This clean 1971 Oldsmobile 442 convertible stopped in the V8 Speed & Resto Shop for some basic maintenance and leak fixing. It’s a very nice car, and the owner really enjoys cruising this one on top-down weather days.
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1970 Olds 442 W-30 4-Speed Convertible Revisit : Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode 303 V8TV
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1969 Hurst Olds Prototype at MCACN – Muscle Car Of The Week Episode 293
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General Motors “G” bodies, Buick Regal, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Oldsmobile Cutlass cars from the 1970s and 1980s are great candidates for modern power and performance upgrades. This cool 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS has been in our customer’s family since 1986 and is now ready for a modern GM Performance Parts LS3 V8. Click “Read More” for the complete photo gallery!
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Oldsmobile W31 Display 2018 Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals Muscle Car Of The Week 282 V8TV
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Our customer’s dad bought this sweet green 1966 Oldsmobile 442 in July of 1966 from Granger Oldsmobile in LaGrange, Illinois, and now he wants to upgrade it for the next 50 years. Don’t worry, he’s got all the original parts stored safely, but now the car has numerous bolt-ons for better handling and performance. Follow along as the V8 Speed & Resto Shop team installs a modern Chevrolet Performance LS3 V8 engine – without harming the originality of the car.
This Oldsmobile 442 is a significant car to the owner, and also to the Muscle Car world. It is in very nice condition overall, and the thought of gutting the driveline and swapping in modern power could make a purist queasy. However, we wished to honor the owner’s wishes when he said “I’ve had this car my whole life, and it’s always leaked, and it’s not very powerful”. To remedy this, the V8 Speed and Resto Shop Team went to work designing an approach to incorporate a modern 525 HP LS3 without significantly altering the original car.
To pull this off, the V8 Team devised a plan that would re-use existing mounting holes and bracketry under the 442’s hood. The original 400 V8 was carefully removed, and the new wiring harness and ECM were installed using holes left over by the orignal voltage regulator and other no longer needed accessories. All of the original parts… the engine, 4-speed transmission, rear axle, suspension parts, brakes, and more were carefully preserved and stored, allowing a future restoration to return the car back to 100% original and stock condition with no evidence of the modern engine conversion remaining.
The result is a wonderfully upgraded Muscle Car with much more power and reliability, vastly improved road-holding manners, and excellent stopping power. The LS engine produces tons of torque to get the 442 rolling, while the 6-speed manual transmission keeps the RPM down at highway cruising speed. Hydroboost brakes haul it down in a hurry, and the upgraded tubular suspension system ensures flat cornering and a comfortable ride… all things envisioned by Dr. Oldsmobile back when the original 442 was designed. The conversion is clean and simple, and can always be un-done… but after driving this sweet Oldsmobile, we’re pretty confident it’s going to stay this way for a long time.
You can always reach the V8 Speed and Resto Shop to chat about modifying your classic Muscle Car, Hot Rod, Custom, Street Machine, Pro-Touring ride, or other Classic Car. We can make it like new again or bring it to an entirly new level, or somehwere in-between like this 1966 Oldsmobile 442. Click the link to contact us today.
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This 1979 Pontiac Trans Am was originally equipped with a 403 cubic inch Oldsmobile V8, and although it was pretty hot for the time, it just isn’t enough for the owner today. The car came to the V8 Speed & Resto Shop for some high-performace upgrades including a GM LS3 485 HP V8 engine fed by a Holley EFI system, and it will handle better thanks to a Ridetech Street Grip suspension system with YearOne wheels. Wilwood brakes will haul it down in short order. Before all the fun, we had to fix some rusty floors, which was a good time to fabricate a custom firewall for the car as well. Follow along with all the progress here!
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Muscle Car Of The Week Video #98: 1969 Oldsmobile 442 W-30
This week, we’re taking a look at a very rare 1969 Oldsmobile 442 with the W-30 Outside Air Induction setup. Continue reading “Muscle Car Of The Week Video #98: 1969 Oldsmobile 442 W-30”
This very nice 1968 Oldsmobile 442 tribute car is wearing a crisp restoration and features some modified parts intended to give this car better handling and drivability. It’s not a numbers-matching W30 car, although it looks like one. It’s got 17” American Racing wheels, Wilwood brakes with a Hydratech hydraulic brake assist unit, Hotchkis control arms and sway bars, and a few other goodies. It’s powered by a big block Olds engine, but the owner wanted increased reliability, as he drives this car on cross country trips. His solution is a GM LSA supercharged 6.2 liter V8 “Connect & Cruise Kit” which also provides an overdrive transmission. It’s not an Oldsmobile engine, but the owner has several other numbers matching 442 W30 cars, and this one is not a “numbers car”, and he likes the technology and abilities of the LSA engine and the 4L85E transmission.
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Muscle Car Of The Week Video #69: 1969 Hurst / Olds
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