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Re: Volvo Pistons

To: Curtis Hunter <amy_curt@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Volvo Pistons
From: David Kernberger <dkern@napanet.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 18:37:51 -0800
Cc: buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net, mgb-v8@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <003701c1cfcc$0d0cb860$2197fea9@mlk56teacher>
Reply-to: David Kernberger <dkern@napanet.net>
Sender: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
3/20/02--First day of Spring------

Curtis,

        I have the article also--thanks for your offer of copies.  Also I
am aware of the 4.0 and 4.6 liter Rover options.  I am interested, however,
in all the information I can get, of all kinds.  So now I am asking you
what Volvo ALLOY rocker arms are you referring to???  Please be as specific
as you can.  I only know of the iron (steel?) rockers from the B 18, B 20,
and B 30 engines.


Thanks.

Cheers,
Cave Kernberger
-----------------------------------------------------------

>"A few weeks back, Steve Mines posted some information on his Olds
>215 engine in a Datsun 510 car.  One thing that caught my interest was the
>use of Volvo pistons in the engine build.  He informs me that he has no
>personal knowledge of this but that the engine was built some years back by
>Phil Baker of 1986 Hot Rod Magazine article fame."
>The pistons described could have been from a number of applications.  The
>most notable Volvo hardware are the alloy rocker arms, and (and
>believe)Volvo valves used in the Buick 300 heads.
>The popular set up was the 300 crank in the 215 block with turned down
>mains, small block Chevy 2" rods and Ford 260 or Chevy 305 pistions....
>bunches of options.  I have copies of the article if interested.  Much of
>this stuff is too expensive to do and much cheaper if you just go with a
>4.OL or larger Rover cross bolted main block.
>Curtis.

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