After a couple years of daily driving and racing "LiL' POGO" the 1950 TD/Stude, the '51 259cc motor was getting a bit tired after 136,000 miles (it still had original pan gasket, those old Kettering engines were bulletproof).
So, time for a change. In went a '52 Olds engine (another Kettering) donated by my recent bride from her 98 convertible which had shed a Hydro and was languishing in our back yard.
By moving the firewall back 18" and relocating the steering and seating I gained cubic inches and shaved 180 pounds from the Studebaker setup with this motor combo. Flowed heads, bore, cam, headers and 4 carb Wayne road racing manifold followed. No more auto crossing for this rig.
Lonnie
Lonnie, that's about the coolest thing I've seen in that last few days, including a home-made V8 powered trike pulling a full size pup-up camper. - - - - BTW, I had to research the "Kettering" engine. If I understand correctly, the "Kettering" eventually was marketed by Olds as the "Rocket V8."
Lee
MB5+TW200+CRF250L+GTV300+INT650
XL883R w/Texas Ranger Sidecar
Zuma 50F + Burgman w/Texas Sidecar<Mrs. SwampFox
Wow!
I wonder how much it costs to buy something like that now. (I mean sans engine mods and all)
It's certainly nice to take my son to school in that. Better than my sidecar rig.
The OHV Cadillac, OHV Olds and OHV Studebakers were all Kettering design engines.
Though small displacement (259CI)the Studes were over square motors with a very short stroke and hemispherical combustion chambers which made for a heavy but damn near indestructable motor.
The Paxton supercharged models had an even shorter stroke than the 259's. On those mills the blowers could lock up in high blow mode and burn up but the engines didn't.
Lonnie
Skiri,
NADA Retail is $27,600.00 for the 1950 to 1952 TD's.
Some things a guy should just keep.
Lonnie
