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Old 12-24-2019, 02:18 AM   #10
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Default Re: The Old Opportunity Motor

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Originally Posted by Russ/40 View Post
It is established, the "opportunity motor" is a motor NOT. There must be some useful purpose for what is left. Perhaps cut the top 3/4" off and make a torque plate out of it. Or perhaps a plate for pressure testing "A" blocks.

What say you guys and gals. What else can you think of in repurposing what is left.
Solder plates over the holes? Or if you have a vintage farm implement you could do like they did in the old days & make a 'shortened' engine to match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL1yiIh-IGw



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVWYEvOxdFE


Or a cut away engine
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