Looks to be a Borg Warner trans common to Packard and others.

I have a 356 out of a 1940 that threw a rod through the block. I just couldn't junk it. I have it stored. I'm thinking of making it into a coffee table for the shop. Any other ideas?

Pentax makes a waterproof shock resistant camera. It can be used under as much as 40 feet of water. So, it is easy to take care of.It is 14 MP also it should be available for about $300 or if you want with GPS it is about $349.

This seems to be rather common in newly overhauled engines that had the valve guides replaced and fitted to modern specs. This new fuel seems t gum up the valves with this close tolerance after just a short time of non use. I have had a 327 gum up after just a couple of months even when the engine was started and brought up to temperature about once a week. Finally, the valves had to be removed to loosen them. The bottom line is that our straight eight engines are better off if used regularly.
I have had good luck with a Marvel Mystery oil upper cylinder lubricator. It seems to solve the problem.

Are me PMs and photos getting to you? If not, let me know and I can post some here.

One other thing I didn't see listed, you should check is the heat riser. It is the flap in the manifold that closes off the exhaust to warm up the motor. If it is stuck in the closed position, overheating in warm weather can occur in short order.

If you decide to purchase a 2279 Super 8 convertible, I have two. One is currently under complete restoration and is completely original.

Sorry my reply is slow coming. I just got back on line. I have repaired two different OD cables by soldering the cable to the housing. I first used squeezed the housing back into shape, then soldered it. One of the cable has been in use for over 10 years.Granted it isn't activated that often it is left in overdrive virtually all of the time.

It is not actually a flap. It is fixed in place. It was formed to keep oil from splashing back up the filler tube. Obviously it needs to be put in the right direction.

There is one other place you might find a build sheet. Look closely between the gas tank filler neck and the smaller vent tube. Those are subjected to much more weather. So, they are frequently in poor condition.
Good luck.