215 Engine Swap

[OldsStarfire]

Anybody here still active that has done a Buick / Olds 215 engine swap? I'm in the middle of that now and I'm having some issues with the drivers side exhaust manifold hitting the power steering box and the starter hitting the frame rail. I would appreciate and advice.

Thanks - Jeff

[monzaaddict]

you might have seen this already. bugdewde is dwight on facebook link below. cammerjeff on this forum was also doing a 215 swap in that yellow astre formula.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=345&start=60
https://www.facebook.com/groups/VegaNat ... 3752087226

[monzaaddict]

viewtopic.php?t=43911

[monzaaddict]

cammerjeff has been on recently viewtopic.php?f=20&t=32644&start=30

[monzaaddict]

the old $850 vega swap article mentions modifying the starter so that solenoid is rotated for frame clearence. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=345&start=45

[monzaaddict]

there is apparently a mini starter available for 215 and d&d fabrication is still in business.

http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?6,621
http://aluminumv8.com/

[OldsStarfire]

Thanks everybody. You can see the modified started solenoid position in this photo:

[OldsStarfire]

Is manual steering a must with these conversions? The exhaust manifold interference is pretty bad. I'm not sure how I'm going to get around that.

[monzaaddict]

i have no idea if this helps but cpp has a ps box based on smaller vega box. it uses the pitman arm from a large MANUAL steering box such as was on a Cosworth Vega or v6 v8 monza. I assume it uses the same centerlink as cosworth which is the ps centerlink. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/clp- ... e-EALw_wcB

[cosvega76]

The way I read the CPP catalog is that the CPP Vega p/s box uses the small Vega manual pitman arm. And with the small box, I would expect it to use the manual, small box centerlink, not the p/s centerlink.


Chuck

[monzaaddict]

nope, it definitely uses the pitman arm from the cosworth box.

[monzaaddict]

5 minutes 30 seconds into 1st video describes pitman arm.

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/CPP-VEGA ... 68485.html

[monzaaddict]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1993874 ... 7540397608

[monzaaddict]

jack lynch on facebook with the ls swapped monza might be selling the box shown. i believe he has now converted to justin kill rack & pinion.

[cosvega76]

I don't see any specs on what spline the CPP power box uses, but I'll take your word on it.


Chuck