SHARPSHOOTER280Z Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 so, i have a l20b powered 620 king cab dealership 4X4. picked it up off craigslist for $700 in pieces, so i put it together and drove the crap out of it until i got a rod knock after a day of wheeling in -14 degree weather. after that i decided its time for a little more ker-pow under the hood, i looked extensively at the VG swaps, but the wiring scared the crap out of me, after about two months of pondering the idea of a six cylinder, i stumbled across another engine and fell in love; the Oldsmobile 215 aluminium V8. bad ass little V8 weighs in at 315 lbs wet, is carbureted, and outpowers a vg: i was sold! so after a sleepless night of web research i finally got on craigslist again in search of one of these bad boys, first result was a short advertisement about an auto tranny for a 215 that happened to mention a long block that could be for sale, called the guy, he wanted less than $600 for both the engine and tranny. i was a little excited. so a few days later a couple friends and i loaded up in a long box chevy and went on a 200 mile road trip! met the guy at his house and he handed me the tranny and asked me to follow me to his storage unit. upon arival he whipped out his BAMF oldmobile jetfire so we could get to the engine, i was in for a surprise... he gave me almost an entire 12'X12' storage unit with pretty much 3 of every part but the block, i was in shock! that was today. and now were here...the days haul! not bad for a few hundred bucks eh? eberything iss in top nitch condition with the exception of a little grease! derp... block actually still has cross hatching, no slipped liners, overall very good condition! whoo for 1963! yes, auto trans... just until i get the engine all situated in the pickup, then ill be getting a bellhousing so i can fit a 6-speed; until then, kick ass shift kits are available :thumbup: mmmmm 11:1 compression gonna have plenty of stuff to sell on ebay to fund this valves from the 2bbl heads need to go in the 4bbl heads, easy dealgonna be a fun couple months! B) 6 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I'm pretty sure there were no factory 4wd 620's. Good luck with the build. Quote Link to comment
SHARPSHOOTER280Z Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 lol youre right, dealerships had some converted though, mine was converted by ugly truckling for a datsun dealership in portland 4 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Looks like you lucked out on that deal Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 You really lucked out. Most of these aluminum V8 were improperly maintained and have yellow spongy corrosion inside the water jacket. Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Nice score x 2! Quote Link to comment
Cpl620 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 do want, all of it.... Quote Link to comment
SHARPSHOOTER280Z Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Guy was an Oldsmobile fanatic! I was half tempted to throw down the extra cash for the "turbo rocket" intake he had, but I didn't know if I could ruin that on pump gas with the compression already as high as it is. Quote Link to comment
SHARPSHOOTER280Z Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Erson cam specs are .478 lift intake and exhaust, 292 duration intake and exhaust. Gonna be a ground thumper! 1 Quote Link to comment
Fat510 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 The hate is strong with this build. Lol Just kidding, your truck is pretty sick :) 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Erson cam specs are .478 lift intake and exhaust, 292 duration intake and exhaust. Gonna be a ground thumper! Horee sheet, some lobes on that one Quote Link to comment
'70dime Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Can't wait to see the progress. Also love those mud flaps on the Dodge, NAPA4LYFE. Quote Link to comment
BigBearFoley Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Good luck with the build. seems like you have some work ahead of you though! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Nice motor choice, love me some old school olds. :D Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Between Olds, Buick and Triumph you have a good choice of exhaust manifolds that can be massaged to fit just about any installation. Quote Link to comment
SHARPSHOOTER280Z Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 took my heads to the machinist for pressure testing today. cleaned stuff to no avail, attempting to not harm the aluminium is super tough, cant use anything steel... got laid off for a few weeks so progress should be very quick! also did some research on my transmission because i thought i was missing a torque converter... this trans actually doesn't use a torque converter; personally i believe automatic transmissions are the product of the devil and are shifted my some kind of black magic, so this must be the wicked witch of the west of transmissions! then i went through the intakes, i found my best carb kinda dwarfs my 4BBL intake and heres a pic of the cute little 2BBL thats it for today, tomorrow ill get a little crazy and clean the block; anyone know what itd cost me to powdercoat a whole engine? Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Paging Jrock.... 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 thats it for today, tomorrow ill get a little crazy and clean the block; anyone know what itd cost me to powdercoat a whole engine? What am I missing? You want to know what it would cost to powder coat an engine that doesn't run? Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 quite the score! The hate is strong with this build. magnetic force mmm V8 1 Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 mmmm lexus never looked better Quote Link to comment
SHARPSHOOTER280Z Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Aluminum, thats why Quote Link to comment
SHARPSHOOTER280Z Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Because aluminum corrodes. Im just thinking ahead. I don't want to clean everything up, the just watch it rot. As far as whether its going to run, I've gone over everything and I'm not missing one piece, in fact, I've got replacements for literally everything but the crank most of which are still in the box with the receipts. So yea, chances of a lemon, they're slim. thats it for today, tomorrow ill get a little crazy and clean the block; anyone know what itd cost me to powdercoat a whole engine? What am I missing? You want to know what it would cost to powder coat an engine that doesn't run? Quote Link to comment
Boxcar Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Wholly shit . What a score.........Do it right and you will have an epic rig..... Buy about a gallon of WD-40. Best and safest aluminum DE-greaser there is. And most of all , keep us posted. Quote Link to comment
SHARPSHOOTER280Z Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Engines already clean and shiny :) At this point I'm just waiting on a gasket kit, some 36cc heads, a harmonic balancer from summit, and a full Oldsmobile head stud kit to come in the mail. Damn east coast storms are holding stuff up! 60° and foggy here in central Oregon. Quote Link to comment
Boxcar Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 No fog here , just loads of sun.... B) Any luck with the bell housing? Quote Link to comment
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