<VV> Engine Conversion

[Bryan Blackwell]

Also, you'll need to remove the shroud(s) the FC filler tube goes  
through and replace with car shrouds.

If someone is doing this I'm looking to pick up the FC shrouds for  
the filler tube so I can add the filler tube to our Greenbrier someday.

--Bryan

On May 3, 2007, at 6:25 PM, BBRT wrote:

> Lonny,
> Remove the truck oil filler tube, install an expansion plug in the  
> block hole of the suitable diameter available at your local FLAPS  
> or auto machine shop.  Install a car alternator/oil filter/filler/ 
> idler pulley housing on the rear housing and you are good to go. If  
> the rear housing cover (alt mount, etc.) on your engine is a car  
> one that has been plugged, remove plug and install a car oil filler  
> snout and cap. Easiest to just replace the alternator mount. There  
> is also the matter of the car dipstick tube which must be installed  
> somehow. I do not recall if there is a boss of aluminum on a FC  
> block. If so, drill hole and install dipstick tube.  You didn't  
> mention the shroud or turkey roaster. It needs a hole for the  
> dipstick tube. To locate, measure from a car. If no boss on block,  
> I think you can successfully drill an angled hole, but not at the  
> severe angle a car dipstick tube enters the block, but more like  
> 30° or so from vertical. After installing tube, it will obviously  
> stick out far too far and needs a gentle large radius bend to get  
> back up to the shroud in the right place. The dipstick will bend  
> and follow the tube, if it is not crimped. I would think it could  
> be done.
> Chuck S
> BBRT
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lonny Clark" <lclarkpdx at gmail.com>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 6:13 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Engine Conversion
>
>
>> Reply to the list instead of privately. I too, have a truck engine  
>> I would
>> like to put in a car. It was a high-dollar engine, lots of  
>> goodies, but was
>> built for a truck (oil filler in the wrong place). It's basically  
>> a '66
>> turbo engine in a truck block with an early-style clutch. Deep pan  
>> with
>> cooling fins, external oil cooler, aluminum valve covers, Venolia  
>> forged
>> pistons, etc.
>>
>> It will fit into a car, but the oil filler scrapes the tail panel.  
>> So, I
>> would also like to know how to convert it to fit right into a car,  
>> it would
>> look really good in a '63 Spyder convertible shell that I happen  
>> to have out
>> back...
>>
>> Lonny
>>
>> On 5/3/07, Grant Young <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a 1962 truck engine I want to convert to look correct in a  
>>> 1962
>>> car.>> Grant