I was given a 1946 Maple Leaf 2 ton a few days ago and pulled the motor to see if it was usable for my C8. When I pulled the head off the old 216 I was pleasantly surprised by its condition. It was a rebuild that got very few miles on it. There's no ridge at all at the top of the cylinders and the crank and bearings are like new. A couple of cylinders have a little surface rust along with a few valves but I'll get away with a set of rings and a valve grind. I never came across one in this good of shape 30 years ago when people still used them regularly.
This old Maple Leaf has a shielded juice wire to the coil like a wireless truck and the interior is sort of a faded od colour suggesting military usage but it has a chrome grille. It seems like a strange combo.
With this find I'll start a resto on the C8 this winter.
Mike, that body is about 150 miles from me but I'll get up there again and get you some pix. Hopefully I'll be bringing the body home with me.
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