Wc v-8 conversion?
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Topic: Wc v-8 conversion?
Posted By: Wayne1234
Subject: Wc v-8 conversion?
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 11:14pm
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Hello. Wondering if anyone has ever adapted a Chevy small block to a wc? Does anybody know where to find a adaptor plate for the bell housing? Or would it be easier to extend the frame rails and use the turbo 350 trans and couple that to the input shaft of the 4 speed gearbox? Any help or input on this topic would be greatly appreciated
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Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2012 at 1:02am
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It's been done before. There have been pics posted in the past. I think you will have to make up your own adapter plate as I don't think there is a supplier. Hope someone else will chime in here with pics or you could try a search looking for WC V8. I was going to do that but ended up parting out the engineless WC!
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Posted By: MikeinLcoMo
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2012 at 6:36am
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Just seen one at the Jacksonville Ill. show Saturday. Had a "283" Chevy in it. Even rerouted the steering around the engine with a extra u joint or 2 and made a clean looking rig! Mike
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Posted By: acwdwcman
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2012 at 8:34am
mike wish i new you were there i was there to. we could have met. i seen the wc v8 also there was a couple other v8 tractors there to. i think there was a massy 44 there with a V-8.
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wd with a freeman model 90 trip loader, wd45, 38 unstylled wc, b 10 garden tractor and 2-14 ac trip plow. grandpa has a 56 wd45. wd. allis chalmers snap coupler blade and 3 bottom snap coupler plow
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Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2012 at 10:51am
The WC and IH F20 are relativley easy swaps because you can use the motor and transmission combination of your choice and just couple the transmission to the original rear end. The Massey is easy because the transmission has a coupler in front of it so you only need to mate a shaft from that to the clutch. I have seen many different types of engines in these tractors over the years.
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Posted By: Dutchboy Johan
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2012 at 9:50am
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Not a WC, but here in the Netherlands there's a guy that converted a 305 Chevy into a ED-40.
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