Or, It's not under the hood, its' in the back.
Today, I drove over to scenic Sooke, and picked up what is likely to be the "new" power-plant for the old bus. It's a 239 Flathead Pontiac six. This is a '52, and it's out of a Canadian Pontiac, so the bell-housing should bolt up to my SM420....... or failing that, I also have the three speed on it still. Canuck Ponchos used a torque tube, unlike the American Ponchos of the time. I used to have a '49 Pontiac with this engine, and I was always pleased at the low end torque, plus they sound cool. My plan is to get it ready to dump in my bus, unless a straight eight shows up......
Also, pictured, is my ludicrous single wheel trailer, with the rest of the running gear. The front end has airbags, and the rear is set up for them. I don't really have any plans for the running gear, but maybe I'll bag my panel, hahahahaha! More than likely, I'll pass them onto someone for free, as it was all free to me. It would be sweet to have "air overload" on the rear, but that seems like allot of work.
Now, I'm not sure how much the flathead weighs, but I can tell you this much, I was often on the bump stops, perhaps the whole way home! Of course, my springs are pretty tired... Man, when the forklift set it in the back of the truck, I thought I was going to sink all the way to Hades! When I was in the drive way here, even with the trailer off, the truck didn't seem to have any give left when I jumped in the back.
On the way back, when looking out the rear view mirror, all I could see was asphalt!
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Last edited by Mr. Lang; 04/22/2012 3:10 AM.
