69 Cutlass motor swap

[ZiggyL78]

Originally Posted by earntaz

I have no idea what their have'in a cow about -- GM put Chevy engines in em' back in the day ... besides ... do they understand the difference between parts availablity/cost for Chevy motors compared to Dr. Olds and his stuff? TAZ

Right.I have had 3 W30s and 2 W31s.They were all stock with Oldsmobile parts.The car I have now has a matching numbers drivetrain.I decided I wanted to go fast again and started planning a 455 build.I thought why take a chance on blowing the original motor.So while planning another 455 motor to make the power and live, I realized it was going to be real expensive.A crate 502 came up for sale in my area.$3000 carb to pan running.All forged internals with aluminum heads.Another $2000 for a roller cam and rockers.When I get tired of racing, the 455 with nice paint goes back in and I still have a motor on the stand which will probably get me $6 to 8K.

If I put all the money in the Olds stuff the car is worth less then stock no matter how fast it is.On top of all this I wanted my favorite body with my favorite motor.Done.

OK.I feel better now that I got all that out.I hope I won't be banned from this list and you guys still like me