![]() 05/20/2019 at 02:05 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
The picture is of a 1962-1964 Studebaker 259/289 2bbl engine. I’ve seen plenty of these engines in my lifetime. It sticks out like a sore thumb when I see it.
Especially when... well...
Umm...
It’s in a 1961 Unibody F-100. That’s a first for me.
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later part of 20th century LS swap equivalent?
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Easy...back in the late 60s, someone had a wrecked Studebaker and a Ford F100 with a blown engine.
I had a Series 3 Land Rover ute quite some time ago. The original owner had it as a farm ute. He killed the 4 cylinder engine and his solution was a six from a Rover P6 that died rusty. It fit but it wasn't the best choice given the gearing...
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That's what was laying around, so shove it in!
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I like it.
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I, too, have a question: Why are there two things that look just like the brake master cylinder in my truck?
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If the one on the right looked added on, I’d have assumed the Stude required conversion to a hydraulic clutch. But - it’s the one on the left that looks added on. Then again, the fender design precludes a Z-bar over under the clutch pedal, so there may be a transfer bar under the dash which has been connected to the one on the left to operate the clutch... or that’s what I’d assume if there didn’t appear to be a brake light switch.
This may just be a weird Ford setup for hydraulic clutch that moves parts around from standard.
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I think the one on the right must be a hydraulic clutch master . The one on the left in the above pic (with the brake light switch) has the same firewall bolt pattern as the stock brake mc on mine. I didn’t think a clutch master cylinder would be up there, but I suppose that makes sense.
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Me, too!
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Fun fact: the Revell “Visible V8" model kit is a simplified representation of that Studebaker V8.
well, it may not be that “fun,” but it is a fact.