I have a 235 in my 1951 chev aluminum step Van. I took this engine which was my very first complete rebuild, out of one of my Chev Flat Decks and put it into the van. The engine is a late '53 and so it has the full 48 psi oil pressure -- no dippers on the rods and only 14 psi. My main bearing caps are all shimmed but not the rod caps.
The floor button start in the Flat Deck was beside the gas pedal
but of course in the Step Van, the button wound up being way back as the engine is further back.
So . . . I made a hole for the button in the engine surround, and used the gas pedal arm from an old Austin, as my lever to push the starter button. works like a charm. :)
2nd photo
The lever actually pulls to the side and will go behind the button as a theft deterrent.
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