<VV> '64 Engine Interchangability

[Tony Underwood]

At 07:46 PM 7/2/2011, Michael Kovacs wrote:
>  For the most part, yes. Others will chime in with a few if, and and buts. I
>assume you are still using a generator? I know the rear accessory 
>package for a
>EM has a different one than the alternator LM to mount the generator on. As a
>matter of fact I have a '61 with a 110 hp '64 truck engine in it.
>
>
>  Keep asking questions.
>
>  MIKE KOVACS


Mike is right.   Just about the only difference you will see is the 
Gen/Alt mount and that's not a big issue.   If you want to update, 
you can convert to an alternator for the car with little trouble 
(done this a number of times) and only a purist would ever 
notice.   Or, just keep the generator and swap that rear top housing 
if you want to remain original.

My '60 4-door now has a '66 110 in it, bolted in without a hitch 
although to keep the alternator working with the '60 wire harness 
remaining intact required a bit of trickery to energize the 
alternator field using an alternator regulator (again without having 
to cut or modify the wire harness).   I home-brewed a 2nd "regulator" 
(actually a triggered switching circuit) using two transistors and a 
couple of capacitors and resistors, worked fine.   Interestingly 
enough, the '61-up cars are easy to adapt to an alternator, more so 
than a '60 anyway... without stringing wires around.

For all intents and purposes, a '64 engine is the same as a '65 
engine except for the cylinder-to-head spigot size (which is the same 
as the '60-63 140 and 145 inch engines); the '65 engine has a larger 
diameter spigot size to allow a wider head gasket.

In fact. I highly recommend the uprated engine as a swap for an early 
model driver Corvair.  Mileage won't suffer much at all and the extra 
torque makes the car more tractable in city driving.   It certainly 
will wake up a '60 that had an 80hp 140 engine in it.


tony..