aluminum block 215" V8 for sale!

[Shannen Durphey]

diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shannen Durphey <shannen at grolen.com>
> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> Date: Thursday, January 07, 1999 11:25 PM
> Subject: Re: aluminum block 215" V8 for sale!
> 
Oh, man.  Shoulda been wearin' a mask when I wrote.
Shannen
> Ya take off for months atta time, and then try to sneak in HA, gotcha
> Bruce
> 
> >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.
> >>
> ><snip>
> >> 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
> >