Eric,
Is that a wide block 318? If it's the small block then it's a job, if it's a
wide block i don't see why it wouldn't fit (but then again, I've been known to
be wrong). What would you want for it if it's a wide block, and any idea of
shipping cost?
Bruce Clough
(sorry to bomb the whole list with this, but our mail software eliminates the
original sender's address)
>You forgot about choice number 5. I have a '64 318 from a fury w/ 70K orig.
mi
> on
>it. It came from a 4 door fury that was wrecked, and I was going to put it
into
> my
>'59, but I found that it was going to be a pretty big retrofit. It's got a
good
>torqueflite too. If a '64 318 will go ito a '61 without too much trouble (I'm
> not
>sure), let me know if interested.
>Thanks!
>Eric Skowron, Fort Collins, CO
>
>Bruce T Clough wrote:
>
>> FFL's (Fellow Forward Lookers),
>>
>> I managed to cobble enough of an exhaust system together this last weekend
to
>> listen to the engine run without loosing my hearing. I also got the brakes
>> working so i could drive the car around and warm it up. What I heard, and
> saw,
>> was not good (so much for the "good running engine" the salesman was talking
>> about).
>>
>> 1. Plenty of blow-by coming out the oil filler cap.
>> 2. Blue smoke out the tail pipe when revved.
>> 3. Noise coming from the right side of the engine somwhere between the
"thunk"
>> of a rod knock and the "thwack" of a piston slap. Noise increases with
engine
>> RPM.
>>
>> Soooooo, rather than a quick fix to be a daily driver I have a project on my
>> hands. Nothing new...
>>
>> I have choices:
>>
>> 1. Rebuild the sick 318 wide-block.
>> 2. Rebuild the sick wideblock with performance updates.
>> 3. Buy a wedge V8, rebuild it, and stick it in.
>> 4. Buy a wedge V8, rebuild it with performance updates, and stick it in.
>>
>> Due to budget and time restraints, I think 3 & 4 are out.
>>
>> What say the wisdom of the list on this?
>>
>> Bruce Clough
>> 61 Newport
>> 61 Fury
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