RoddingRon
A man in his natural habitat....a Studebaker
About a year ago I ended up with a 215 aluminum Buick V8 through a local auction, but what was supposed to be a complete motor didn't have a crank and several other parts that are important for making the thing work. I did end up with two sets of nailhead heads and some other goodies. When I posted about that I got that motor and that I needed parts, it stuck in the back of the mind of HOT40ROD, and over the winter he pointed me toward a local craigslist ad with another complete motor. I went to look at it and ended up buying that one, but it came with a set of aluminum Oldsmobile heads (same block just different heads)...no big deal since I got two sets of the Buick heads with the auction purchase (the nail head is just a cool looking head IMO).
Now I should have enough parts to make a good aluminum motor for that fenderless project that still hasn't been started....But wait....there's more!
The auction guy (I work with him) tells me that he finally got the call to finish clearing out the house that my original purchase came from, and there were more motor parts there. He told me where to go to see what parts were going to be auctioned off the following night, and if anything was of interest to let him know and he'd bid on it for me. Well, guess where the crank and some of the other parts from the original auction were sitting....yup, the up coming auction.....And there was another complete short block too. Note the paper underneath the one exahust manifold in the first pic....that's the crank I needed with the original motor
So I tell the guy that I want the parts....all of the parts and if he gets them cheap enough and if he can get the short block cheap enough I'll take that too.
Welllll...........now I have to start sorting all the good from the bad...
So now I have three motors and almost enough parts for all of them......oh....these are in addition to the 1964 327 I just pulled out of my Studebaker to put the tuned port set up in and I sure can't forget that really nice 454 that JFG455 is putting together for me (top secret engine build in the engines section)
It's a sickness I tell ya! I sure hope I never find the cure
Now I should have enough parts to make a good aluminum motor for that fenderless project that still hasn't been started....But wait....there's more!
The auction guy (I work with him) tells me that he finally got the call to finish clearing out the house that my original purchase came from, and there were more motor parts there. He told me where to go to see what parts were going to be auctioned off the following night, and if anything was of interest to let him know and he'd bid on it for me. Well, guess where the crank and some of the other parts from the original auction were sitting....yup, the up coming auction.....And there was another complete short block too. Note the paper underneath the one exahust manifold in the first pic....that's the crank I needed with the original motor
So I tell the guy that I want the parts....all of the parts and if he gets them cheap enough and if he can get the short block cheap enough I'll take that too.
Welllll...........now I have to start sorting all the good from the bad...
So now I have three motors and almost enough parts for all of them......oh....these are in addition to the 1964 327 I just pulled out of my Studebaker to put the tuned port set up in and I sure can't forget that really nice 454 that JFG455 is putting together for me (top secret engine build in the engines section)
It's a sickness I tell ya! I sure hope I never find the cure
