Here's a taste of that creative butchering. It involves putting a 235 crank in a 216 block. The 235 crank has a narrower #3 main journal that has the thrust bearing in it than a 216, so the bearing web on the 216 needs to be narrowed (same amount on both sides.) You can use 235 rods and piston pins fitted to 1950 Chrysler 250 ci pistons (Egge 279-6) in 0.080 oversize if your block is standard bore. Would be about 0.015 oversize of the standard 3.5" bore on the 216. The skirt length on the pistons needs to be cut down to clear the crank counterbalances. I also had the block machined for the full circle seal Jerry mentioned (last picture).
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
