It's my fav of all the years after 72 still has the nice lines that the 70-72 had hump infront of the rear wheels then in 81 they went and straightened the body lines out
That was before I added the 403 and put an Alum rear bumper on it. You could find an Alum rear bumper support Alum Hood, trunk lid and Alum rad support that would cut it down by 200lbs +-
also Alum rims that might be as far as you can go unless you put fiberglass body panels on it.
the starter and the alt are on the other side with an Olds and Chevy Batt is on the pass side of the car and Olds is on the Drivers side need to switch it around for the Olds engine not sure if the rad is different or not as well
do you think i should change the suspension since its originally a v6 car? and when i change the motor + tranny will i need the rearend along with the driveshaft?
At the very end---LOTS of exhaust comin out of there. Does not sound like a small block AT ALL, but technically it is by Olds Standards. I can see how Chevy people standing by the exhaust would call you a liar until you showed them. But with Olds, SB to BB is nothing the same as Chebby, LOL.
I added some more pictures to Oldspower and some more of my friends 520ci monster as well as picture of the heads and block My Cutlass is a very clean US car with minor rust I had it painted in 96 and I am just getting some blisters now All metal no bondo
Holy Crap! GLAD to see the 516 is an Olds! I've ever rich, have dreamed about possibly building a full size wagon with 500 plus cubes of Olds to make up for my weight handicap, compensate for new cars catching up to me with tech 20 years ahead of when I was in high school, and help a wagon to REALLY embarrass "Nitrous-Ricers"! Do you know it's Bore and Stroke??? Did Mondello do it? All stroked? Bore and Stroked? Offset ground 455 crank? Would love to know!
the engine is a 425 bored 125thou over to use 454 pistons 440 mopar rods custom ground crank
Alum heads Victor air gap intake 1050cfm Demon carb line lock 400hp NOS with 650hp on engine I gave him the block I was able to beat him at one point not now it can pull the front about 6" off the ground at launch
He filled the bottom of the block with cement and is running roller cam lifters and rockers he ringed the block and heads and is running 11:1 comp has a 45gal drum of race fuel on hand has about 20-30k in the engine
Right, A 454 does have a Bore .125 greater than a 425. And my engine refs/blueprints show -- Chrysler rods as being 6.77 long, pretty close to Olds Big Block rods of 1968 and later at 6.735. But a 440 crank is only a 3.75 stroke, a Olds 455 is 4.25. I calculated the 4.25 bore, with an Olds 4.25 (455) crank -- that came out to 482 cubes. So my question is -- did they do some crazy grind on the Chrysler 3.75 crank, or with the Olds 4.25 crank, or neither?
he went with a 425 crank for one summer my crank he then pulled it apart and found a crack in it went with a custom crank made from some alloy out of the US 3k for that item had to offset grind the crank to take the rods and had to enlarge the ends on the rods to take the pistons and crank put a sump on a standard gas tank and is running 1/2" fuel line for the monster with a Barry Grant hipo fuel pump and an elec water pump 12 bolt chev rear with 4:11 soon to be 4:56
I figured some special crank. Because I think even on Mondello's site his largest cids were in the high 400s -- for traditional Olds Blocks -- I checked a while back when I was dreaming about a traditional 500 plus cid for my dream wagon. So I may need that recipe (where the crank came from) if I ever get rich, LOL.
All I can say--it's a damn good thing he's using a 425 block with all that stress/power, MAJOR boring/stroking ..... because they always said the "mid 60s 400/425 era" and 425 blocks were the strongest "gas" Olds blocks. I already know that thing's a total monster/BEAST and I'm not even there, no wonder it pulls front end 6 feet off ground. If there are ever any vids of that car in action, let me know, if not, he needs to make'em, LOL.
I will ask him if he has any I can get some next summer he takes it to the track and with a 28" tire he has run a best of 10.7 smoking the tires past mid track that would be his main issue the engine needs to go in a tubbed car or a body that can take a bigger tire
I was at the track last year St. Thomas(sp) near London and he took his car and he came off the line pulled the wheels about 4" he then let off the gas a little because he was a little loose and then at 1/4 track put his foot back into it wheels spinning and ran a 10.7 and blew the oil filler tube off the engine I thought he blew the engine but he was done for the day had to put the filler back on with JB weld
Hallo
nice car.
HeikoSikorski 2 years ago
is this car standard?
chicano67801 3 years ago
4 Speed Auto
455cutlass 3 years ago
thats cool, i never knew there was standard cutlasses, y is there like 3 shifting nob things though
chicano67801 3 years ago
Clean machine. I like the front end treatment on the 80 Cutlass as its unique to what came before and after. Compare to 79 and 81.
vistacruiser67 4 years ago
It's my fav of all the years after 72 still has the nice lines that the 70-72 had hump infront of the rear wheels then in 81 they went and straightened the body lines out
455cutlass 4 years ago
yea thats true
hey how much does a 80' cutlass weigh stock?
oldsmobileboy 4 years ago
I weighed the Cutlass at a truck scale was around 3800
455cutlass 4 years ago
was that with your 403?
what do you think it will weigh with a 350 rocket in it? im guessin 3700+me=3850
what could i do to make it lighter?
oldsmobileboy 4 years ago
That was before I added the 403 and put an Alum rear bumper on it. You could find an Alum rear bumper support Alum Hood, trunk lid and Alum rad support that would cut it down by 200lbs +-
also Alum rims that might be as far as you can go unless you put fiberglass body panels on it.
