<VV> Engine Conversion

[BBRT]

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
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