How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Jordan Baker]

Today I was able to go pickup a very nice running Chevy inline 6. It took a lot longer then expected as we had to first remove the engine from the sellers truck. Then when ready to load the engine into my pickup the sellers engine hoist stopped hoisting. So I ended up driving home again to get my hoist and loaded it up. Then back to get the engine. Reloaded everything and the off for home. Unloaded everything again and then took the pickup back to my uncles. What should have been 3-4hrs took just over 8. The things we do for a hobby.

However I'll be able to put all of the right hand drive army bits on this engine.

[Bob Carriere]

Look behind you to see if you can see a horseshoe sticking out of your ***

Lots of work but a good find. What size ? what year?

Have you heard it running before the extraction???? If not you may want to consider using your test bed to get it fired up and fully proofed before you do slide it in there......

When you do the water pump transplant try to use the CMP hose neck that has a flat spot casted in the lower front section that gives you additional clearance for the throttle rod. I know what you will be doing over the Xmas Holidays!!!!

If you keep finding CMP parts like that, you will have enough spare to build another one.

Stay warm

[Jordan Baker]

It is a Chevy 216 replacement engine. Yes I did hear and see it run and I was very pleased with it. It came from a running pickup where the owner wanted to install a small block v8. My plan is to use all the army bits/right hand drive parts from the wartime block.

The big thing I am having to do is remove the clutch, flywheel and bellhousing and install the wartime bell housing. The orange engine doesn't have any cutouts for the clutch fork on the right side and the rear engine mounts are different.

So now I read up on how to accomplish this.

Funny enough I hear the horseshoe comment a lot while at work. I've got quite the collection.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Funny enough I hear the horseshoe comment a lot while at work. I've got quite the collection.

I hear they call you 'Ole Iron Arse'...

[David Dunlop]

Hmmm. I wonder if his CMP will steer towards the race track whenever he drives by?

David

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Jordan

Removing the LH bell housing and replacing it with the RH CMP should be no big problem....except that the clutch then the flywheel needs to be removed first to get to the bell housing bolts.

Now is the time to have the flywheel refaced, check the ring gear for dentist work and maybe spring for a new clutch........ and have the pressure plate cleaned up....... and the proverbial throw out bearing!!!!

You should be able to do wheelies next Summer.

Cheers

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jordan

As I think was mentioned checking the housing is centered is covered in the manual, it is a fussy job but necessary. Also it is possible to convert the the LHD to RHD I've done it twice with success. There are two previous threads that might be of use:

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ing#post160268

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4722


Keep us posted on your progress, I'm enjoying your thread.

Cheers Phil