Graymarine engines for 1959

i got this yesterday, thought it was cool.
have these style/types of engine ever been used in hotrods?
any other info would be great! thanks and enjoy...

 

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The v8's were based on AMC engines. Not sure about the 6's and 4's---maybe older AMC-Rambler designs as well. The 185 horse flat six looks like a cool little setup!

Side draft carbs look cool but are done for low hood clearance...manifolds aren't all that great for street use.

 

thanks ..., i was wondering what they were based on, the v8 said 327ci, so i was thinking gm.
And yeah the big ass 6!...says 427ci! wow!
and i was thinking that the manifolds , from what they say in the flyer, would be good for street? ;they claim better idling and smoother ops.?(3rd page , bottom right)
what do you think?

 

I had a 160 h.p. Gray Marine w/dual updraft's in my 1946 Century and at 4,200 rpm I was doing 42 MPH! (19 Foot Mahogany wood boat).

I beat a lot of Chris's to the launch with that boat!

 

Graymarine factory was in my home town Coldwater Mi. I worked with a guy who was a mechanic there back in the day. He has some neat story about the engine test run area. Ron

 

I have seen Greymarine flathead sixes that were Continental built.

 

Continental is a manufacturer of industrial engines. Lots of fork lifts have Continental engines. Kaiser and Frasier cars had Continental engines. Like that.

 

any hotrods with these engines in them? that you know of?

 

I think my dad still has a graymarine inline 6 in his garage... he will probably part with it. I'll try to find out more about it if anyone is interested.

 

sweet, im interested

 

I was a fork lift mechanic in the Air Force in the 60s and the majority of them used both 4 & 6 cylinder Contenentals and some flathead Dodges also. Now they are all foreign made.. They lasted a long time running on propane, the oil never gets dirty

 

Here's the 327 AMC 'Jeep" Version. in mock-up.

Jeff

 

cool, you got a thread on that?^^^^?

 

I was leaning a little to far to the R@t Rod side of the hobby so I stopped.
I'm thinking about starting up again. And trying to make it more Hot Rod than shit box.

Jeff

 

You would have to replace the exhaust on those marine motors. many marine motors used cast aluminum exhaust , which only worked because it was water cooled, i.e. the jet pumped water through the motor and the exhaust manifolds to keep cabin temps as low as possible. another thing would be converting it to street use, the duty cycle of a marine motor is much different than that of a street motor. oil is sent to different places at different rpms by using restrictors and same with water,, not to mention trying to find a water pump for the engine. that may not be difficult for the amc motors, but it may be a problem with the continentals. Im not trying to talk you out of using one of these, by all means go for it, but just trying to make aware all the potential snafu's along the way.

 

FWIW, The Continental 134 flat 4 and 226 flat 6 were used in Willys/Kaiser/Jeep Vehicles.
The other Conti's will be harder to switch over to street use, like strated above.

Jeff

 

I have a Greymarine six in my garage right now, it's based on a Continental 244 but is very different than the regular forklift/industrial engine. It's a very cool looking thing with big valves and big ports but with the staggered ports the piston pin hight is different, because of the higher deck. The crank is also beefier and uses different bearings, all the parts are hard to find and a bit pricey too.

 

The 226 is a Cont. but the 134 was a Willy's engine, some built by Ford under contract. You can tell the Ford cranks from the Willys by the counter weights.

 

Thanks for the info, I feel dumb now. I'm supposed to know these things...
Do me a favor and don't tell anyone. It will be our secret...OK?

Jeff

 

The Continental factory, what's left, is about 6 mi from me. Back in the 40's my dad worked in the dyno room there. Continental still builds tank engines

 

No problem!

 

nice ,
thanks for the pics, and we're getting some good info up on here!

 

My friend Jack Costella in San Jose is always trying to sell one of those things he has at his house. In case somebody wants one.

 

Years ago a neighbor brought two of those big flathead sixes over to my garage so I could dissassemble them in prep for a rebuild he was going to have done. I filled so many jars and containers with nuts and bolts (all labeled of course). Engine were RH/LH one of each - interesting project - he had a bigass boat but insufficient room in his garage (he only owned a 'homeowner' tool kit) so he paid me $150 to tear them both down...took a day plus a couple of hours. Big engines, big parts.

 

Rich, the guy I'm doing this one for lives in San Jose also and I bet he would like it. If you want to PM me your friends # I will pass it on to him.

 

This is probably a long shot but I am looking for a Continental inline 6 for a Kaiser Frazier

 

This is a longshot but I'm looking for this engine.