Re: 6 cyl in a 55...another wacky idea?

Posted by HH56 On 2010/12/31 19:00:14

There was at least one one done that I know of. A former Packard mechanic who used to have a shop in Oceanside area put a V8 with Ultra in a late 30's car. Don't remember which model though. He showed his results off at one of the PI meets many years ago.

Fit front to back was good -- minor changes to cowl for Ultra but said side to side was a real challenge. Steering shaft had to change to one of the modern U joint type shafts because clearing exhaust was an issue and something else in the frame area was a real pain -- but he did it. I don't know what ever happened to the car.