1968 Oldsmobile 442 LS7/T56
08-12-2012, 05:51 PM
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1968 Oldsmobile 442 LS7/T56 Year: 1968
Make: Oldsmobile
Model: Cutlass
Price: $0
Mileage: 2000
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (State): WI
Color: Silver
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive
•Peruvian silver with black fender stripes.
•Lansing built real 442 with 344****M VIN.
•LS7 engine / T56 six speed transmission.
oEngine is 2006 Z06 Corvette take-out (505 HP!!!)
oGM Performance Parts ECU and wiring harness
•Stainless long tube headers with Magnaflow exhaust.
•Body-off restoration, all new bushings, frame and all components media blasted and painted/replaced.
•4.33 posi rear, perfect with the six speed.
•18” wheels and tires.
•Huge C6 Corvette J55 disc brakes in front.
•Interior all original except carpet.
•Rally pack gauges (converted to work with the LS7).
•Rebuilt Olds 455 and Muncie 4 speed also available.
•Was a low mile car, spent many years as a bracket racing car before being restored and converted to LS7/T56.
oHas never been raced since restoration.
•Not a perfect car, was done about 4 years ago and has ~2000 miles on it. Some chips, etc but it looks great and always draws a crowd!
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11-22-2012, 09:06 AM
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Sorry - haven't been online in a few weeks and missed your post. The conversion was relatively easy looking back, but the costs do add up quickly. All I remember is the feeling of spending a few hundred bucks a week on miscellaneous parts for months and months 
And that's after buying what I thought was all the big stuff.
I made an effort to do minimal modifications to the car itself in case someone (myself included) ever wanted to put it back to an 'original' style car. The frame required no modification because 442 frames have the same motor mount holes that Chevelles do. The trans tunnel was the only real modification as it had to be opened up to clear the T56. That can be undone though as replacement parts are available. Everything else was new bolt on parts: Corvette brakes, driveshaft, exhaust, suspension, etc.
I've only advertised the car here for now as I'm not desparate to sell, will likely try harder to sell in the spring if it's not gone. I've had a few interested people but not the right time of year to be selling this kind of car in WI.
And that's after buying what I thought was all the big stuff. I made an effort to do minimal modifications to the car itself in case someone (myself included) ever wanted to put it back to an 'original' style car. The frame required no modification because 442 frames have the same motor mount holes that Chevelles do. The trans tunnel was the only real modification as it had to be opened up to clear the T56. That can be undone though as replacement parts are available. Everything else was new bolt on parts: Corvette brakes, driveshaft, exhaust, suspension, etc.
I've only advertised the car here for now as I'm not desparate to sell, will likely try harder to sell in the spring if it's not gone. I've had a few interested people but not the right time of year to be selling this kind of car in WI.
