aluminum block 215" V8 for sale!

[Shannen Durphey]

diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu wrote:
> 
> I have an aluminum 215 cubic inch (3525 cubic centimeters) V8
> from an oldsmobile/buick/triumph/TRV/land rover/etc.
> 
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> Includes transmission!  This is a weird item: automatic trans
> with SIX positions/notches on the shifter arm (PRND321 ??) plus
> a kickdown lever. NO TORQUE CONVERTER OR CLUTCH; it just has a
> disc that looks like a clutch disc, but has boltholes instead of
> a friction material.  It bolts onto the flywheel (included with
> the engine) and drives the transmission directly.  This is all
> that i know about the transmission.
> 

This could be the hydramatic trans that first saw service in 55 Chevy
pickup and Olds(called the Jetaway in Olds).  It's got a "taurus
coupling" where the converter should be.  Is it aluminum or cast
iron?  The ones I've seen are cast, and weigh as much as a smallblock
Chebby.  Shift positions on the pickups were, in order, R N 1-4 1-3
1-2.  Don't know the Olds, but can get copies of original service
literature for both, if needed.

> This motor would make a great small car swap, as the entire setup
> will weigh less than an iron 4 cylinder by far and is much meaner.
> This motor is smaller than a chevy V8 by far enough that
> mounting it in a volvo or something would be a piece of cake.
> 

Is bellhousing pattern like triditional Buick/Olds/Pontiac?  What's
the engine originally from?
Shannen

> My price is $500 for everything, not including shipping.
> I'm in austin, texas..
> 
> -jake
> chickens at mail.utexas.edu