"Buckner" (Buckner)
04/01/2020 at 11:28 • Filed to: Engine Swaps, Oldsmobile, Ninety-Eight, 394 rocket, OLDZ
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"Buckner" (Buckner)
04/01/2020 at 11:28 • Filed to: Engine Swaps, Oldsmobile, Ninety-Eight, 394 rocket, OLDZ | 1
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Since I don’t think I am going to get around to getting the Oldz LS swapped this summer, I am gonna pull the 4bbl 394 Starfire motor out and put a craigslist 4bbl 394 Starfire motor after a slight “going thru” back in. I’ve finally got my shop kinda setup and will be using this as justification of sorts. Onward and upward!
I bet this guy is older than I am. RIP
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Buckner
04/01/2020 at 12:17 |
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“Olds in-and-out, scroll down for horrorshow”
Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> Buckner
04/01/2020 at 12:28 |
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That factory iron intake must weigh a ton. Years ago I rebuilt a marine 427 top-oiler, and the intake and oil pan were cast iron. Ironic that a boat motor can double as a boat anchor.
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Buckner
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
04/01/2020 at 12:32 |
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Let’s just say I’ve had my share of arm workouts moving the manifolds and heads around the shop.
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Buckner
04/01/2020 at 12:39 |
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Ah, I see it’s even a “Mouse Motor”... Cool.
WilliamsSW
> Buckner
04/01/2020 at 12:40 |
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Nice. A 63?
Was that 394 still connected to a Roto? I’ve read that the 394 is a bitch to mate to anything else.
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Buckner
> WilliamsSW
04/01/2020 at 13:21 |
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Sure is, good eye ! Yep, a slim jim roto. I got two of them now. Great.
It is indeed
somewhat of a ordeal to swap the transmissions out. They have kits but also require some fabrication and expanding the tunnel to accommodate
anything other than the “slim” variety
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I have been going back and forth for a while on what to do with it. But seeing how I have two rotos
, I am just gonna send it until I have to make a move in order to move again
. I bet I can make them last for a couple years while I put in a new kitchen with the $$$. Ho hum
Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Buckner
04/01/2020 at 13:24 |
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Is that the “ultra high compression rocket”? I drove a 64 super 88 so equipped with no tach and a non-working speedo (front wheel style like my corvair) and it was a dog around town but given a open road that car accelerated harder the faster you went. That car was faster than we were brave, only ran on premium mohawk gas (high ethanol has an ti-knock properties) and it sounded good.
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WilliamsSW
> Buckner
04/01/2020 at 13:29 |
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I once owned a 64 Dynamic 88 with the 2 barrel 394 and obligatory slim Jim. Loved the car, and I spend too much time shopping for 61-64 Starfire convertibles these days. Enough that I might be interested in an operating Roto if it was available later on.
Didn’t realize the tunnel was part of the problem - guess you’ll have to deal with that doing an LS swap. I know nothing else will bolt up directly to the back, unlike the Pontiac 389. Good to know whenever I pull the trigger on a buy.
I have seen a 98 (63 or 64 coupe) that had a 4 on the floor mated to a 394. Cool, but doesn’t really suit the character of the car.
Good luck!
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Buckner
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
04/01/2020 at 13:39 |
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Absolutely ! Before it lost compression it sounded mean with the dual exhaust and was really decent once you got past the 1-2 shift. It was faster than the drum brakes so I swapped them out for discs. It was a great decision and when I realized I had grown up and become responsible.
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Buckner
> WilliamsSW
04/01/2020 at 13:41 |
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Yeah....I’ll have to figure that out eventually. I’m keeping the blinders on for now tho. Ha!
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WilliamsSW
> Buckner
04/01/2020 at 14:31 |
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I don't blame you for that, and sticking with the Roto as long as you can!
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Buckner
04/01/2020 at 17:11 |
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this one was fresh and so was the weird “slim jim” trans. It was rebuilt to have about 10.25:1 compression instead of the north of 11 ratio it was born with, max compression feasable on mid 90's pump gas. It wasn’t a project car, it was a family car for a family with style.