bds1984 1,435 #26 Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/8/2020 at 10:27 PM, pullstart said: Well, this has spark! it’s unbelievable how massive this really is! IF (that’s a BIG IF!) it ends up under a Wheel Horse hood, it’ll have a funny set of stacks with the intake on the right and exhaust mainly on the left! That'd about be the equivalent of when I shoehorned a '71 400 Ford into a Chevette 10 years ago. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,697 #27 Posted December 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, bds1984 said: That'd about be the equivalent of when I shoehorned a '71 400 Ford into a Chevette 10 years ago. Just. Wow. I seen that done several times over the years with a small block chevy. A 400 Ford is every kind of bigger than that. You must have had to use crowbars and lots and lots of persuasion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #28 Posted December 1, 2020 50 minutes ago, bds1984 said: That'd about be the equivalent of when I shoehorned a '71 400 Ford into a Chevette 10 years ago. I’ve never heard of a Ford in a Chevy. Chevy’s power classic Fords all the time, but that’s different. Any pics around of that? 31 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Just. Wow. I seen that done several times over the years with a small block chevy. A 400 Ford is every kind of bigger than that. You must have had to use crowbars and lots and lots of persuasion. He probably warmed up the Chevette In the oven a bit and tossed the 400 in the freezer too! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bds1984 1,435 #29 Posted December 1, 2020 It involved lots of sawzall blades and a plasma cutter. Once we cut back to solid metal (which took a lot), 2x4 square tubing was welded in for a frame and a Ford Ranger axle set up with a quad link in the rear. I will hunt down some more pictures, it was several phones ago. The Chevy orange really got some people as many thought it was a big block Chevy at first. I forgot how far the engine sat back.... if the distributor was on the rear like a GM engine, it'd be more like a cup holder now. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,697 #30 Posted December 1, 2020 1 minute ago, bds1984 said: it'd be more like a cup holder now That's is AWESOME. Love to see engine adaptations like that! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #31 Posted December 3, 2020 Hand cranked this bad boy to life tonight! I used brake clean to hear it fire and with the residual oil in the exhaust from completely filling this engine to sit for a year or so... it gave me a delightful 30 weight bath! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,697 #32 Posted December 3, 2020 Absolutely excellent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #33 Posted December 3, 2020 I have video too, but have dropped the iPad one too many times... and have no internet reception. Time to get some major repairs higher than my pay grade and get a better bulletproof case too! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,697 #34 Posted December 3, 2020 Oh nooooo. Just give that and a soldering iron to one of yer kids. It'll be going in no time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bds1984 1,435 #35 Posted December 3, 2020 9 hours ago, pullstart said: Hand cranked this bad boy to life tonight! I used brake clean to hear it fire and with the residual oil in the exhaust from completely filling this engine to sit for a year or so... it gave me a delightful 30 weight bath! I prefer 15W40 but either is greatly preferred over 80W90 gear oil. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,697 #36 Posted December 3, 2020 2 hours ago, bds1984 said: I prefer 15W40 but either is greatly preferred over 80W90 gear oil. You haven't lived until you've had a bath in the old limited slip fluid with the additives in it.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bds1984 1,435 #37 Posted December 3, 2020 42 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: You haven't lived until you've had a bath in the old limited slip fluid with the additives in it.... No, I haven't. But I was on the ground floor for when many of my friends had that privilege. I'll respectfully decline. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 1,926 #38 Posted December 3, 2020 16 hours ago, pullstart said: Hand cranked this bad boy to life tonight! I used brake clean to hear it fire and with the residual oil in the exhaust from completely filling this engine to sit for a year or so... it gave me a delightful 30 weight bath! They say essential oils are good for the skin! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #39 Posted December 3, 2020 7 hours ago, ebinmaine said: You haven't lived until you've had a bath in the old limited slip fluid with the additives in it.... Burnt transmission fluid... at the tech center in high school, 30 miles from home. THE BEST! 🤮 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnymag3 2,520 #40 Posted December 3, 2020 NOTHING SMELLS LIKE 90W...............yeeeeeeeeeowwwwww 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #41 Posted December 5, 2020 On 12/3/2020 at 5:28 PM, pullstart said: Burnt transmission fluid... at the tech center in high school, 30 miles from home. THE BEST! 🤮 Burnt ATF is nasty........ It ranks right up there with burnt clutch material and burnt electrical motor windings. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,017 #42 Posted December 5, 2020 2 hours ago, 19richie66 said: Burnt ATF is nasty........ It ranks right up there with burnt clutch material and burnt electrical motor windings. And that 40 year old varnished gasoline paste (or 2 year old new E-10 gas) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,922 #44 Posted December 13, 2020 Did some horse trading... this carcass is coming here tomorrow. Hmm.... what to do, what to do? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,326 #45 Posted December 13, 2020 Stuff a SB Chevy in it. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,766 #47 Posted December 13, 2020 56 minutes ago, pullstart said: Did some horse trading... this carcass is coming here tomorrow. Hmm.... what to do, what to do? Wheel Horse 2454 Front End Loader 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
