70 cutlass/455 project Torque machine
March 16th, 2009, 06:21 PM
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70 cutlass/455 project Torque machine
so it all started when i got my first car all i had was 500 bucks and i had to sell my fourwheeler to get that much lol. anyways there was this old car sitting next to the school i didnt even know what it was except it had some inner beauty that i could see. now dont get me wrong this car was ready for the glue factory lol ok and the guy wanted 1,000 bucks for it but i called anyways cause it had a great running numbers matching 350 and the floor pans and frame was solid. so i got ahold of the guy he said he has gotten a few offers for aound 800 and i said oh ok well i dont wanna jew you out of your money and he said well are you going to restore it and i said yea of course the other guys that offered him 800 where gunna put it in a demo. so he let me have it for 500 then the building began. after 4 years all the bodywork ended and i finally got to drive it. the 350 wasnt enough power so i sold it. which still bugs me that i did that and now im building my 455. i will have specs and pics soon.
March 18th, 2009, 07:37 AM
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March 24th, 2009, 02:45 PM
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gaage
I have a 2 car garage but no heat or lights so I moved my car over to my mom's 3 car garage which has infloor heat and lights. Wow what a concept that was
I had to move my brother's car to my garage , but since he lives on the opposite coast he did not have much say
. The house and garage is less than a year old so I will have to do a major cleanup when I am done but it sure makes it nice to work in during our long , cold winter.
I had to move my brother's car to my garage , but since he lives on the opposite coast he did not have much say. The house and garage is less than a year old so I will have to do a major cleanup when I am done but it sure makes it nice to work in during our long , cold winter.
March 25th, 2009, 04:53 AM
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A carport!! Whats that? lol I had to do a engine swap in the dirtin my backyard.It sucked, I would kill just to have a concrete slab.
CS 70 You wont regret getting the 455. I just got mine a couple days ago and love it. Just make sure you have a 4 row radiator. The 3 row in mine just isn't working good enough for long stop and go drives.
I had to do a engine swap in the dirtin my backyard.It sucked, I would kill just to have a concrete slab. CS 70 You wont regret getting the 455. I just got mine a couple days ago and love it. Just make sure you have a 4 row radiator. The 3 row in mine just isn't working good enough for long stop and go drives.
March 26th, 2009, 09:30 PM
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A carport!! Whats that? lol I had to do a engine swap in the dirtin my backyard.It sucked, I would kill just to have a concrete slab.
CS 70 You wont regret getting the 455. I just got mine a couple days ago and love it. Just make sure you have a 4 row radiator. The 3 row in mine just isn't working good enough for long stop and go drives.
I had to do a engine swap in the dirtin my backyard.It sucked, I would kill just to have a concrete slab. CS 70 You wont regret getting the 455. I just got mine a couple days ago and love it. Just make sure you have a 4 row radiator. The 3 row in mine just isn't working good enough for long stop and go drives.
i just wanna do a burnout lol
March 27th, 2009, 03:10 AM
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. I know its only a 350 but it went into my first car, that I also havent driven in over a year.
March 27th, 2009, 12:14 PM
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Oh, the break in miles. With the trunk or bed loaded with tools and fluids. I have a round trip journy I take up one pass through central washington down to south east Washington to Oregon and back home. Some times I take the 101 up the coast if all is feeling good and other times I take another route home. Break in done in one drive. Usualy with no problems and always a pleasure. Tough to hold back the urge to feel it out at times though.
March 28th, 2009, 09:18 PM
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some new pics just ran into a engine mount problem got small block frame mounts with big block motor mounts lol ugh it took me six hours to figure that one out ughhh what a waste some new pics after its in there
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some new pics just ran into a engine mount problem got small block frame mounts with big block motor mounts lol ugh it took me six hours to figure that one out ughhh what a waste some new pics after its in there
March 28th, 2009, 10:56 PM
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Looks good. Looks like you went with the same comp set rocker set up I used.
No doubt the 64 is not the same as your 70. But I bough small and big block motor mounts for my car when I replaced the 330 with the 455. At $9.00 each I thought it was best since I was unsure about hood and header clearance. I used the shorter of the two mount sets with my small block frame mounts and it worked out good. The headers clear and the windfart hi-rise fit with a 3" air filter. I only had to trim the hood frame to clear the outer edge of the air cleaner.
No doubt the 64 is not the same as your 70. But I bough small and big block motor mounts for my car when I replaced the 330 with the 455. At $9.00 each I thought it was best since I was unsure about hood and header clearance. I used the shorter of the two mount sets with my small block frame mounts and it worked out good. The headers clear and the windfart hi-rise fit with a 3" air filter. I only had to trim the hood frame to clear the outer edge of the air cleaner.
