picked up a 442 parts car today...

[jadigen]

lots of parts on this thing that i have been wanting to get for my cutlass.. the main things were the trans, drive shaft and rear... still toying with the idea of buckets and a console. this will have all the brackets and seat tracks for my nice pair of buckets int eh basement.. was surprised that it actually ran too.. smells like crap running on that bad gas but it runs...

this thing is rusty...

will start tearing into it in the spring..

 

[fleming442]

That's one nice F-ing parts car! I'm guessing there's no title cuz maybe stole-Jersey, what?!

 

[gnvair]

Good deal!

 

[spidereyes455]

Nice score. What's the ultimate plan? Fixing it or parting it out?

 

[jadigen]

That's one nice F-ing parts car! I'm guessing there's no title cuz maybe stole-Jersey, what?!

clean title.. just rusty

 

[jadigen]

Nice score. What's the ultimate plan? Fixing it or parting it out?

gonna part it.. a lot will be used on my cutlass.

 

[jadigen]

is there anyway to tell if it has the original motor in it? numbers on the motor or something. 442 air cleaner isn't on it, seller said motor may have been changed...

 

[olds307 and 403]

Yes. There is a little pad with a stamped code under the #1 cylinder on the block. Also it should have a big 7A near the #1 and #8 spark plug and a big 307 cast into the side of the block above the oil pan. The pad looks like this.

 

[jadigen]

Thanks for the info. I'll check it out when I get the chance.

 

[69hurstolds]

Fixed that for you. It's an 85 and it should have 5A heads. NON-roller engine if it's original. Also, if original carb, there is a "5" overstamp of the 17084554 application year number to change it to 17085554. Also the code letters got stamped over from 84. It may come with a mid-84 production date. It was simply an 84 H/O carb that got restamped. Only time I'm ever aware that they used specific carryover parts for production, although the carbs were normally produced AFTER the 84 H/O run. Confusing, but true. I have a couple of restamped original 85 442 carbs out in the shop. IIRC, one of them has a July 84 production date code.

Yes. There is a little pad with a stamped code under the #1 cylinder on the block. Also it should have a big 5A near the #1 and #8 spark plug and a big 307 cast into the side of the block above the oil pan. The pad looks like this.
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