THE oldsmobile rocket 303 324 371 394 post to end all other posts, (lasalle related )

This is great information SUPER.....

Now a real stupid question
I have an 1949 olds 98 2dr Club Sedan. Sadly no body parts appear to match any other oldsmobiles or Chevy's. The problem is the longer wheelbase 122 inch instead of 119,5. My question where is this extra 2,5 inch added. Is it in the body or fenders? Where exactly is my car longer than a 88 2dr club sedan.

Hope someone can help

 

I think you will find it is longer in the front sheet metal .The 98 body is the same as Buick & Cadillac, & the 88 body is the same as Pontiac & Chev from the cowel back. I have also noted that 98's have removable rear guards & the 88's don't. Can any Rocketeer's confirm this? Got any pics of your car ?
Hope I was off some help. Cheers Dago.

 

Thats the car... The reason I am asking is I need to replace almost everything.

After looking at a lot of pictures I think I can use the rear lower qtrs from a 1949 chevy for restoring my qtrs (my qtrs are already molded to the body) The general shape is the same. Am I correct?

I will be using 53 front fenders for restoring my 49 fenders I will let you know how this can be done when I receive them

Since I live in Holland there are not to many parts available so I have to work with what I can obtain through ebay and such

 

Outstanding thread! I have two items to add:

1) I worked w/ Copper Gaskets Unlimited in AZ and they made me copper exhaust gaskets for a 1957 371 and they are now in thier database.

2) Currently working w/ Harland Sharp for custom roller rockers (works on stock shafts) for the 371. I received one initial protype a few months back and I am currently awaiting the next round. I will keep you all posted...

 

We do brand new new roller rockers for 303,324,371 and also 394
All in stock if your needing some

Thanks,Tony

Ross Racing Engines
Niles,Ohio
330-544-4466

 

I'll add something that was mentioned back on page one
Haven't seen many of these around. This is a McCullouh supercharger bracket to put a VS57 on a 50-56 olds. Hopefully it will get uses one day

 

Tony you have mail.

 

Just got the rockers in; here they are:

 

Looks nice,Heres the ones we've been doing for 3-4 years now complete with our billet stands
I also do offset for the 394

Tony

Ross Racing Engines
Niles,Ohio
330-544-4466

 

I purchased an adjustable rocker assembly from Tony for my 394 and it is a quality piece. Tony as well as the others at Ross are very helpful, great to deal with, I would highly reccomend doing buiness with them.

 

Tony.............about those rockers, what ratio do they come in? and is the shafts tha same dia. as stock? thanks

 

Those are beautiful peices. We were in touch about a year ago regarding them (I was not a member of the HAMB at the time).

 

They are 1.8 ratio and shafts are stock size

Tony

Ross Racing Engines
Niles,Ohio
330-544-4466

 

Guys, .. even though it was posted a while back and i haven't been here for almost one year,... this is an post about OLDSMOBILE ENGINES
not sheetmetal and brakes etc.. ONLY engine/transmission related.... (could maybe expand to olds rear ends though but ahwell..)

the fotki pic page is down due to that i havent paid anual fee
i will sort that out in the next few days and post new pics there etc..

 

Thanks in advance for new pics, glad you are back

 

Here are some Vintage 1957 Olds J-2 pictures.
Enjoy

 

Here's mine, going in my Dad's Henry J.

 

Glad to see this old thread alive again.

57olds -- thanks for posting the vintage pics.

fanspete -- that set up looks badass!

 

I read an article that I found by accident in an early american rodder on early Olds rockets and this was prior to their being rebuild kits around. they said that FE 352 pistons fit and have the same pin height etc, just bore the motor out and from memory you get a 346.

 

those pictures are priceless

 

Flatoz you are correct. You also have to replace the bushing on the small end and hone it for the 352 pin which is smaller than the olds pin. Stock bushings will work. I concure with Paul those pictures are priceless.

 

Hi guys, do the 371's mount from the front or is there an optional side mount? If possible I'd love to see some pics of motor and the stock auto mounts in A model frames. Thanks guys, now that I know I can use the stock auto Im getting pretty sure Im heading down the olds road if this 371 checks out.

 

I know where there is a 1960 Olds complete drive train.



It was mentioned in this thread that I have been posting to.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=341294

I asked what it might be worth. It came out of a wreck that had less than 3000 miles on it, and is factory original right down to the plug wires and radiator hose. The bad news is that it's been sitting in this garage for 50 years, so it may be a little rusty on the insides.
Anybody that's interested, please send me a pm.
Thanks,
Andy

 

some of the stuff i recently bought
recently bought 3 pairs of weiand blower intakes, hilborn for 303,
pair of 324 heads, blower hub for 4 grove v belt, hurst engine mounts,
starter changeover, manual flywheel + starter, adapter plate for 39 tranny,
mt pistons, another setup of 394 pistons, 2 camshafts,
just bought an 1957 oldsmobile with 3 371 engines...

going to buy 2 more engines soon, one here in sweden and one more in the states
have 2 engines on the way home, the one that recently was on ebay, one in pic with hilborn, and another one that i bought a couple of months ago in cali, 394 with "mondello" heads etc etc... more will come, more supercharger stuff will be bought...

i'm up to 13 oldsmobile engines right now

 

hi Daemon!

 

howdy!

and oh forgot to mention edelbrock with valve covers with 57 under edelbrock logo, weiand 324 intake with 6 carbs and water cross over, and oh yes an olds 394 dual 4 intake and 2 500cfm edelbrock carbs, going into my 1964 olds dynamic

eventhough this thread is about engines, these 2 cars do got engines in them that are olds, the 2x4 will as stated go into my running 1964 olds, and the 6 carb intake with edelbrock valve covers will go into this 1957 oldsmobile

probally forgot an whole bunch of stuff i bought for the past months, i haven't been online on hamb for almost a year so..

 

pics to post above

and oh btw, i am just upgrading my fotki account again
to pro, so pics will show again and i will add more pics in the album and clean upp as much as i can in the next few days...

 

also, i really would like to see s.co.t blower intake for early olds
and i would heck also really want to buy an scot blower intake for the olds
i really would love to put one scot blown oldsmobile engine into my 1941 buick convert. either that or i'll just stettle for an edmunds intake and valve covers..

 

56 Olds with a Weiand 3 carb set up with Rochester 2gcs and a T5 hooked through a Bendtsen's adapter. Motor mounts use early ford mounts and are made by a local speed shop.