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68-72 Oldsmobile cutlass help/tuning


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Hey everyone, a friend of mine has a 68-72 Oldsmobile cutlass with a 455 bored .030 over.

 

Not 100% sure on the internals.... He said it has flat top pistons, solid cam(comp of some kind) with roller rockers and a set of edelbrock rpm heads with the rpm intake.

 

Has a Holley 750 carb on it, hooker longtube headers.

 

The guy who originally built it for him years ago seems to be too busy to want to mess with it now.

 

I'm trying to see if there is any good recommended shops or people out there that have some expertise with these cars and could help him get it fine tuned and running right.

 

Any recommendations out there?? Any help is appreciated thanks!

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If you're out East take it to Mike Luke in Hebron. 740-929-1300

Thanks for the info, I'll pass it on to him!!

I would recommending contacting the Mid-Ohio olds club for a recomendation of club friendly shops:

 

Mid-Ohio Chapter

Elizabeth Shaudys

1184 Fairview Ave.

Columbus, OH 43212

(614) 486-4081

eshaudys@columbus.rr.com

 

http://www.oldsmobileclub.org/about/chapters/

Hmmm wow I didn't know such a club existed!! Thanks for that info, I'm not sure if he knows about it either should definitely be a good resource.

I used to be in the olds club and Steve Hunkins ran Special Interest Auto off Myrtle Ave. He has a small resto shop and really know Olds.

So is this a body shop mainly??? Or does he get into some performance aspect of the cars/do mechanical stuff too?

 

Thanks for all the info and recommendations so far guys!!

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There's a guy in Dayton that was the only place I'd take my trans am too when it was carb'd.

 

Chris's Carb Shop I lost the card for him but I'd imagine Google would have it. He knew his stuff and had my car tuned and running perfect in no time. One of those old school gems

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Hmmm wow I didn't know such a club existed!! Thanks for that info, I'm not sure if he knows about it either should definitely be a good resource.

 

 

Really? They do a parking lot show here in ohio, hang on I have some pics of it from last year.....

 

 

The Parma Heights Ohio "dust Off" is coming up if the car can make the trip:

https://www.oldsmobileclub.org/15th-annual-oldsmobile-spring-dust-off/

 

the Mid-ohio All olds show and swap isn't until september:

http://www.oldsmobileclub.org/29th-annual-all-oldsmobile-car-show-and-swap-meet/

 

Edit: pics from 2014 Andersons's parking lot show

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zpse5bdc1d6.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zps0e7783fe.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zps9436bd17.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zps91e08cd8.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zps3851d8cd.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zpsa9868a63.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zpsc8994f9c.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zps55b0b22b.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zps7c68cfc0.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zpsa4f4a444.jpg

 

can you tell I like 442s? My buddy from high school has a 1969 442 with a swapped in 455 - I used to give him a pretty good run for the money with my 400ci GTO.

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So is this a body shop mainly??? Or does he get into some performance aspect of the cars/do mechanical stuff too?

 

Thanks for all the info and recommendations so far guys!!

 

It's been years since I've talked to Steve but he used to do it all. Just another option.

 

God I miss my 442.

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