project update

[smooth_358]

this is the motor i have been debating, ripping apart, or running it because it seemed strong and i chose to rip it apart. so ya im pissed now that i pulled the heads and just went all out and pulled everything. the pistons sat on average .021 in the hole, the tiniest bit of ridge wear on few cylinders, the motor is in great shape right now, but i pulled everything, i need to find some standard bore 6cc dish, and im going to mill it .010 and get it up to the 9.1-9.4 range. good old N crank shall get its pilot bushing hole machined in it today

[ReRod]

Holy cow those are old pictures!!

Looks like you're making some nice progress

[jollywrencher]

An Olds with a stick, I like it! I don't know how stout your gonna make this enging but Mondello has some key things to do to the oil system to make them last, since you have it apart.

[smooth_358]

Holy cow those are old pictures!!

Looks like you're making some nice progress

ya my camera likes to reset the time and date when the batteries die, and i dont feel like resetting it every time

i dont think this engine will be revved over 5400 rpm anyhow or i would be putting oil restrictors in for sure, i might just do it now and put in a high volume oil pump

[smooth_358]

so my apparently the harmonic balancer was moving on the nose of the crankshaft to the point that i need to replace it... the $$ keeps going up

[whaisaturbo1000/rx7]

cool car

[GrandmaGold]

My good friend Blake just restored his '87 442. I built a 455 for it.

[smooth_358]

My good friend Blake just restored his '87 442. I built a 455 for it.

i contemplated doing a 455 build, however i like the 350 so i can masquerade it as a 307 and not many people will tell the difference

update: the tranny showed up yesterday cant wait to be

[fastkeen]

Sweet project! How much fabing do you have to do to put a stick in a cutlass?

[smooth_358]

not too much, just the x member and cutting a hole in the floor, and driveshaft. they make a bellhousing for the swap, and i scored some premade hydraulic clutch pedals for a g body that were on evilbay with a slip on hydraulic t/o bearing. should be a pretty straight forward install, i hope to have it done by the end of april

[jollywrencher]

Are you running a McLeod bellhousing? If so let me know how they align, if any better then a Lakewood.

[smooth_358]

im pretty sure that mcleod is the only place that makes one for this conversion, so when i cough up the 430 bucks for one it better align beautifully

[Morvo]

Great car. My brother had a Cutlass with a 455 back in the day and I loved that car.

[smooth_358]

update

got my crankshaft today little bit dissapointed that its not a nodular... it has the numbers 242 and a 21? idk. Also my pistons arrived zillner #9374 or badger p518 or fedmog 332np anybody know off hand the cc? I painted the oil pan. Have headers sitting in the garage. the rockers should be in the mail soon then it will all go off to machine work land

[Pheonix]

Nice.