Vented Hoods

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » December 18, 2010, 11:54 pm

ezernut9mm wrote:twin turbos?
i know where a scooped hood is sitting. haven't gathered up the courage to ask if he wants to part with it. it's a long dog filled walk from the road to his front porch.

No, the Detroit or GMC diesels as they were commonly called at the time didn't use turbos. They used a roots blower.

6V71 diesel

671 blower

A beautiful 65 Mercury M1000 with a 6V71

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » December 19, 2010, 12:03 am

ah, i had heard that there were turbo fed blowers on some of those. kinda like a double dip. lol

Rusty 63 · Post by **Rusty 63** » December 19, 2010, 5:05 am

ezernut9mm wrote:twin turbos?
i know where a scooped hood is sitting. haven't gathered up the courage to ask if he wants to part with it. it's a long dog filled walk from the road to his front porch.

Figure out his address & send him a letter. A stamp is cheaper than suffering a dog bite!

Rusty 63 · Post by **Rusty 63** » December 19, 2010, 5:07 am

6V71 diesel

671 blower

Is that the original application for the blowers used on racers in the early years?

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » December 19, 2010, 10:21 am

Paul, its the same source, GM made the engines in several different sizes. 453, 653, 653, 671, 6V71, 8V71, 12V71 to mention a few. The first number is the number of cylinders 4,6,8,12. The second number is the cubic inches of each cylinder. Example a 6-71 would 6 cylinders X 71 cubes per cylinder= 426 cubes. The blowers varied in size depending on the engine. Many of these blowers ended up on drag race cars of the fifties and sixties and even later years.

factorystock · Post by **factorystock** » December 19, 2010, 10:40 am

Michelle wrote:Its bed time and I see we don't have many takers. The truck is a 63 T 950 and has a Detroit diesel in it. The Detroit is a 6V71 and for some reason the 6V71's used two scoops, probably because of the massive amounts of air required for a two stroke diesel.

'63 was the first year for diesels in the F 950 series, however the RPO diesel was a Cummins V6 4 cyle which used both scoops. If the truck in the photo has a GM V6 diesel, it was a DSO at that time.

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » December 19, 2010, 11:30 am

factorystock wrote:
Michelle wrote:Its bed time and I see we don't have many takers. The truck is a 63 T 950 and has a Detroit diesel in it. The Detroit is a 6V71 and for some reason the 6V71's used two scoops, probably because of the massive amounts of air required for a two stroke diesel.
'63 was the first year for diesels in the F 950 series, however the RPO diesel was a Cummins V6 4 cyle which used both scoops. If the truck in the photo has a GM V6 diesel, it was a DSO at that time.

I did a little research from some material I have and I stand corrected, you are totally correct that only the Cummins was available for 63. The reason I was so sure of myself was because the guy that gave me the picture said the truck had belonged to his dad and that his dad bought it new. The guy that gave me the picture was only kid at the time and probably does not remember correctly as I do not think he would deliberately lie about it. Another reason I did not question it was because I had seen a 68 F series with a 6V Detroit in it that was factory and just assumed that it was available as early as 63. Also the black 65 Mercury that I posted has a 6V71, another reason to believe that it was a possibility, but looking close at the Mercury I see it was originally a Super Duty meaning that someone changed out the gas burner that was in it for the Detroit. We learn something new every day here. Thanks for the clarification.

fire truck · Post by **fire truck** » December 19, 2010, 11:41 am

Michelle wrote:

A beautiful 65 Mercury M1000 with a 6V71

O....my....GOD!!! That is a dream on six wheels!

Is that just an old pic or is she still alive somewhere?

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » December 19, 2010, 11:50 am

fire truck wrote:
Michelle wrote:

A beautiful 65 Mercury M1000 with a 6V71
O....my....GOD!!! That is a dream on six wheels!

Is that just an old pic or is she still alive somewhere?

The truck is still around, the picture was taken a couple of years ago at a truck. It is still alive and well and looks just as good as it ever did.

semotrucker · Post by **semotrucker** » December 19, 2010, 3:08 pm

Chris...I can tell you the 453 detroit was available as the base supercharged version or the optional 453T which had both the supercharger and a turbo.

Cam

fire truck · Post by **fire truck** » December 19, 2010, 3:47 pm

Michelle wrote:
fire truck wrote:
Michelle wrote:

A beautiful 65 Mercury M1000 with a 6V71
O....my....GOD!!! That is a dream on six wheels!

