Nate,
I would agree more with Chip. Although GM did the original design, they did not have the quality control to get consistent castings, so they stopped producing the 215. Several years later, Rover bought the design and the tooling. They have made a success of it and it has been used in several cars, such as some of the last 20 years of Morgans, the Triumph TR8, and several Rovers.
It was used in all three BOP lines, so there are some hot rod parts available for it.
Did the Buick version use their characteristic nail valves? (The early cast iron Buick V8 used relatively small diameter exhaust valves, so they were called nail valves.)
Bobby
Actually that's a _BUICK_ aluminum 215 CID V-ate and yes , the later model four wheeled ones did as did Rovers ~ I see them in Pick-A-Part a few times a year and always wonder why the Hot Rodders don't grab 'em straightaway as they're only $250 fan to flywheel and never worn out nor broken , bolt right up to GM trannies etc. , etc......
-Nate
Chip wrote:
>
> Nate,
>
> I thought Morgan's came with Rover V8's?
>
> Chip
>
>
--
Toward freedom,
Bobby Yates Emory
No comments:
Post a Comment