Nick's 52 Chevy COE build

No exhaust ports under the valve covers so I'd guess a caddie too. That would have been a score

Nick, if you squint when you're looking into the future, you'll see a really cool, really rare hotrod motor. But, if you open your eyes wider and look into the near future, you'll see what trouble a 'white elephant' is. Those Caddies will be hard to get parts for like the flywheel, clutch, transmission, oil pan, and water pump.
I am trying to whip a 'white elephant' into shape right now and it's a struggle. I have acquired a Lincoln 'Y' block with no flywheel, starter, or clutch. There are two bellhousing options; both not very good. I can take an 'FE' bellhousing and machine the bolt holes and dowel pin holes to fit on the 'y' block or take a big truck 'Lincoln 'Y' block bellhousing that is almost 2 in' too deep and get a long snout input shaft to go though the bell to the rear of the crank. It looks like I will have to get a starter that I can clock about 30* to fit in the casting of the motor. Boy, am I ever going to have a rare motor though.

Got the donor piggy home and have started to tear into it.

I am very happy with the condition it is in. Bonus...Tilt steering column, Rear disc breaks on the rear D70.

12 yard dumpster is full. Have to wait for that.

Couple nice bucks from my game camera.

I've seen deer where's the coe

Merc52 said:

I've seen deer where's the coe

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COE is on the stand still getting cleaned up. Most of my time is spent tearing apart the RV

Almost there.

cool COE, how long is it going to end up?

jamesgs4 said:

cool COE, how long is it going to end up?

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The WB is 13'

Drug the Cobra to my farm to finish it off. The girls went to town to do girl stuff so I decided to cut off the back. Heavy monster.

Looks good. Keep up the progress. [

Just keep cutting...Starting to look like a truck...Almost

Yep! a truck with swivel buckets [cl

Nice progress it's starting to look like something useable

So how well is the cab gonna fit that front chassis? Looks like the RV was more cab forward than the COE.

Sam_Fear said:

So how well is the cab gonna fit that front chassis? Looks like the RV was more cab forward than the COE.

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The P30 chassis has the same engine and front axle location as the COE. If you look back through some of the pics the engine in the COE is completely under the floor of the truck. The hood on the COE gives an impression that the motor is under the hood. Very deceiving.

I was looking more at front wheel to seat placement, but after looking again, they do both look fairly close. Might not even need to do much of anything to the steering linkage besides swap out columns.