1969 Cutlass 442 - Golden Nugget

[Big Dawg]

Hey man, not sure how I missed this thread for so long but I'm glad I found it. I love how you painted the outside of the grills/headlinght bezels silver, adds a nice bit of distinction where it otherwise almost disappears. I had a 468 with nearly every goodie from Modello running an 850 Mighty Demon on an Offenhauser intake. I will forever miss the unlimited amounts of torque that thing made. Just 20% pedal off idle was always such a special feeling, cause you knew as you laid into it things were about to get violent.



I moved to an LS also after I had to rebuild the BBO 3 times in the same number of years. I took it to two Olds specialist machine shops to find the problem, in the end I think it's cause I kept shifting at 6k. The LS is great and reliable and has great power up top...just miss the torque lol. At this stage its a better engine as I've moved away from drag racing to autoX and road courses. i

I hope the new BBO treats you well and makes you smile everytime you hit the gas-sounds like you've earned a few smiles. You may want to look into antihop bars(not traction bars)-they increase your anti-squat and plant the tires firmly into the pavement when you launch. That and a good set of Nitto 555R's are what helped me hook up with the 468 . Cheers brother.

[Big Dawg]

Quick update,

Got the front accessories and brackets all setup. Power steering pump is mounted and a new 150amp Powermaster alternator installed as well, along with the oil pressure and coolant temp sensors for the Dakota Digital Dash gauges. Also setup an idiot light for the oil pressure which will be connected to the check engine light on dash, and have installed a thermostat sensor to engage #1 electric fan.