> It fit a GM tranny perfectly.
>
> That doesn't compute- no automotive engine has ever been used as an
> OUTboard that I know of. Now if your talking about an INBOARD, then yes
> they're mostly GM or Ford units (although Chrysler used to be a HUGE
> player in that market into the mid 70s).
Unfortunately Phil doesn't email, but I will double check the details with him the next time I call him. I saw the engine in the Toyota AFTER he and his father had done the conversion.
Of course, many or most inboard/outdrives had autoengines as the starting point.