70 W 30 rebuild
 

Picked up my post olds from Stefano a couple of months ago and have been enjoying it quite a bit...nice car to drive. Had it out the other eve for some &quot;spirited&quot; exercise and may have been a little hard on the poor girl! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]. She's banging on the door to let her out! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] seems I have rattled some rod bearings !...so...motor is coming out.repair..rebuild..replace?..not numbers matching so no worries there but will be along the lines of a stock rebuild. My first Olds project..who woulda thought!!...stay tuned!
So many original parts on this car!!

W 30 carb..late 69 build

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Re: 70 W 30 rebuild
 

I'm building one right now. Let me know if you need any blueprint info.

Ken Maisano

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I will follow along closely:-)

Better get going PSMCDR is right around the corner:-)

Ryan

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Sorry to hear about the engine issues, the Silver lining is that you can now build it your way. Keep us posted on progress and lots more pics on the W-30 specific parts.

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Alss, you know you were secretly wishing for this so you could have some fun building a non-Chevy engine. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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Always like building my own motors.[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] so....... wasn't the bearings after all..crank and rods are all ok, but the no 2 piston scuffing the cylinder wall will make things interesting. Looks like I get to pick out new pistons! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] more to come as details and dimensions are made available.

Re: 70 W 30 rebuild
 

I went with Diamond forged in my SBO. Did you find a block? Let me know if you need help searching for one. Uh oh, sounds like we might have another Oldsmobile junkie on our hands........

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Welcome!!!

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Better watch out that W30 might wind up with a ZL1 in it.