1971 Cutlass sx - Page 2

glen myers · 09-28-2013, 06:08 AM

PM Danny Lattimore he is the God of Olds
Very neat car

Al Saggese · 09-28-2013, 12:19 PM

Thanks for the response guys the car will get restored,on to the next one.

Dan Lattimore · 09-30-2013, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by glen myers

PM Danny Lattimore he is the God of Olds
Very neat car

Whew !! Glen, I appreciate your confidence but I think that is a little strong.

Dan Fahey · 09-30-2013, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Lattimore

Whew !! Glen, I appreciate your confidense but I think that is a little strong.

NO.....

There were a few others like Joe Mondello, another GOD of Olds...

He was a great guy !

Take a bow Danny you earned it..!!

D

Mark Yacavone · 09-30-2013, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Lattimore

Whew !! Glen, I appreciate your confidence but I think that is a little strong.

May be...but surprised your name hadn't come up yet..Maybe you ought to charge MORE for your expertise LOL

Mark Yacavone · 09-30-2013, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tar Heel

In NHRA form you're exactly correct ... can't be done. Put in Pure Stock form perhaps. We put less than that in our C5 (and those parts are CRAZY expensive) and run 1 second under.

From a quick investigation it appears to be a natural C car with a factory horsepower rating of 320 and factored to 340. That index in Pure Stock is 12.75 if he can get it down to a race weight of 3570. Again, I know nothing about these cars and I may looking at the wrong numbers but with a good set of headers, 4.56 gear, loose converter, and slicks wouldn't this be attainable?

I don't believe you would want to go as deep as a 4.56 with a 455 Olds

Jim Kaekel · 09-30-2013, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

I don't believe you would want to go as deep as a 4.56 with a 455 Olds

X2....4.10 or 4.30 depending on type of tire (bias or radial) and tire size, etc.

Jeff Lee · 09-30-2013, 07:07 PM

A different point of view...

Race it. Rare or not, I don't see '71 SX 455 ever being worth a fortune. You can buy fairly decent '70 W-30's for less than $50K. Probably 15% less for a '71 W-30? And then there's that big issue with the 1971 documentation (unless you have a build sheet or original window sticker and matching #'s engine & trans), 1972's have a W in the VIN to prove 455 came with the car, '71's do not have a VIN that determines engine code. Without complete documentation, everybody suspects a clone with a '71 BOP & Chevrolet.

So if you want to restore it and drive it; great. Restore it and sit on a lawn chair at car shows get's really old in my opinion. But if you take it out and race it, you'll have real fun. Race it in Pure Stock if that's in your region. Save up for a "real" Stock Eliminator engine & trans and drop it in later on. And there's plenty of room (I think) for a 9x 30 slick on that Cutlass so other than a roll bar, your not changing much on the body.

chris ok · 10-01-2013, 08:37 AM

race it.
Very few Oldsmobiles and even Buicks are highly sought after collectibles. Must be a rare factory high horsepwer and or fully optioned car. I have a rare 1970 GS350 car, now a 455 streeter run around car.
roll bars are easily installed and removed. save the cut out metal. I know. wish I saved the pieces from my fully documented 1970 SS Chevelle 396 4 speed car, but no biggie.
Built for comfort, and built for speed.
Chris

09-28-2013, 06:08 AM	#11
glen myers Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: GAINESVILLE,VA Posts: 81 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 1971 Cutlass sx PM Danny Lattimore he is the God of Olds Very neat car

09-28-2013, 12:19 PM	#12
Al Saggese Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 9 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1971 Cutlass sx Thanks for the response guys the car will get restored,on to the next one.

09-30-2013, 07:07 PM	#18
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 1971 Cutlass sx A different point of view... Race it. Rare or not, I don't see '71 SX 455 ever being worth a fortune. You can buy fairly decent '70 W-30's for less than $50K. Probably 15% less for a '71 W-30? And then there's that big issue with the 1971 documentation (unless you have a build sheet or original window sticker and matching #'s engine & trans), 1972's have a W in the VIN to prove 455 came with the car, '71's do not have a VIN that determines engine code. Without complete documentation, everybody suspects a clone with a '71 BOP & Chevrolet. So if you want to restore it and drive it; great. Restore it and sit on a lawn chair at car shows get's really old in my opinion. But if you take it out and race it, you'll have real fun. Race it in Pure Stock if that's in your region. Save up for a "real" Stock Eliminator engine & trans and drop it in later on. And there's plenty of room (I think) for a 9x 30 slick on that Cutlass so other than a roll bar, your not changing much on the body. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

10-01-2013, 08:37 AM	#19
chris ok Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Long Island, New york Posts: 592 Likes: 131 Liked 46 Times in 29 Posts	Re: 1971 Cutlass sx race it. Very few Oldsmobiles and even Buicks are highly sought after collectibles. Must be a rare factory high horsepwer and or fully optioned car. I have a rare 1970 GS350 car, now a 455 streeter run around car. roll bars are easily installed and removed. save the cut out metal. I know. wish I saved the pieces from my fully documented 1970 SS Chevelle 396 4 speed car, but no biggie. Built for comfort, and built for speed. Chris