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« Reply #45 on: October 02, 2008, 08:52:11 PM »

Quick update on the Olds - we got the paint in, and we're going to be shooting this one a killer color from the DuPont Hot Hues line.   It's called Warp Speed Blue, and it's very close to the original color but tuned up a bit in the intensity department.    Check it out!





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« Reply #46 on: October 10, 2008, 07:43:53 PM »

Wow looks like a lot of metalic or what ever it is in the paint shouild look great. I went to the link and the colors look good.
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« Reply #47 on: November 11, 2008, 02:47:20 PM »

Let's get it on.......... Shocked
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« Reply #48 on: November 17, 2008, 09:10:05 PM »

Just wanted to say,

I have been following this build and really looking forward to see it with color
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« Reply #49 on: November 19, 2008, 05:09:15 PM »

It's been a while since we posted an update on the S71... it's getting pretty complex, and we want to do this one right, so it's taking some time.  Anyway, here are some shots of the body going back on the chassis... a nice turning point!

Click on the little pics to see the big ones!

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« Reply #50 on: November 19, 2008, 05:17:39 PM »

The engine choice has changed a little too. It's still an Olds motor, but we've decided to run a 350 Diesel block based engine. We sourced a DX block from a running 1981 Olds 98 Regency and pulled it apart to see what's inside. These pics show the internals of the Diesel block and the large webbing and overall meatier guts of this block.  It's also a factory roller lifter setup. The next post we'll show you the stock 350 block for comparison. The new recipe as outlined by Bill Trovato at BTR Performance calls for an offset ground Olds 425 crank, high-strength big block Chevy rods, custom pistons, MAHLE coated bearings, and a trick Comp valvetrain to build a 428 cubic-inch Olds stroker. We're running Edelbrock aluminum heads and intake, an MSD ignition, and a complete FAST EFI system on the car.

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« Reply #51 on: November 19, 2008, 05:22:45 PM »

Here you can see the smaller internal webbing supporting the main caps and the otherwise less meaty block of the original 350 engine from the S71 Olds.   

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« Reply #52 on: November 19, 2008, 05:45:22 PM »

Being that this is going to be a turbocharged car, we took a moment to mock up the engine with an idea we had on using the existing exhaust manifolds for the turbocharger.    The idea was to flip the manifolds facing forward and have them exit into a pipe under the engine and up into the turbo on the passenger side front of the engine.     After several tests, we found that this plan won't work... the manifolds hit the steering box and won't let the block mount where we need it to sit.   Incidentally, the 350 block is dimensionally the same as the 350 DX Diesel block for comparison. 

You can also see the filler work had begun on the body by this point.

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« Reply #53 on: November 19, 2008, 05:49:14 PM »

A few more shots of the block in place with and without the original manifolds in place...

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« Reply #54 on: November 20, 2008, 07:14:40 PM »

also there is a place in waterford winsconsin that is called rocket racing. it is a oldsmobile shop that makes racing engines for only oldsmobiles.
 
http://www.rocketracingperformance.com/index.html
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