Its been nice knowing you all

curtis73 · 03-05-2002, 09:14 PM

I'm not really leaving... Don't worry. I just told my Oldsmobile-list buddies that I'm thinking of putting a 302 ford in my 87 Olds Cutlass. I'm anticipating a long week of torture, flames, and general Hatred.

Curtis Mittong

84LX89GT · 03-05-2002, 09:29 PM

....i could ask you the question why you'd want to do that.....but instead i'll say that's pretty cool because it's something that i'd never think of doing. Good luck on your project.

gtsr515 · 03-05-2002, 10:55 PM

I got one for ya guy's? Have you ever seen a Grand National motor transplanted into a Pontiac Fiero? IT ROCKS!

I also seen a 427 Chevy in the back of a Corvair, WILD!

curtis73 · 03-05-2002, 11:29 PM

I've seen Fieros with Northstar V8s. They say it takes no firewall or trunk modifications, just bolts in with specialty parts.

Why am I putting a Ford 302 in a Cutlass? Because I can. I have no brand loyalties, I just go with what fits my project objectives. This project happens to have objectives which include 1) Unique daily driver, 2) Inexpensive performance with easily found over-the-counter parts, and 3) Make people really scratch their heads. I'm even as sick as to go to great lengths to confuse the heck out of onlookers by grafting the top half of a GM HEI onto the top of a Ford distributor shaft. Am I sick or what?

Curtis
66 Bonneville with a Caddy 500
85 El Camino that will get a Hemi if no one buys it
87 Cutlass, soon to be Ford Powered
92 Honda Shadow VLX (should it get a harley engine?)

jimberg · 03-05-2002, 11:29 PM

No, but I've seen an LS1 in a Fiero.

MidNiteBlu 5.0 · 03-05-2002, 11:41 PM

I have seen a twin turbo buick 401 i think in a corvair. i know it was a buick and it was a small block so it may have been smaller i cant remember. I have also seen a 392 HEMI in a VW bug

That thing was sweet. The motor was in the front.

Later

curtis73 · 03-05-2002, 11:49 PM

Go to this page..

http://www.wsu.edu/~426hemi/

Its a link to the "Caddywagen home page." A guy took the body off a VW bug, cut the pan off ahead of the engine, then welded the frame of a 70s FWD caddy to the back of the pan of the VW. He took the back out of the bug and made a cover, hooked up stuff and took off down the road. He has a bloody 500 caddy welded to the back of his BUG! Its crazy stuff.

CaddyWagen homepage

stevstum · 03-06-2002, 05:12 PM

This last summer I went to Woodburn Dragstrip and I saw an early 80's Civic with a hipo 302 in it.

geno5.0 · 03-06-2002, 07:12 PM

I had a buddy that had a 82 Rx7 with a 454 and Nos and he drove it to work every day I took a ride with him ONLY ONE TIME!!!!!!!!

Chevyguy · 03-07-2002, 08:44 AM

I once saw a Saab convertible with a blown 302/T-5 converted with an entire Mustang floorpan etc pretty sick.

As for your HEI conversion, I have seen that already done. DUI (Davis unified Ignition) sells various HEI topped distributors for a variety of engine makes, and they make one for a 302!

03-05-2002, 09:14 PM	#1
curtis73 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: variable Posts: 15	Its been nice knowing you all I'm not really leaving... Don't worry. I just told my Oldsmobile-list buddies that I'm thinking of putting a 302 ford in my 87 Olds Cutlass. I'm anticipating a long week of torture, flames, and general Hatred. Curtis Mittong __________________ Always looking for another project...

03-05-2002, 09:29 PM	#2
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	....i could ask you the question why you'd want to do that.....but instead i'll say that's pretty cool because it's something that i'd never think of doing. Good luck on your project. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

03-05-2002, 10:55 PM	#3
gtsr515 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Sunny, Hot, Sebring, Florida Posts: 725	I got one for ya guy's? Have you ever seen a Grand National motor transplanted into a Pontiac Fiero? IT ROCKS! I also seen a 427 Chevy in the back of a Corvair, WILD! __________________ Remember...2nd place is 1st place for losers!

