Hi Frank50
Well you have me "hooked" . My Dad was an ' International P/U guy ' (and, I have his last IH p/u after he passed back in the mid 70's - - - going on 43 years, now) (it sets in my yard today, but - I have it sitting on a mid 60's Chevy chassis with a
Chevy 250ci - 6, using the old power-glide ) .
So, before my Dad passed (I was still in High School, 1967) . . .At that time he was driving a 50 or 51 IH 1/2ton & we also had an old "burned-out Packard car" (like a 51 - 52 ) , with a good running 'flathead - 8' .
Well, he would not leave things alone, so - we did install that Flathead Packard straight eight into that old IH L-110 truck . And, it did set almost back to the truck bench seat. I can remember that he just made a "home-made fire wall cover" that you might
see installed in a Chev type Van of that time. It worked OK . . . but, you never had too use the truck 'heater' after that. Plus, I have been kinda looking for an OHV Buick straight-eight, myself , for some time now. I did have a friend give me a '53 V8
"nailhead" complete motor (really complete: with 'oil-bath & carb, exh manifolds, including the Buick 3-speed trans).
So, I say go ahead & go for-it . . . . you'll be the only one at "cruise-night" with anything even close . And, thanks for th' Memories - - - - jim
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