For dam sure makes an intresting eng. in a '34 street rod---
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> From: "David in Durango" <adin@frontier.net>
> Date: 2006/07/03 Mon PM 06:41:25 CDT
> To: "LandSpeed list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Fw: mystery motor - the story I was told.
>
> For all you still guessing . . . . (this is a repost)
>
> the whole dang bunch of images from the picnic are at
> http://public.fotki.com/The_Pope/gpa_hot_rod_open_house/
> pick through and find the motor pic, click on it for enlarged version
> (that's what I told her anyway)
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> Here's the story I was told.
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> A retired GM engineer sold the motor to a friend, who sold it to current
> owner (going in a 34 chev coup). GM guy was Dave Hedley (?).
>
> Anyway, "they" took two Quad 4 motors, one motor had the last cylinder cut
> off, the other the front cylinder was cut off. These blocks were then
> "furnace welded" (?) into a straight 6ix motor.
>
> Cams and cranks were custom made ("no, its not billet, its steel" - I guess
> the term billet now denotes al-u-minium only?).
>
> Six of these were built, four later dismantled, one went to a museum and
> one might have gone out the back door. This was the development program
> for the trailblazer 6 motors. (Which are now 4.2 liter?
>
> Its what I was told - I have no ownership in this story.
>
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> http://images17.fotki.com/v326/photos/4/43175/3732065/DSCN4759-vi.jpg?640480
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> http://images17.fotki.com/v325/photos/4/43175/3732065/DSCN4761-vi.jpg?640480
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> http://images17.fotki.com/v322/photos/4/43175/3732065/DSCN4774-vi.jpg?640480
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> Just thought it interesting . . . .
>
> David in Durango
>
> Your messages not reaching the list?
>
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