Fly-Tailwind
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The engine is an aluminum Olds 215 V8.. stroked to 265ci. A Buick 300ci crank will fit with only minor mod. I did a normal rebuild with all new technology stuff. IE. hyperutectic pistons. It is mounted inverted, no big deal here, some new oil drain holes. There is a simple aluminum strap mounted just above the lifters to keep them from falling out in case of a rocker failure or some thing. OIL pump, it is mounted externally by the factory so that is easy to deal with. An almost flat cover will replace the pan. I built a new oil tank out of the right valve cover and drained the left one into it. A line from the oil pump goes down to the tank. Yes it pulls oil up just fine... NO, there isn't a problem with oil in the cyl. It puffs a little smoke on start up and never has had a hydraulic lock.
Direct drive, a normal bell housing is used. A prop shaft extension runes through the hole in the bell housing which has an adapter with a ball bearing mounted in it. The prop end of the shaft is made with a tapper and key way to fit older style prop hub. Continued in next post.
I have a web site at, https://sites.google.com/site/tailwi...olds-v8-engine
Direct drive, a normal bell housing is used. A prop shaft extension runes through the hole in the bell housing which has an adapter with a ball bearing mounted in it. The prop end of the shaft is made with a tapper and key way to fit older style prop hub. Continued in next post.
I have a web site at, https://sites.google.com/site/tailwi...olds-v8-engine
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