X/stock redux

[Henrys Toy]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Just sold a 153 4 cylinder engine a few weeks ago. Pretty rare option in a Nova, but they did use that engine in postal vans. It was an
option up to 1970 in the Novas.

Good morning to all,
Would that the famous " Iron Duke " ?
I do remember working on a couple of customer cars many ( too many ) years ago with that engine in it, In the 1964 / 1965 Nova - Chevy II Bodies.
I don't remember any around Long Island N.Y. in the 66/ 67 Nova bodies or the 68 / 72 Nova bodies. I also know just because I didn't see any doesn't mean a couple didn't exist somewhere out there!
That could be pretty cool combo hooked up to a TH200 transmission.
Food for Thought, sounds fattening!
Enjoy the thought process.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Henrys Toy

Good morning to all,
Would that the famous " Iron Duke " ?
I do remember working on a couple of customer cars many ( too many ) years ago with that engine in it, In the 1964 / 1965 Nova - Chevy II Bodies.
I don't remember any around Long Island N.Y. in the 66/ 67 Nova bodies or the 68 / 72 Nova bodies. I also know just because I didn't see any doesn't mean a couple didn't exist somewhere out there!
That could be pretty cool combo hooked up to a TH200 transmission.
Food for Thought, sounds fattening!
Enjoy the thought process.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA

Nope... Often confused with The Duke, the 153 inch (151 Duke ) is a different bore and stroke. When Pontiac resurrected the econo-four concept, they did use the original tooling from the Chevy engine. Some of the parts, for instance the pan gaskets will interchange.
The first Dukes did use the Chevy bell housing pattern but then it went to the corporate FWD pattern.
Adding to the confusion, the 153 was used in mail Jeeps, as was the later 151 P.
151's were used by AMC too, before introducing their own 151.
Pontiac 151 Super Duty parts won't readily interchange with the 153 either.
The 153s were also used in marine applications. Some were of more displacement, such as the 181 Merc Cruisers.

[Mark Yacavone]

A couple more additions to the proposal in the Build section :-)