“This reminds me of the Toyota Land Cruiser back in the day. The engine castings were an exact knock off of the Chevy 235 inline 6.”
The 235 was pushrod. Toyota was OHC.
Built under Chevy license.
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The F engine block, crankshaft and lower end assembly is loosely based on the 1939-63 G.M.C. L6 OHV 236 engine but with a taller deck (rather than the similar but smaller Chevrolet 1937-63 Gen-2 L6 OHV engine), and built under license. The cylinder head and combustion chamber is derived from the Chevrolet L6 OHV “Stovebolt” engine, slightly scaled up. The general idea was consumers would feel comfortable with the engine since it was a familiar design and had a proven track record. None of the bottom end of the engine is interchangeable with these engines.
“None of the bottom end of the engine is interchangeable with these engines.”
Because the bore, journals, and moving parts were machined to metric standards rather than in inches.
“Toyota was OHC.”
No they weren’t... The first generation F1 was the same castings.
And my intentions were not to argue Toyota. It purely an example that many times what another country develops they didn’t develop or introduce. We did. And I suspect this is the case with this rifle.