Recent content by Mattyp77

Hey guys I guess it's official I am definitely a gbody guy now cause I'm now on my second. It's a 1987 Buick regal. It's just a shame that such great looking cars can be so underpowered. I may try to do some little things over time to increase the power of the 307 but for now I think the best...

Hey guys I have an Oldsmobile 425 with stock A heads. I need to convert the top end to adjustable rockers without having to take the heads off for machining. The only kit I was able to find that I know fits that criteria for sure is the Harland Sharp S50026A. It's almost $600. Im sure it's a...

Hey guys, so I have an 87 Cutlass that originally came with a 307, 200-C, and of coarse an open diff 7.5 rear. I took care offer the first two problems. Put a 425 big block in place of the boat anchor and a th350 in place of the boat anchor behind the other boat anchor. Now I gotta do something...

Hey guys. I have a 1987 Olds Cutlass that i swapped an olds 425 bb in place of the stock 307. I put on a set of W/Z exhaust manifolds that i bought from Thornton. The car currently has the stock thm200-c and stock crossmember for single exhaust pipe. I want to run a 2-1/2 inch or maybe 2-3/4...

Sounds good. Thanks guys

I put a big block olds 425 in my 87 cutlass where a 307 used to be. For the most part it was a very simple straight forward swap. Couldn't have asked for a better first ever motor swap. But anyway one place that was a little tight was the right side valve cover and the ac/heater box on the...

I think i will do that. The non adjustable rockers are a pain in the *ss. I was just holding off because I'm trying to stay with an extremely low budget but those kits are actually pretty cheap. Thanks

I have an olds 425 (not the toronado motor) that i bought for a swap. It ran good when i bought it on the stand but it wasn't getting oil to the rockers so i looked a little deeper. The pushrods were not clogged or anything but the oil was not going through the lifters. I soaked them in gas for...

I don't know the difference in weight but that isn't really my concern about running them in an engine. My concern is that the adjustment will change, and more so that they won't be as sturdy and buckle. And do they have an oil passage through the threaded adjustable part? It just don't sound...

Thanks everybody for the quick response. I think the biggest moral of the story here is get the right lifters then go from there. [84 W40] You made a good point that the lifters I bought are said to not only work with Oldsmobile engines but Pontiac also. In fact I really think that is where the...

Ok so here's the deal. I have an Oldsmobile 425 with "A" heads. The whole motor is in stock form. I don't have allot of money. Just wanna get it running good. Didn't even send it to the machine shop. However i did have to buy a new set of hydraulic lifters because the old ones were not working...

Thanks guys. You were all big help. I think I'll go with the after market manifolds. When i was searching for similar threads before i posted my own, i did see WZ mentioned a few tines but i didn't know what it meant... And now i do. So thanks again. You guys are awesome. I look forward to...

So i swapped out that old dog of a 307 in my cutty for a 425 bbo. I'm sure many of you know that the clearance between the heads and the frame/steering on the drivers side is pretty slim. After much research i think it looks like the only headers that will fit exactly without any mods cost at...

Hey everyone. My name is Matt. I just bought a 1987 Cutlass Supreme recently. Not a 442 or Hurst or anything like that just a plain old cutty. I need a trunk lid and am having a really hard time finding one. Please let me know if you have any info that could help with that. Thanks!