Don in Missouri Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) $2900 OBO. I can ship reasonably. Video of this motor running is posted at ; and I pulled this motor out of a 1939 Chrysler Imperial in 2004. The engine number is C23-10174. It is a 324 cubic inch, eight cylinder engine. Similar Engines eights were used in Chrysler Airflow, Saratoga, New Yorker, and Crown Imperials from 1934 to 1950. We rebuilt the motor and put it in a WWII military 4x4 chassis. That vehicle was never completed. It has been test fired, but has not had any serious time or miles on it since the overhaul in 2004. We just pulled the head and oil pan to make sure everything is still, bright shiny and new inside. Then we painted it silver instead of the green from the video taken last year.Here is a list of what was done to rebuild this engine:Degreased head and blockMagna-fluxed head and block to make sure there were no cracksResurfaced the headGround the crankshaft and new bearings for .030 over rod mains and .020 over main bearings.Reconditioned all eight connecting rodsBore-honed and replaced all eight wrist pin bushingsBored all cylinders to 3.25" + 0.080" with .003 additional clearance.Checked line boreReplaced cam bushingsInstalled 16 new valve guidesInstalled 3 new valve seatsGround 16 valve seatsInstalled new water distribution tubeResurfaced flywheelBalanced complete rotating assemblyRebuilt water pumpRebuilt carburetornew points, condensor, spark plug wires, spark plugsIt can be bolted to any transmission and flywheel housing as a common MOPAR six cylinder. That includes antique tractors like Wards, Superior, and others that used the Chrysler industrial motor. That's how I was able to put a Dodge truck flywheel housing on it. It retains the original flywheel. I have a new clutch and a good pressure plate that will fit a Dodge truck transmission. I rebuilt this motor to put in a WWII Dodge Power Wagon Chassis. I stretched the truck frame 9" to accommodate the longer eight. It was installed in the military chassis (that's why it was painted green in earlier photos) shortly after it was rebuilt in 2004. I test ran it in that chassis, but I never completed the vehicle or drove it.In 2017, I decided I would not complete the project as planned and would sell the motor. Since it had sat so long, we removed the head and oil pan to make sure everything inside was still clean and new. It was! It was reassembled with new assembly lube and gaskets. Upon final assembly, I painted it silver, which I think was the original color for the Imperial engine. This engine is in excellent mechanical condition ad is ready to run. We did not do a cosmetic restoration. If you are building a concours restoration, you will want to do a better job at the final paint and detail work. This was built to be a dependable driver, the cosmetic details were not a focus of oru work.More photos are posted at http://imageevent.com/shaggy/chryslerOffers are welcome. I'll work with potential buyers on getting quotes for shipping, crating and delivering to a LTL common carrier or method of your choice. Edited January 31, 2018 by Don in Missouri (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Sounds good. I might suggest you take the fan belt off when running dry. No water will tear up a water pump. Of coarse not more than a few second at a time as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raffles Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Hello Don in Missouri - is this engine still available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George in Tasmania Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Hi Don is this engine still available or do you or any one else have a similar straight 8 Chrysler for sale? I'm In Australia and would need some conversant with packing and shipping etc. Thanks in advance George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFeeney Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Hello, Is this engine still available ? Don in Ohio 740-816-4284 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beemergb Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Hello , Is the engine sold or if it is , have you got any other parts for the CD 8 ? Hope so thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkEE Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 7 hours ago, beemergb said: Hello , Is the engine sold or if it is , have you got any other parts for the CD 8 ? Hope so thank you @beemergb FWIW, this posting shows it sold back then: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/chrysler-straight-eight-324-cu-in.1082653/ posting is for a model C23 with the 323ci 8, which would be distinct from a CD, if that matters to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beemergb Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Hello , price please Thank you Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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