455cutlass 4 years ago
ok thanks man
would a 350 rocket from a 71' cutlass fit ok?
oldsmobileboy 4 years ago
sure bolt right in if your car has a Olds and if it has a chevy then you need to get new mounts and do some other work
455cutlass 4 years ago
well it has a 350 chevy 77' truck motor right now..so what other work will i have to do?
oldsmobileboy 4 years ago
the starter and the alt are on the other side with an Olds and Chevy Batt is on the pass side of the car and Olds is on the Drivers side need to switch it around for the Olds engine not sure if the rad is different or not as well
455cutlass 4 years ago
thanks for the info
do you think i should change the suspension since its originally a v6 car? and when i change the motor + tranny will i need the rearend along with the driveshaft?
oldsmobileboy 4 years ago
go with new springs and shocks and you should be ok you might not need a driveshaft and the rearend might need a better gear
455cutlass 4 years ago
ok thanks man
o yea do i need springs and shocks just in the front?
oldsmobileboy 4 years ago
At the very end---LOTS of exhaust comin out of there. Does not sound like a small block AT ALL, but technically it is by Olds Standards. I can see how Chevy people standing by the exhaust would call you a liar until you showed them. But with Olds, SB to BB is nothing the same as Chebby, LOL.
1967PmdGto 4 years ago
I added some more pictures to Oldspower and some more of my friends 520ci monster as well as picture of the heads and block My Cutlass is a very clean US car with minor rust I had it painted in 96 and I am just getting some blisters now All metal no bondo
455cutlass 4 years ago
Holy Crap! GLAD to see the 516 is an Olds! I've ever rich, have dreamed about possibly building a full size wagon with 500 plus cubes of Olds to make up for my weight handicap, compensate for new cars catching up to me with tech 20 years ahead of when I was in high school, and help a wagon to REALLY embarrass "Nitrous-Ricers"! Do you know it's Bore and Stroke??? Did Mondello do it? All stroked? Bore and Stroked? Offset ground 455 crank? Would love to know!
1967PmdGto 4 years ago
the engine is a 425 bored 125thou over to use 454 pistons 440 mopar rods custom ground crank
Alum heads Victor air gap intake 1050cfm Demon carb line lock 400hp NOS with 650hp on engine I gave him the block I was able to beat him at one point not now it can pull the front about 6" off the ground at launch
455cutlass 4 years ago
He filled the bottom of the block with cement and is running roller cam lifters and rockers he ringed the block and heads and is running 11:1 comp has a 45gal drum of race fuel on hand has about 20-30k in the engine
455cutlass 4 years ago
Right, A 454 does have a Bore .125 greater than a 425. And my engine refs/blueprints show -- Chrysler rods as being 6.77 long, pretty close to Olds Big Block rods of 1968 and later at 6.735. But a 440 crank is only a 3.75 stroke, a Olds 455 is 4.25. I calculated the 4.25 bore, with an Olds 4.25 (455) crank -- that came out to 482 cubes. So my question is -- did they do some crazy grind on the Chrysler 3.75 crank, or with the Olds 4.25 crank, or neither?
1967PmdGto 4 years ago
he went with a 425 crank for one summer my crank he then pulled it apart and found a crack in it went with a custom crank made from some alloy out of the US 3k for that item had to offset grind the crank to take the rods and had to enlarge the ends on the rods to take the pistons and crank put a sump on a standard gas tank and is running 1/2" fuel line for the monster with a Barry Grant hipo fuel pump and an elec water pump 12 bolt chev rear with 4:11 soon to be 4:56
455cutlass 4 years ago
I figured some special crank. Because I think even on Mondello's site his largest cids were in the high 400s -- for traditional Olds Blocks -- I checked a while back when I was dreaming about a traditional 500 plus cid for my dream wagon. So I may need that recipe (where the crank came from) if I ever get rich, LOL.
1967PmdGto 4 years ago
All I can say--it's a damn good thing he's using a 425 block with all that stress/power, MAJOR boring/stroking ..... because they always said the "mid 60s 400/425 era" and 425 blocks were the strongest "gas" Olds blocks. I already know that thing's a total monster/BEAST and I'm not even there, no wonder it pulls front end 6 feet off ground. If there are ever any vids of that car in action, let me know, if not, he needs to make'em, LOL.
1967PmdGto 4 years ago
I will ask him if he has any I can get some next summer he takes it to the track and with a 28" tire he has run a best of 10.7 smoking the tires past mid track that would be his main issue the engine needs to go in a tubbed car or a body that can take a bigger tire
455cutlass 4 years ago
WOW! smoked tires past mid track, and still 10.7 .. LOL/WOW!
1967PmdGto 4 years ago
I was at the track last year St. Thomas(sp) near London and he took his car and he came off the line pulled the wheels about 4" he then let off the gas a little because he was a little loose and then at 1/4 track put his foot back into it wheels spinning and ran a 10.7 and blew the oil filler tube off the engine I thought he blew the engine but he was done for the day had to put the filler back on with JB weld
455cutlass 4 years ago