Buick and Oldsmobile V8s, 215 Aluminum

[Milwaukee Midget]

7 liters the L O N G way!

Those two engines combined probably weigh less than an iron block 426 Mopar.

[salt27]

Those two engines and the iron block 426 Mopar combined probably weigh less than a flat head Cad V8. 

 

[Jack Gifford]

I wasn't aware of the Herbert twin. I hope he had better results than Mickey did with his twin-215 at the '62 drag nationals (but he didn't agonize much over it, since he took top-eliminator with his single-Pontiac-hemi dragster; it was so light that he added 90 lb. to make the minimum 1,100 lb. weight!).

[Milwaukee Midget]

Quick little update on these.

I am talking with a potential buyer, and he's asked for some more information.

So my Saturday is now shot loosening up the Buick and cleaning up the Oldsmobile.

If I find anything germane to this thread, I'll post it up.

[Stan Back]

Highjacking again . . .

With the stroker cranks they totaled over 8-1/2 liters.  Later they were both GMC blown.  Semi-successful effort by Herbert.  Hard to get around when parked across the return road at Fontana in the dark.  Herbert's best effort was Lefty's dual Chevys.

[Milwaukee Midget]

I recall as a kid, when Wide World of Sports would cover drag racing, seeing the Herbert twin Chevy - probably at Pomona Winternats.

My dad, an avid Mopar fan and always disgusted with Chevrolet, simply discounted the car as being "twice as much trouble".

Still, getting two engines to run in concert is engineering beyond what I would attempt.

[Speed Limit 1000]

I don't think you ever take the easy way, why would you start now
Your effort has been amazing

[Milwaukee Midget]

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/bar/4952513557.html

Updated the craigslist ad.

Since I initially posted, I've been trying to get the Buick to turn over.  Been soaking the cylinders with diesel and WD40.  I'll probably give it a couple of more whacks tonight with a 2x4 and a sledge to bust it loose.

I dropped the asking price, but my concern isn't so much what I get for them as it is that I get them out of my basement/garage/attic.  I'll entertain all kinds of swaps, provided they take up less space. 

They're rebuildable, there's no movement in the cylinders (something I understand was a problem with these early on), and either one will make a decent starting point for a lightweight V8 project.

The big headache is getting them shipped - yeah, I know . . .

Anyway, I've still got 'em.   

[salt27]

Chris, I was told that some people use alcohol to loosen stuck engines.

No, they don't drink it, they pour it in the cylinders.   

I don't recall what kind of alcohol.

Anyone else heard of this?

 Don

[Milwaukee Midget]

Gone and gone - no cash exchanged hands, but I wound up with a late model MGB engine to toy with at some later date.

Gets me the hardened valve seats and the need to stop at O'Reilly's for another bag of oil dry - but that's the exchange rate.

And it takes up LESS SPACE! 

[Podunk]