305 chevy in a Wd
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Topic: 305 chevy in a Wd
Posted By: allisnut
Subject: 305 chevy in a Wd
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2011 at 7:22am
| Did anyone put a 305 in a wd before ? Do you think it will work? I was thinking of giveing it a try this winter. Any input would be great thanks phil |
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Posted By: Bruce Nelson
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2011 at 3:07pm
| A guy in the Cambridge or Princeton area of Minnesota has done this. I can't remember his name. I think his last name is Norman. He attends the Almelund Threshing Show and the show at Nowthen, MN regularly. I think he used a Chevy 262 V8. Nicely done. He used the WD flywheel and got it bolted to the Chevy some how. That lets him use the stock starter. I think he told me that he uses this tractor for light duty farming too. |
Posted By: G226WD
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2011 at 6:39pm
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I remember that post if i remember right you weld up to bolt holes on the WD flywheel
then redrill for the 305 crank you'll need a shim between the crank and flywheel
for the starter to reach the flywheel and you make the adaptor plate the same thickness as the crank shim. never actually dont it myself but ive thought about it for my WD. there might be somebody on here that knows someone that would sell the adaptor plate not sure on that..... somebody mentioned it before at one time.
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Posted By: D-17_Dave
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2011 at 7:04pm
| How about the adapter off a gleaner combine from a Chevy engine? |