines changed.... GM vauxhall slant 4, in production from 1966
Not sure anyone else ever tried the right angle cooling fan belt of the Corvair, before or since.
Looks like my lawn mower...
Think the only thing I ever did on a corvair is replace the belt...why does it look like its missing the rad cap.....
Yes 54 all the mb sixes had the slant
MDchanic
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Yea we would tell the new helpers that the vw beetle needed a water pump ...they had no idea.....now the new beetles....
Doesn't it look like it is missing what could be a rad cap
MDchanic
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Well, yeah. But we know it doesn't use Anti-Freeze.
That's where you put the Uncle-Freeze!
– Eric
That's where you put the Uncle-Freeze!
– Eric
I guess it could be coolant ..cause they are basically oil cooled
MDchanic
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Well, technically...
I wonder how many people DID pour antifreeze down there, though.
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I wonder how many people DID pour antifreeze down there, though.
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Reminds me of when I was in the Navy stationed aboard a destroyer home ported in Charleston, South Carolina. Had to sail down the river to get to the sea, going under at least one bridge. First time we headed out to sea after being in port a while, we would give a hand crank to a new guy (there was always a few new guys on every voyage) and tell him to crank the mast down so we could go under the bridge. Hurry! we said, this is really important! Then we'd all watch and laugh as he ran all over the place trying to figure out where and how he was supposed to crank the mast down.
BillGrissom
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Watched the video. Interesting how U.S. accents differed in 1960, with clippier speech, like "Just the facts, ma'am", compared to today's chiller dude-speak.
Vertical fins on the old-style Plymouth give it yaw stability, though bad in crosswinds, while the new horizontal fins in the 1960 Chevy give pitch stability similar to an aircraft tail elevator, yet neither are aircraft. Alluding to aerospace was the-thing from 1957-67, with model names like Galaxy and Satellite, even the Mercury brand. Tailfins slowly shrunk, like a tadpole's tail, until by my 1965 Chrysler, they were just vestigial, though my car's body is purtier than a toad, a look attributed to the earliest Valiant.
Any slant six owners experience more right side tire wear, as the video suggests? Do short-stroke engines experience less cylinder wall wear, as claimed? I would think not since the rod is then at a larger angle to push the piston harder against the cylinder wall. The video imagines issues with shaft-mounted rocker arms, but a current racing upgrade in Chevy LS V-8 engines. The slant-six proved itself by dominating 6 cyl compact-class races of the day. But true that the early aluminum-block slants were unproven and did have corrosion issues to give head gasket leaks. Mrs. Parker seems entranced by the Plymouth push-button shifter. Buy the Plymouth and hubby gets lucky that night. Porsche also used longitudinal torsion bars, to keep suspension weight lower.
Vertical fins on the old-style Plymouth give it yaw stability, though bad in crosswinds, while the new horizontal fins in the 1960 Chevy give pitch stability similar to an aircraft tail elevator, yet neither are aircraft. Alluding to aerospace was the-thing from 1957-67, with model names like Galaxy and Satellite, even the Mercury brand. Tailfins slowly shrunk, like a tadpole's tail, until by my 1965 Chrysler, they were just vestigial, though my car's body is purtier than a toad, a look attributed to the earliest Valiant.
Any slant six owners experience more right side tire wear, as the video suggests? Do short-stroke engines experience less cylinder wall wear, as claimed? I would think not since the rod is then at a larger angle to push the piston harder against the cylinder wall. The video imagines issues with shaft-mounted rocker arms, but a current racing upgrade in Chevy LS V-8 engines. The slant-six proved itself by dominating 6 cyl compact-class races of the day. But true that the early aluminum-block slants were unproven and did have corrosion issues to give head gasket leaks. Mrs. Parker seems entranced by the Plymouth push-button shifter. Buy the Plymouth and hubby gets lucky that night. Porsche also used longitudinal torsion bars, to keep suspension weight lower.
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I guess the dealership staff doesn't always have BSing come naturally and it needs to be taught.
What about V8's? Each bank of a V8 is slanted. . . .
MILO
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Thats why the corvair was such a safe car
At any speed....the cylinders where flat
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