Fat Brian

I was wondering that, Olds and Cadillac kind of joint developed the 4.0 quad cam motor that was in the Aurora and later used in Indy racing. Cadillac took it and punched it out to 4.6 liter for the Northstar series. That engine has a lot of design ideas from the Lotus derived motor in the first ZR-1 Corvettes.

Yep, Super Clean does a very good job on enamels and some soft laquers.

Thanks for the heads up on the Series 1 engine, that might be just the ticket. Otherwise I do have some 455s laying around that might get pressed into service with a modern intake plunked on it. I did a little more today, gluing the headlight bezels in getting ready for the frenching. I'm still strategizing the chop and trying to decide if I want to eliminate the B pillar and make it into a psuedo hardtop, maybe reshape the rear window and C pillar a bit.

The most recent Road Runner with the orange car on the box does have the slotted steel wheels and hub caps.

I don't have any idea what to use for power, I would really like to keep the drivetrain Olds but I want a modern motor. I don't want to have to drop a 350 in it just to get some updated parts.

Looks great doc, I love the Sombreros and white walls.

Casey, the pic above has to be for one of the carb 305s, the Crossfire intake looks nothing like that and the later TBI 305s had a single snorkel. The engine in the kit is most likely correct for all years until they stopped using carbs after the 86 model year. Crossfore intake

I had intended to do a mild custom with my first build of the 50 Olds but then the itch hit and I had to cut it up. I had seen years ago a 53/54 Chevy which had had it's rear fenders widened, I was eventually going to try this on an Olds but it happened to day. I cut along the crown of the fenders all the way from the front of the side bulge to the rear bumper, seperating the entire from face of the rear fender. I then added an eighth inch wide strip of square Evergreen and reattached the outer fender. The effect is subtle but hopefully after paint it will stand out a bit more. I have removed all of the side chrome and will start on a chop next, I've never done a chop this complex and I hope I can pull it off without having to get another body. I'm also going to french the headlights and some otherodds and ends. So, without further jawing, here are the pics.

I'm trying to remember the eighties Camaro timeline, my friend had an 86 Z-28 and it had a TPI 305. I believe that the 350 TPI was introduced in 87. In 83 it could either have the 305 Crossfire fuel injection motor or the 305 HO carb motor. The Crossfire was discontinued in 84 and the TPI 305 was introduced in 85 and the 305 HO carb motor was still available. Either motor would be correct since the 305 and 350 are indistinguishable in scale.

I imagine there will be several versions of this kit before too long.

Thats exactly why I bought my SC300, it was cheap and for another few thousand dollars I can have a 400+ horsepower car that I can drive and if it gets wrecked or stolen I'm not totally ruined. You can't see the outside of the car from the inside anyway and fast is fast. While I would love to have an old muscle car I can't right now but I can still have a fast car to play with.

It will have to be DC, 12V 5-10A DC.

Good info, thank you.

You could also swap in the engine from the 86-87 Monte Carlo, the optional engine is the correct Tuned Port V8 for this car.

Yeah, that is a horrible, hateful kit. You are probably right that grinding the cove trim off and replacing it is the best option.

I would imagine they are seperate but have no confirmation.

Yeah, they aren't exactly loved here either but I do have a soft spot for the plywood variety.

Make sure that the output of the adapter is putting out 12.5 V and 10A in DC and not AC, if it is DC Bill says you might have something there.

Nothing you have puts aout the right amount of juice to get optimal performance out of this motor. Take it to Radio Shack and see if they sell an AC adapter that that puts out what this thing needs. It will have to put out 12V DC but if the amps are a little high they can show you how to wire in a fuse that won't let it draw too much current.

If you know a diabetic that has to inject their medicine you could always get a fresh hypodermic needle to fill it, watch out they're SHARP! If you are good friends with you're doctor you might could even talk them out of one, I talked my dentist out of a dozen used dental implements a few years ago.

Yes, a 65 would be very nice.

He sells under the name castenparts on ebay. I had spoken with him about two weeks ago, he said he was moving and would be out of the loop for a little while.

Man I love Mosquitos, it's good to see another one brought back.

I'm not exactly a Cuda expert, someone is going to have to point out the problem because I just don't see it. The height of the bulge looks fine to me, it looks like over an inch on the actual car.

Tell her that at least you're home and not cavorting with drunkards and strippers.