WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY CAR?

[83hurst-olds]

I wouldn't have tubbed it personally, but you did a great job on it. I am somewhere between a "modify the heck out of it" and a purist, and I really like the H/O's like they are except they needed a 403 or bigger from the factory.

 

[dan2286]

Great job, but I hate the rims. Just my honest opinion

 

[viera]

Thank you for all of your comments. To answer some of your questions, I did not chop up the car, I only tubbed the back end with 29" tires and left the back seat in place. And to the person that wanted to know how it was done, it was a pain in the u-know what. But, it can be done cleanly. We own 7 race cars and this one has never gone down the track, all of my sons race(13, 17, and 21) and this car is just fixing to make its debut on the track. I will not be running the car quicker than 11 seconds. I do not want to put a roll cage in. And for the guy that said he wouldn't put a 307 on nitrous, I agree that's why I have a 455 with edelbrock aluminum heads, diamond pistons, aluminum rods and a 250 shot. Everything else in my car is original and works including my a/c and cassette player. And by the way, I am a female driver...just trying to keep up with my sons.

love it! great job

 

[Chris Van]

Not to step on anyone's toes but if the car has been tubbed/backhalved/narrowed, whatever ya wanna call it. It has been chopped up. Don't get me wrong I LOVE THE CAR the way it is. But I know exactly what goes in to doing this to a car. The purist hate it and hate us for doing these things. Me personally, I am all for someone fixing their car up the way they want it and not giving a sh*t what the next guy thinks. I don't know anyone that builds their cars to suit someone else anyway. If you like it and it's yours then GO FOR IT.
I also don't care what the latest FAD of the week is but to me, a Pro Street car with F A T tires out back will always make the ultimate statement. All it needs now is a blower sticking through the hood.

 

[454muscle]

I also don't care what the latest FAD of the week is but to me, a Pro Street car with F A T tires out back will always make the ultimate statement.

Agreed! That and a nice, deep, choppy idle. Nothing on earth compares. 8)

 

[beermonkey9417]

I really like this...

ditto, noting like a nice rearend

 

[2Gbodys]

I really like this...

ditto, noting like a nice rearend

SWEET 8)

 

[HurstOlds]

I really like this build. Very clean! Do you have any more info on your engine setup (compression, carb, fuel you're running, etc)

Really close to my setup, with the whole sleeper theme. I guess I have to ask what's up with the A/C? Are you planning on using it? I'm guessing you like it for sleeper effect, but that kind of goes out the window with the big tires...I have A/C and everything on my 455, mostly for the sleeper effect (it also works), but its not really practical

It's nice seeing people that don't know Oldsmobiles walk right by my car when the hood is up, not realizing there's a 455 shoe horned in it.

Any more high quality pictures of your car!? I'm in love

 

[hotrodoldsman]

Not to step on anyone's toes but if the car has been tubbed/backhalved/narrowed, whatever ya wanna call it. It has been chopped up. Don't get me wrong I LOVE THE CAR the way it is. But I know exactly what goes in to doing this to a car. The purist hate it and hate us for doing these things. Me personally, I am all for someone fixing their car up the way they want it and not giving a sh*t what the next guy thinks. I don't know anyone that builds their cars to suit someone else anyway. If you like it and it's yours then GO FOR IT.
I also don't care what the latest FAD of the week is but to me, a Pro Street car with F A T tires out back will always make the ultimate statement. All it needs now is a blower sticking through the hood.

Its funny I was thinking the same thing with invisioning the blower and fuelie bug catcher stickin though that hurst scoop! I'd love it but you think people are mad now? Defintly a sweet car... makes you look twice! :shock: I wonder what it would look like with some custom made olds ssIIs in the same offset? THAT would make it fit into the sleeper catagory! Wonder if anyone would notice untill its too late! Sweet ride girl!

 

[khan0165]

I once saw a GN that was tubbed, but he kept the stock length diff... So he could run stock or high positive offset wheels.
... he had customs made with stock inset, but 14" wide. And he kept a spare set of stock 15x7s.
wouldn't even know unless you looked under the trunk for the tubs.