Its the little Victories...

[HotRodTractor]

that make playing with engines worthwhile! I've been searching for a "mock-up" engine to build my intake and header setup while I go through the actual motor that I am going to use for my daily driver project to help save some time. So I keep watching the dreaded Ebay hoping to find a long block engine close to home, or cheep enough to ship and a couple of weeks ago I bought one - it looked mostly complete in the pictures and the only thing that concerned me was that it was a long engine - so after I verified thats what it was I stopped looking at the pictures and asking questions.I

I won the auction with a single $100 bid. I got my purchase home through a a friend that was passing through the area with a pick up and hadn't had time to really look at it until earlier this week. Its a "new" block that was never stamped with the engine number, with a relatively clean looking "Spitfire" head on it, full flow oil filter - and I think its 265ci by checking the stroke with a piece of wire.

There was also a transmission included with the engine that I wrote off initially as a three speed - but I think its actually an Desoto M6 "Tip-Toe" transmission. I have no idea what I'm going to do with it yet.

Yep I'm going to call this one a victory.

[Bob_Koch]

Ain't it grand when that happens! Glad for ya.

[Don Coatney]

Good for you! However Desoto never had a 265 CI engine. That was a Chrysler only option as was the Spitfire head.

Edited November 19, 2010 by Don Coatney

[Dodgeb4ya]

4-3/4" is the magic number!

[HotRodTractor]

I'll grab some pictures - I've been meaning to take some of the tranny anyway. I know the engine and transmission combo was pulled from a Desoto - so that is why I am assuming its the Desoto version of the transmission. The head is an obvious addition - its got an "OK" but older coat of red paint on it with the lettering on the "Spitfire" ground flat instead of being painted. I did come up with 4 3/4" stroke - but am not going to swear that I got a fantastically accurate measurement. I'm going to try and get it up on the stand this weekend and begin dissassembly - once I pop the head off it will be easier to measure the stroke and get an accurate number.