Dan Kroll's 1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 - Hard Case
| WHERE THE MONEY WENT | | 1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 | | W-30, complete: | $18,000 | | Rebuilt engine with new parts: | $3,200 | | Rebuilt TH400 transmission: | $400 | | 10-inch Dynamic torque converter: | $900 | | Differential: | $350 | | Front coil springs: | $218 | | Rear coil springs: | $178 | | Flowmaster 40 mufflers and exhaust system: | $400 | | Wheels and tires (used): | $600 | | Total: | $24,246 | | BY THE NUMBERS | | ’70 W-30 4-4-2 Oldsmobile | | Dan Kroll • Long Grove, IL | | Vehicle weight w/driver: 3,950 lbs | | Best quarter-mile e.t.: 12.25 | | ENGINE | | Type: | Oldsmobile displacing 455 ci (4.126 bore x 4.250 stroke) | | Block: | 1970 Olds 455 | | Compression ratio: | 10.5:1 | | Oiling: | stock six-quart oil pan, stock oiling system | | Rotating assembly: | 4.250-inch stroke forged crank, W-30 rods, and W-30 forged pistons | | Cylinder heads: | 1965 “A” castings, 80cc combustion chambers, 2.072-inch intake and 1.710-inch exhaust valves, prepped by Mike Miller at Rocket Engineering (Arlington Heights, IL) | | Camshaft: | Bill Trovato special, specs proprietary | | Valvetrain: | COMP 1.6:1 steel roller rocker arms, hardened 3/8-inch pushrods, stock valvesprings | | Induction: | unmodified W-30 intake manifold and cold-air induction, Rochester Quadrajet carburetor, electric fuel pump | | Power adder: | none | | Ignition: | stock distributor and coil, 36 degrees total timing | | Exhaust: | Hooker Super Comp headers, 2x32-inch primary pipes, 3.5-inch collectors, 3-inch exhaust system, Flowmaster 40 mufflers | | Fasteners: | stock | | Built by: | Mike Glasby at P.C. Auto (Wheeling, IL) | | DRIVETRAIN | | Transmission: | 1970 Oldsmobile M40 TH400 by Frank Lupo, stock ratios, Dynamic 10-inch torque converter, 3,800 stall, stock cooler and shifter | | Driveshaft: | stock | | Rear axle: | 1970 Oldsmobile 12-bolt built by Mike Glasby, posi-traction differential, Richmond Gear 4.10:1 ring-and-pinion, stock axles | | CHASSIS | | Front suspension: | stock spindles, Moroso drag springs w/1.5 coils removed, Competition Engineering 90/10 shocks, anti-sway bar removed | | Rear suspension: | stock springs, Lakewood 50/50 shock absorbers, Air Lift bag in right side, anti-sway bar removed | | Brakes: | 1970 Oldsmobile W-30, 10.88-inch disc, front; stock 9.5x2.00-inch drum, rear | | WHEELS & TIRES | | Wheels: | Weld Rod-Lite 15x4.0, front; 15x10, rear | | Tires: | M/T ET Front 28.0/4.5-15, front; M/T ET Street Radial 275/60R15, rear |
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