Another Olds is coming home

[Rocket Power]

I bought an 82 4dr Cutlass. It'll be coming home Monday. It has a bad 231 (is there any other kind? )
So I'll either swap in the 231 out of my GP parts car or put in the 307 I have in the garage.
It's not in too bad of shape, esp for the price.

It'll be my daily by fall so Angie's 442 doesn't have to pull winter duty again.

On the downside the Achieva is leaving in order to make room.
I liked the car but used motors are too much money for me and I don't feel like puttng in a new crank and possibly a rod or 2.

[Prince Valiant]

I think there is a medical term for your condition

[PB86MCSS]

Olds-itis.

I'm not sure its worth the time to bother putting in a 231, just put in a good ole' 350 Chevy . Should get ok mpg I suppose....my 231 Cutlass didn't do so well from what I remember.

I'd love to have a Malibu wagon for a driver, maybe if I find a decent one for a good price by fall I'll do it, but I doubt that will happen . I'll just get an early 90's Cav or such.

[Rocket Power]

I think there is a medical term for your condition

Yeah the guys at work are always giving me crap too.
They all tend to buy the same brand cars time after time, but for some reason I am the freak.

Maybe it has something to do with quantity

I would have much rather had a wagon too, have you seen how much they're going for on Ebay? Seems like you can't touch a decent one for under $2 or $3K

ummm ...... about that chevy motor in my Olds.....

[PB86MCSS]

[Rocket Power]

Well here's a pic from the ad.


Ain't she purdy

Now if I could find a cheap Turbo Buick motor....

[PB86MCSS]

Now if I could find a cheap Turbo Buick motor....

That would make for a killer sleeper. I had the nasty thought of getting a 4 door Cutlass with a TR drivetrain for the best sleeper awhile back. Malibus are modified all the time, it would make too much sense to do it to a 4 door Regal and Wagons are also popular to hot-rod....nobody seems to care about the Cutlass/Bonneville 4 door g-bodies, perfect sleepers.

[Rocket Power]

I have heard the gong rate for hot air (84-5) turbo buick engines ~ $500 for a decent one. Of course an intercooled one would be even better
Wait this was supposed to be a cheap car with decent gas milage, of course with efi I would get pretty decent mileage, and the turbo would only be there for passing power

And no I don't have a logical reason why it's OK to put a buick motor in my Olds but not a chevy

[Rocket Power]

I do remember seeing a 4dr cutlass with a TB in it years ago (early 90's I think) in a magazine.
Hmmm I could part out my 86 442 for the 4dr......
I am such a retard

[PB86MCSS]

Go for it, do the hotair motor . Would have nice mpg and you can have your precious 3.8 .

How much did you pay for the car, if I may ask.

[Rocket Power]

PM-ing ya

I may just throw in the 85 231 from the GP for now because I won't have the extra $$ for the tb till bonus time. At least it will be driveable then.

[BadAzzGTA89]

Or find a 80 lemans 4door !I had a 2door with a 400 sbc it was quick but the drive shaft was weak

[Rocket Power]

Well she's home
My 82 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4dr it told me when it grows up it wants to be a BMW M5


Also in the pic is the Achieva that was supposed to be gone
It'll be gone by the weekend
It's got power windows, locks and bench seat

[PB86MCSS]

When I originally started searching for a winter car back in the fall of 99' I test drove a 86' 4 door blue Cutlass with the 307/200-4r with 80k miles or so, very solid and rode nice only had some light front end damage(header panel/fender) for $400....passed on it, was an original owner old lady car. Instead I got the 2 door 86' with the 3.8/200-C . Could of had my first real Olds motor but perhaps down the road .

My grandpa has a very nice 84' Delta 88 with 70-80k miles, too big for my taste but very very minor rust on it. Maybe I'll pimp that someday .

[Rocket Power]

Yeah I have always liked the 80's RWD Deltas but never bought one.
I do see a G-bod Malibu in our future though, me and Angie both like them. But it'll be awhile I think

[Rocket Power]

Well it looks like I'll be putting a 307 in it.

After weighing a few things like:

1) I already have the 307 at home and the 231 is at work still in a car

2) It came out of an H/O , don't know if it was original to that H/O or not but it was removed from it. That's gotta be worth something.

3) Even the wife said not to bother with the V6. (I did marry a gearhead afterall)


So I'll need to start shopping for some Olds frame mounts, since I used my last pair (brand new GM) on the 86 when I returned it to Olds power.
I'd also like to get a 307 engine compartment harness and I am going to need to buy or fab the frame extention so I can run the 2004R in the 82 chassis.

Of course I will keep the V6 stuff in case I come across a screamin' deal on so TR stuff.

[Rocket Power]

Well the final part of the deal with my wife was done today
The Achieva is at work. I liked that car but by the time I got there the rod was knocking at idle too. Not just at 1500 plus rpm. Not sure if it would have made another 40+ mile trip without kicking a rod out the side of the block.