F15a steering knuckles

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by rob love

This is not uncommon amongst Chev owners, who by their very nature have a inferiority complex trying to compete with the Ford V8.

Rob, you're a great guy and I love you like a brother, but ya really got to take that one back. The leaky, cantankerous one in my garage is a Ford and the only reason the concrete floor is safe is because the oil leaks and pools INSIDE the hull. My Chev's love me. They start and don't crap out in the middle of, and require being inglamorously towed home from, EVERY STINKIN' PARADE.

[Bob Phillips]

well stated Bruce...and yes Rob it is a Ford 337.this one out of a dump truck. B.P.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Bob Phillips

well stated Bruce...and yes Rob it is a Ford 337.this one out of a dump truck. B.P.

Wow, more of a great thing.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Guys

Putting a 337 in any CMP would be a challenge it weighs just short of 1000 lbs with the transmission. Was used in the BIG Ford trucks and Lincoln 1949-1952. I've got two of these engines hence the CMP

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I was moving one of them from garage to shop.

Cheers Phil

[Dave Schindel]

Typical. A Chev hauling Ford parts around.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

I wonder if there were not a lot of unintended interchange of parts. The guys in a REME repair shop have a dead Ford and a pile of Chevy parts taking the attitude if it fits it works.

For example the replacement of Chevy engines with Ford engines in North Africa has often been referred to, reason the guys running the rebuild facilities were Ford guys and had Ford parts, they worked with what they knew and had.

Cheers Phil

PS Dave I was expecting somebody to comment on Chevy with an outboard Ford glad you enjoyed.

[Dave Schindel]

Commonality of parts was fairly important at the time.

yeah, couldn't resist.