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I picked up a FULLY FWC 1994 MARINE-POWER 5.7 GM VORTEC engine out of an EGG HARBOR Right hand rotation. Only issues I see so far is the motor has a straight drive trans hooked to it so the engine was up by the seats with the pulleys facing the bow and trans facing AFT. So it needs to be...
Yea, the BORG WARNER Velvet drive is the trans and hooked to it is the WALTER V-drive facing the bow.
If the boat had no V drive the motors would be further forward and the flywheel would instead face the stern with ONLY the trans and motor on an angle.
I'm a bit confused. I believe these are probably velvet drive transmissions with WALTER V-drives. I'm just not sure of the rotation of the motors or if i find the correct rotation motor WHERE to find the adapters from CHRYSLER to GM bellhousings.
Been looking at a few boats and most of them are 70s all glass Luhrs or Silvertons (I prefer Luhrs) 25 or preferably 28 foot single screw boats. And so far they are all CHRYSLERS with Walter V Drives. What I want to know is how easy is it to change them over to 350/5.7 GM motors which I know...