03-05-2002, 11:29 PM	#4
curtis73 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: variable Posts: 15	Why not? I've seen Fieros with Northstar V8s. They say it takes no firewall or trunk modifications, just bolts in with specialty parts. Why am I putting a Ford 302 in a Cutlass? Because I can. I have no brand loyalties, I just go with what fits my project objectives. This project happens to have objectives which include 1) Unique daily driver, 2) Inexpensive performance with easily found over-the-counter parts, and 3) Make people really scratch their heads. I'm even as sick as to go to great lengths to confuse the heck out of onlookers by grafting the top half of a GM HEI onto the top of a Ford distributor shaft. Am I sick or what? Curtis 66 Bonneville with a Caddy 500 85 El Camino that will get a Hemi if no one buys it 87 Cutlass, soon to be Ford Powered 92 Honda Shadow VLX (should it get a harley engine?) __________________ Always looking for another project...

03-05-2002, 11:29 PM	#5
jimberg Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Rogers, MN Posts: 2,089	No, but I've seen an LS1 in a Fiero. __________________ 351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible

03-05-2002, 11:41 PM	#6
MidNiteBlu 5.0 I got something to say Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,557	I have seen a twin turbo buick 401 i think in a corvair. i know it was a buick and it was a small block so it may have been smaller i cant remember. I have also seen a 392 HEMI in a VW bug That thing was sweet. The motor was in the front. Later __________________ 91 LX Hatch 5.0 - made for the twisties 89 LX Hatchback 5.0 5spd. stolen/stripped 4/7/05 http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/...splay.cgi?3494 1987 Toyota Pickup Ricer Haters Club Member #33 Want a custom gauge cluster for your Vintage Mustang? www.jmeenterprises.com

03-05-2002, 11:49 PM	#7
curtis73 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: variable Posts: 15	Go to this page.. http://www.wsu.edu/~426hemi/ Its a link to the "Caddywagen home page." A guy took the body off a VW bug, cut the pan off ahead of the engine, then welded the frame of a 70s FWD caddy to the back of the pan of the VW. He took the back out of the bug and made a cover, hooked up stuff and took off down the road. He has a bloody 500 caddy welded to the back of his BUG! Its crazy stuff. CaddyWagen homepage __________________ Always looking for another project...

03-06-2002, 05:12 PM	#8
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	Honda with a 5.0L This last summer I went to Woodburn Dragstrip and I saw an early 80's Civic with a hipo 302 in it. __________________ Steve Stumbaugh 89 LX 5.0 5sp, Removed air silencer Mac High Flow Air Filter Motorcraft 8mm wires Autolite platinum plugs Mac O/R h-pipe Flowmaster American Thunder 3:55 gears Accel Super Coil (42,000) 75 mm Mass Air Meter

03-06-2002, 07:12 PM	#9
geno5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Omaha Posts: 124	RX7 I had a buddy that had a 82 Rx7 with a 454 and Nos and he drove it to work every day I took a ride with him ONLY ONE TIME!!!!!!!!

03-07-2002, 08:44 AM	#10
Chevyguy Backyard Mechanic/Chemist Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Acton MA USA Posts: 435	I once saw a Saab convertible with a blown 302/T-5 converted with an entire Mustang floorpan etc pretty sick. As for your HEI conversion, I have seen that already done. DUI (Davis unified Ignition) sells various HEI topped distributors for a variety of engine makes, and they make one for a 302! __________________ 2001 Crown Vic Maurader Airbox/MAF, DR chip Edel IAS shocks Single exhaust :wtf: 93 P-71 Vic interceptor Backup car now 90 5.0 LX Notch SOLD 74 Chevy Laguna type S-3 454 under construction Currently apart undergoing bodywork.

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