LOOKING FOR OLDS 403 ENGINE

78cutlass · 03-21-2008, 01:37 PM

looking for a rebuildable Olds 403 motor. don't need 4A heads. using set of #5's. good rebuildable short block will do. thanks.

Olds64 · 03-22-2008, 07:31 AM

Check out your local auto salvage yard. You can get 403s from late 70s Delta 88s, 98s, and Toronados.

Warhead · 03-22-2008, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 78cutlass

looking for a rebuildable Olds 403 motor. don't need 4A heads. using set of #5's. good rebuildable short block will do. thanks.

Who is "setting up" the #5 heads for your 403?

78cutlass · 03-22-2008, 11:40 PM

I get my stuff done by a local machine shop that's been in business over 30-years. They're extremely reputable. They're not cheap, but they build em' right. They built my '69 Olds 350 that's going in my '78 Cutlass. Some time ago, they built a 403 with 350 heads for a customer that cranked out about 500 FT LBS of torque. The customer stuck it in a front wheel drive Riviera! They're totally familiar with this type of build. I already have the heads (#5's) and guts of a factory 4-barrel '69 Olds 350, which I intend to use for the 403 build.

78cutlass · 03-24-2008, 09:59 AM

Olds64,
Thanks buddy I'll look into that....

IRONSIDES68 · 04-01-2008, 04:09 PM

there is a guy that has a shortblock on e-bay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/77-Ol...mZ150231958844

Warhead · 04-07-2008, 02:03 PM

Chris (rocketscientist) has an unusual sense of humor...
You can also contact him over at realoldspower.com (octainia).
Or use the phone # he provided.
He knows part #'s better than anyone else I have met.
Honest guy, nice to deal with.
Jim

J-(Chicago) · 04-07-2008, 10:07 PM

I've got one.
Asking $150 for block and crank.

Warhead · 04-08-2008, 02:25 PM

If you don't strike a deal with J, BME in Texas has advertised one on e-bay several times in the last month. I was a looking, until I got my freebee.

Then I had to buy a crankshaft for it.

my67olds · 05-03-2008, 05:29 AM

There is one for sale on the next page of parts for sale.

03-21-2008, 01:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
78cutlass 78cutlass Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 55	LOOKING FOR OLDS 403 ENGINE looking for a rebuildable Olds 403 motor. don't need 4A heads. using set of #5's. good rebuildable short block will do. thanks.

03-22-2008, 07:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 1,343	Check out your local auto salvage yard. You can get 403s from late 70s Delta 88s, 98s, and Toronados. __________________ "Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an OLDSMOBILE man." Ralphie Billingsley A Christmas Story 1983 "We rei-eign, supreme, ooooh god! Burrito supreme, and a chicken supreme, and a CUTLASS SUPREME!" Tenacious D 2007

03-22-2008, 11:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
78cutlass 78cutlass Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 55	I get my stuff done by a local machine shop that's been in business over 30-years. They're extremely reputable. They're not cheap, but they build em' right. They built my '69 Olds 350 that's going in my '78 Cutlass. Some time ago, they built a 403 with 350 heads for a customer that cranked out about 500 FT LBS of torque. The customer stuck it in a front wheel drive Riviera! They're totally familiar with this type of build. I already have the heads (#5's) and guts of a factory 4-barrel '69 Olds 350, which I intend to use for the 403 build. Last edited by 78cutlass : 03-22-2008 at 11:44 PM.

04-07-2008, 02:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Warhead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 87	Chris (rocketscientist) has an unusual sense of humor... You can also contact him over at realoldspower.com (octainia). Or use the phone # he provided. He knows part #'s better than anyone else I have met. Honest guy, nice to deal with. Jim Last edited by Warhead : 04-07-2008 at 02:06 PM.

04-07-2008, 10:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
J-(Chicago) Seasoned beater pilot. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,537	I've got one. Asking $150 for block and crank. __________________ I'd rather have a numbers matching poker hand.

03-24-2008, 09:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
78cutlass 78cutlass Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 55	Olds64, Thanks buddy I'll look into that....

04-01-2008, 04:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
IRONSIDES68 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 2	there is a guy that has a shortblock on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/77-Ol...mZ150231958844

04-08-2008, 02:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Warhead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 87	If you don't strike a deal with J, BME in Texas has advertised one on e-bay several times in the last month. I was a looking, until I got my freebee. Then I had to buy a crankshaft for it.

05-03-2008, 05:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
my67olds Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Arvada Colrado Posts: 14	There is one for sale on the next page of parts for sale.

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