March 29th, 2009, 06:58 PM
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March 31st, 2009, 12:15 AM
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build info
455 F block ...... 0.30 over
big valve C-heads
comp cams 1442-kit (includes roller tip rockers, guide plates, pushrods, studs, etc..)
matching comp cams springs
comp cams 280 magnum muscle cam
new stock 455 crank with clevite bearings
fresh connecting rods
fresh pistons and rings
jegs performance gasket kit
polished crosswind intake
msd street fire ignition box
msd coil
holley 770cfm carb
holley electric fuel pump
holley fuel filter
holley fuel regulator
4 core aluminum radiator
2200 stall conv.
flowtech headers
flowmaster 40's
jegs x-pipe kit
hid conversion headlights
new water pump
new belts
all new 3" pipeing
im sure there is more that im forgetting but oh well lol
455 F block ...... 0.30 over
big valve C-heads
comp cams 1442-kit (includes roller tip rockers, guide plates, pushrods, studs, etc..)
matching comp cams springs
comp cams 280 magnum muscle cam
new stock 455 crank with clevite bearings
fresh connecting rods
fresh pistons and rings
jegs performance gasket kit
polished crosswind intake
msd street fire ignition box
msd coil
holley 770cfm carb
holley electric fuel pump
holley fuel filter
holley fuel regulator
4 core aluminum radiator
2200 stall conv.
flowtech headers
flowmaster 40's
jegs x-pipe kit
hid conversion headlights
new water pump
new belts
all new 3" pipeing
im sure there is more that im forgetting but oh well lol
April 1st, 2009, 09:09 PM
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lol i had to go get a new alternator today lulz next is the starter then power steering then its ALL new lol ugh money well spent. hey question can i still dyno tune during the break in miles
April 6th, 2009, 05:25 AM
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been there
I know how you feel about that first hand. Like that expression "been there , done that" When I started my little job my intention was to only clean up the motor and engine bay but one thing laeds to another, then another and so on and so on. I think that in the end when you are done everything and have it on the road purring like a kitten until you push on that pedal that makes her roar like a lion it will all be worthwhile.
April 7th, 2009, 07:24 PM
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I know how you feel about that first hand. Like that expression "been there , done that" When I started my little job my intention was to only clean up the motor and engine bay but one thing laeds to another, then another and so on and so on. I think that in the end when you are done everything and have it on the road purring like a kitten until you push on that pedal that makes her roar like a lion it will all be worthwhile.
April 7th, 2009, 08:41 PM
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cool engine!! about how much HP you think its gonna make?OH, and that intake is nice, who makes it? ive got 72/455/400/3.73. not as many good parts/stock bottom end.im doing a 455 in 83 cutlass next,i could put my performer on it.how much taller you think it is?i couldnt run a 1'' spacer on minethe hood wouldnt shut.any info appreciated .later,BO
April 8th, 2009, 04:22 AM
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sounds good
Everything sounds as though it's going good so far. your best guess is that "it would hit" . Are you talking about the hood? If it does hit do you have a plan on what you are going to do about it. You could always customize the one you have i guess. My problem is that everytime I take off parts to check and add gaskets etc. I keep seeing parts I don't like the look of so I keep on stripping it down and Painting them. Right now I need to find some front end trim pieces that go around headslights and under the grills. The ones I took off are either cracked (could be fixed) or broken and missing pieces.I painted the motor and tranny as well as oilpan and tranny pan etc. then I decided to paint up everything inside the engine bay. Took out the wheelwells and painted them. I have replaced all gaskets and hoses vacuum lines , dist cap and rotor , plugs , wires Oil filter , tranny filter , timing chain and gears. All the parts I take off I clean up and paint so when it goes back together it will look good. As I go along I have been taking pics and posting on http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfman98/
April 12th, 2009, 01:38 PM
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April 12th, 2009, 03:50 PM
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man,i love it!!!ive spent all day in the junkyard lookin for a posi[no luck]im dirty ,im tired, but THAT made me SMILE!!THANKS,i needed it,keep up the good work[thats not work,is it]HAHAHA!! later,BO
April 13th, 2009, 03:32 AM
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cool pics
Love those pics. looks like a spot I have been to a few times that's not far from here , sharp right hand corner , trees in back . Is there an old farm just past the corner on the right? A lake with good rainbow trout fishing about a mile down the road? What state are you in anyway cause it looks a lot like many places around here. Are those wheelie bars legal down there and do you really need them. You have any 1/4 mile tracks around you where you can get in some fun and put those bars to good use , I would think that is why you have them anyway. Good job on the build and I hope you all the luck with staying out of the radar
and do you really need them. You have any 1/4 mile tracks around you where you can get in some fun and put those bars to good use , I would think that is why you have them anyway. Good job on the build and I hope you all the luck with staying out of the radar
April 14th, 2009, 07:55 PM
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ive got 15" in front 16" in the back and the back are 50's the car does pull the drivers side tire off the ground about an inch i dont know about the passenger side but i have even touch the suspension but when i do im doing a full drag suspension with 4.10 gears
