Frank L. Di Gioia
True Classic
This is a short block rather than a complete motor. It featured a stock size journal crankshaft, Stole 290 degree camshaft, A112 oil pump with built in pressure relief, and external oil flow modifications. The pistons were from Steve in Australia and I think 67.8mm diameter. The displacement was around 985cc. This gave a nearly square bore/stroke with offset bore on the center two bores. I couldn't find a shop in Las Vegas willing to take the time to do the offset center two and ended up having to have a Los Angeles shop do it. All the others wanted to slap it on their automatic centering machines and drill it out. The Abarth OT 1000 sump (replica) was from Scuderia Topolino in Germany and a parts trade. It was HEAVY, the bolt holes matched but the oil baffles hit the crank throws. Some time with a high speed grinder cured this. I never ran the motor and it's in Fresno California destined to have a PBS 8-port head installed. I'm a fan of polished aluminum (vs chrome) and killed some time cleaning it up.
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