Finally, an engine swap that makes sense!

[David]

With so many chebby soft blocks going in studes, its cool to see it this way 'round

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/1500732624.html

Dave in IN
1964 GT Hawk

[Thomas63R2]

Probably done years ago when there was such a thing as a kit for the Stude into Willys. At this point I'll bet the seller wishes it did have a sbc, because the market for Stude powered Willys is thin to non-existent.

Thomas

[silverhawk]

Thats cool! Good thing I don't have the $$ and space, I love those rigs, and with a 259, even better! Just got to lose that tow bar in front.

Dylan Wills

'61 lark deluxe 4 door wagon

[John Brayton]

My brother had a 53 Jeep in 1966. It broke down in the back of our ranch and in spite of his wife's warning he left it there for a week. When he returned to take it home the Jeep was stripped! He was so embarrassed he couldn't tell his wife and secretly rebuilt the Jeep with a Chevy 283 and a Stude overdrive.

Regards,

John Brayton

[studeclunker]

Wish I had the two grand! I'd love to have this rig and the tow bar makes it all the easier to get home!


Home of the famous Mr. Ed!
K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Studebaker!
Ron Smith
Where the heck is Lewiston, CA?

[jallen]

That is cool!!!!!!!!!
I think it would be worth following.
My guess is it sells for the 2K asking price.

[JRoberts]

I too love that thing. Like Thomas said these swaps were not all that unusual many years ago. I once saw an old flat fender jeep with a 232 Stude V-8. The 259 would be ideal.


Joe Roberts
'61 R1 Champ
'65 Cruiser
Editor of "The Down Easterner"
Eastern North Carolina Chapter

[Transtar60]

There was indeed adapters built back in the 50/60's for this swap.
I dont know if there was a complete "kit" but I have somewhere in my tractor shed a Stude V8 car bellhousing with an adapter to bolt to the Jeep truck/wagon transmission which had a very long input shaft.

I have seen these on ebay , adapters, engines with adapters, or transmissions with adapters, some in Oregon and other places across the states.


3E38
4E2
4E28
5E13
7E7
8E7
8E12
8E28

59 Lark
etc

[studegary]

A guy that lived about three miles from me used to come into my service station with a Studebaker V8 powered Jeep. The guy's father purchased a 1962 Hawk new.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer

[blue55]

i had a friend with a 57 jeep pickup 4x4 that had a champion six in it. it had a rod knock from hell, but he had been using it like that to push cars around his property for years

they just keep following me home

[Thomas63R2]

Yeah, no kit - just an engine adapter. That was a time when rod and custom guys EXPECTED to make or devise some of their own solutions. The Stude 259 was a great choice for the Willys, especially for ranch or outdoors use: the heavy crankshaft and flywheel with nice low speed manners.

Thomas

[JeffDeWitt]

A while back someone had one of these on eBay that was all fixed up and with a 289 in it. What a GREAT combination!

Jeff DeWitt

http://carolinastudes.net

[StudeDave57]

Dare I ask if anyone has asked for more pictures...

and/or better information about this rig???


Yes, I tried already- not much luck. [V] [B)]
(and afraid of the answers I'd get!!!) [:0]



StudeDave '57 [8D]