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Old March 27th, 2014, 09:50 AM
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A 1970 Cutlass pace car with a swapped in 455, because, in the seller's words:

As any Oldsmobile enthusiast knows, the block for an Olds 350 and 455 is the same,
I guess I must not be an "Oldsmobile enthusiast"...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oldsmobile-C...US_Cars_Trucks
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Old March 27th, 2014, 09:57 AM
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The front bumper brackets need to be adjusted so the bumper fits tighter to the bodywork (a common problem I'm told)




Looks too tight already
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Old March 27th, 2014, 10:01 AM
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What you didn't know that?? LOL
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Old March 27th, 2014, 10:02 AM
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"with factory air conditioning which always blows cold but does need a recharge." So it doesn't blow cold right now but always does. GLWTS.
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Old March 27th, 2014, 10:13 AM
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So did this pace car not have dual exhaust from the factory?
Note the crossover pipe has been cut and welded instead of having the cap used on N10 optioned cars:
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Old March 27th, 2014, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
A 1970 Cutlass pace car with a swapped in 455, because, in the seller's words:



I guess I must not be an "Oldsmobile enthusiast"...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oldsmobile-Cutlass-/121301853738?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1c3e27662a&i tem=121301853738&
pt=US_Cars_Trucks

I dont mind when when people say these kind of things because they really dont know or they are misinformed...its the people that do know the difference and will try to pass something off to make a buck,
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Old March 27th, 2014, 11:02 AM
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My 72 has dual exhaust and has the identical capped exhaust as in the picture. If someone did it after the factory built it, they did it EXACTLY like in the picture. I have an L34 350. How can I determine if it was dual from the factory?
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Old March 27th, 2014, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by brown7373
My 72 has dual exhaust and has the identical capped exhaust as in the picture. If someone did it after the factory built it, they did it EXACTLY like in the picture. I have an L34 350. How can I determine if it was dual from the factory?
Your vin would have an M in the engine code. 350 4bbl with dual downturned exhausts
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Old March 27th, 2014, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by brown7373
My 72 has dual exhaust and has the identical capped exhaust as in the picture. If someone did it after the factory built it, they did it EXACTLY like in the picture. I have an L34 350. How can I determine if it was dual from the factory?
ALL SBOs with factory dual exhaust used a cap like the one in the photo below on the passenger side manifold. The factory did NOT crush and weld a section of pipe like in the photo above.

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Old March 27th, 2014, 11:38 AM
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The good news is that the cowl tag DOES say "Y74", so it's legit.

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Old March 27th, 2014, 12:26 PM
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Nice looking car. I have the same one

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