Is that just an old pic or is she still alive somewhere?
The truck is still around, the picture was taken a couple of years ago at a truck. It is still alive and well and looks just as good as it ever did.

Sweet! If you should hear of it going up for sale, EVER, please let me know ASAP!

DanSanDiego2000 · Post by **DanSanDiego2000** » December 19, 2010, 6:37 pm

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I am really going to like the look of this once I decide the color to paint it and the spot to locate it.

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Definitely sits right over washer nozzle hole location.

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Sits nicely on driver's side..... might be a huge undertaking to try to center it on hood nicely.

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The grille was the nicest thing about this purchase.

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charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » December 19, 2010, 8:19 pm

We're these scoops only for cooler air or do they actually provide a ram effect?

Post by **Greg D** » December 19, 2010, 8:59 pm

I know you like the grill in the scoop and so do I BTW but;
mounted on the drivers side it would be a cool place to mount some gauges and/or a tach.

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » December 19, 2010, 10:51 pm

The Chevy guys like to brag about the cowl induction hoods on the Chevelle's. Ford was way ahead of them by using it on the Ford trucks as early as 58. One of the reasons it was turned backwards. The other reason was to keep ice from forming in bad weather and cutting the air flow off to the engine.

slick4x4 · Post by **slick4x4** » December 25, 2010, 12:56 pm

semotrucker wrote:Chris...I can tell you the 453 detroit was available as the base supercharged version or the optional 453T which had both the supercharger and a turbo.

Cam

this was Cams last post.....

just a short story on what type of guy he was...
a couple of months back i was having some trouble with back problems
lotsa pain , and fall harvesting & wheat planting were coming up
laying on my back all day not being able to stand
several members from Slick 60s contacted me wanting to know if they could come and help me out.
VERY hard to describe what kind of feeling that gives a person.
Cam , was one of those guys.....
he said he would take off work & come help do some farming
that about sums it up .....

heres the message Cam sent me....
''Hey Pat, I'm stuck in Laredo right now but could be home in a few days.
Pm me your number(573 587 9639) and I'll come see what I can help you get done.
I can drive a grain truck or run a combine, tractor and disk/drill...whatever.
More than glad to help out a friend.''

i dont think i saw Cam drink a beer at SlickStock...
so i guess i will have to go buy a little Swisher Sweet and have a smoke.

mrs.iceman6166 · Post by **mrs.iceman6166** » December 25, 2010, 1:03 pm

slick4x4 wrote:i dont think i saw Cam drink a beer at SlickStock...

that is because he only drank 1- on the last night about 3 am.
Cam said he got the giggles real bad if he drank anymore beer than that.
it was hilariously funny at the time, one of those things you just had to be there to understand.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » December 25, 2010, 1:44 pm

mrs.iceman6166 wrote:
slick4x4 wrote:i dont think i saw Cam drink a beer at SlickStock...
that is because he only drank 1- on the last night about 3 am.
Cam said he got the giggles real bad if he drank anymore beer than that.
it was hilariously funny at the time, one of those things you just had to be there to understand.

i remember most of the ss times i have shared with all of you guys, but that last night in altoona will always live with me. some of the things he said were hilarious brian,
for those that were there you know what i'm talking about. for those that weren't, well, you missed out on a great time.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » December 25, 2010, 6:52 pm

ezernut9mm wrote:
mrs.iceman6166 wrote:
slick4x4 wrote:i dont think i saw Cam drink a beer at SlickStock...
that is because he only drank 1- on the last night about 3 am.
Cam said he got the giggles real bad if he drank anymore beer than that.
it was hilariously funny at the time, one of those things you just had to be there to understand.
i remember most of the ss times i have shared with all of you guys, but that last night in altoona will always live with me. some of the things he said were hilarious brian,
for those that were there you know what i'm talking about. for those that weren't, well, you missed out on a great time.

I got him to repeat the story about the time the FBI came knocking!, to Lyn and Michelle, just before he left Altoona for home!. He fired up telling the story!, but explained he wasn`t angry with us!, just the authorities!. I miss you mate!.

F7BIGJOB · Post by **F7BIGJOB** » December 28, 2010, 9:35 am

This is on the '64 F 750 fire truck on ebay, without measuring nozzle location on my 250, I would think the nozzle is in the factory place and placed vent forward of it.

Vented Hoods

vent to washer nozzle location