My father was a G.M. salesman and he had several Olds 442 demonstrators. I was lucky enough to take my driving test in one. He always let me take them to the local car wash. I was gone just long enough to not arouse any suspicion but I drove the heck out of those cars... Glad to see a Michigan guy doing a great job with his 442.
Thanks Bobby, it's cool to meet these drivers and hear about their cars. Sportsman racing is the best, stock and super stocks my favorite. Raced a 70 W31 Olds Cutlass in 1974 in F/S. Realized the value due to limited production numbers and put it back into street form. Miss it's high winding small block.
Looks like you got a lot of parts off of my 65 442. Love that you're running a Q-Jet, a great carburetor. I ran mine with a TH-400, 400 motor, Torquer manifold, Q-Jet, Hooker Headers, 4:10 gears. It too was a runner. Through the FlowMaster exhaust a consistent 11:30 car. They're fun and nobody seems to expect the performance they can deliver.
Really nice olds u got there, i have a 70 olds myself that i rebuilding. Gotta luv the olds cause not alot of people know what they are most people think they are Chevelles
Nice interview...Nice Olds...The 70 W30 4 speed cam originally had .475" lift and 328/328 duration.. The 70 W30 Automatic Turbo 400 had .472" lift and 285/287 duration.I had 2 70 W30's M21 4 speeds and 1 71 W30 M22 4 speed. I wonder just what the duration is on this cam in his car..I also wonder what the compression is? 60' times? I would bet high 1.4 60' times..
@@ScarlettFire341 Yes that 70 W30 true gross HP was well north of 400 at 5200 rpm most likely 420-430. Same for the 70 Buick GS Stage 1 rated at a very underrated conservative 360 at only 4600 rpm. The Buick stage 1 peak HP occurred at 5400 rpm not 4600.
@@davelowets No way...This car will be much quicker than 1.60's. A 3700 lb car running 10.90's with Hoosier slicks , 8" converter with a 5400 rpm stall..and a good suspension as this NHRA E/SA car certainly has should and will easily pull 1.40 60' times
I ran 10.80s @126 with a 1.57 60" time in a G-body with a B.B.O., TH-350, 10" slicks, 3.73 gear, 9" 3500 stall, and factory suspension except for S.S.I. lift bars and a sway bar on the rear. It weighed 3700 with me in it. Edit: Actually, it weighed 3720 with me in it. I believe I had 26" or 27" tall tires on the rear.
I wonder if he built his own headers. They don't look off the shelf. At least he did his own assembly of the engine. I can totally understand him sending the heads out for machine work and maybe let them go ahead and set up the springs. Too many people run checkbook race cars.
I remember the days when these cars, in fairly good shape, could be had for under a thousand bucks... Now a basket case will cost you thousands. Sucks that I sold so many of them back in the day for next to nothing. I DID keep one G-Body and do it up into a 9 second street car, but I sure wish I had kept an A body also... 😟
Do you run a TH-350 for the weight and H.P. savings, or did this car actually have one in it? I've never seen one in these cars, it was always a TH-400.
Looks like you got a lot of parts off of my 65 442. Love that you're running a Q-Jet, a great carburetor. I ran mine with a TH-400, 400 motor, Torquer manifold, Q-Jet, Hooker Headers, 4:10 gears. It too was a runner. Through the FlowMaster exhaust a consistent 11:30 car. They're fun and nobody seems to expect the performance they can deliver.
![SUPERCHARGED 1970 Oldsmobile 442 RESTOMOD [4K]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DD_mikvTSF8/mqdefault.jpg)
Yes!! Finally an Oldsmobile. The unicorns of Stock Eliminator. 😀 I love this car. Thank you for the video. Keep up the great work!
That's great, thank you Jim for the interview and I think that the Grinch inside there is awesome too.
Great job on the 442 Jim! Cool Olds!
Truly awesome machine 💪😎👍
😍Great looking 442, nice vid!!!!!!!👍
Love Stock Eliminator! It's like a car show and a drag race at the same time.
Stock keeps it real and keeps connected to those off-the-showroom floor, at the Sunoco station, in the driveway cars.
My father was a G.M. salesman and he had several Olds 442 demonstrators. I was lucky enough to take my driving test in one. He always let me take them to the local car wash. I was gone just long enough to not arouse any suspicion but I drove the heck out of those cars... Glad to see a Michigan guy doing a great job with his 442.
Haha that is awesome thanks for sharing!
Thanks Bobby, it's cool to meet these drivers and hear about their cars. Sportsman racing is the best, stock and super stocks my favorite. Raced a 70 W31 Olds Cutlass in 1974 in F/S. Realized the value due to limited production numbers and put it back into street form. Miss it's high winding small block.
What's wrong with a high-winding big block? 😜
Love them 442s.... 67 my year
Like the "Stockers are Way Cool" signage and all the official participant decals. Quite a history there!
Love it. So cool he has had it since 81 and built it himself. Thanks for the video Bobby
That is such a sweet Olds! And the header work on it is super impressive!
Another great video--thanks, Bobby!
Hats off to Mr. Kaekel. His dedication is inspiring. I hope to see more of his W30 in the future.
The W-30 was an Old's Factory Blueprinted Race Motor!
Not really...
@@davelowetsCool did you work @Olds Racing
I have a w30 and I can tell you they ain’t blue printed
My 70 w 30 was not blueprinted either , we made it much better on its rebuild , still kept the stock heads and manifold but they flowed better.
Totally sweet car. The F heads were actually stock on the W30s in 1970. They are impossible to find.
Awesome car and interview 👍
Hello ? When you whent up in cam duration did you have to get your quadrajet carburetor recalibrate for the bigger duration on the cam
Great job, really enjoyed your interview with Jim on the car.
Much appreciated!
Looks like you got a lot of parts off of my 65 442. Love that you're running a Q-Jet, a great carburetor. I ran mine with a TH-400, 400 motor, Torquer manifold, Q-Jet, Hooker Headers, 4:10 gears. It too was a runner. Through the FlowMaster exhaust a consistent 11:30 car. They're fun and nobody seems to expect the performance they can deliver.
the only class left for blue collar mechanics !
Cool beans!
Really nice olds u got there, i have a 70 olds myself that i rebuilding. Gotta luv the olds cause not alot of people know what they are most people think they are Chevelles
Such cool cars! Thanks for watching.
Nice car and Jim is a nice guy, I raced a stock eliminator Oldsmobile with Jim years ago and miss racing division 3
Nice interview...Nice Olds...The 70 W30 4 speed cam originally had .475" lift and 328/328 duration.. The 70 W30 Automatic Turbo 400 had .472" lift and 285/287 duration.I had 2 70 W30's M21 4 speeds and 1 71 W30 M22 4 speed. I wonder just what the duration is on this cam in his car..I also wonder what the compression is? 60' times? I would bet high 1.4 60' times..
He mentioned he had "E" Heads & 365 HP which were for the standard 442 455 car, W30 was "F" Heads with 370 HP LOL Ya Sure ... so they say
@@ScarlettFire341 Yes that 70 W30 true gross HP was well north of 400 at 5200 rpm most likely 420-430. Same for the 70 Buick GS Stage 1 rated at a very underrated conservative 360 at only 4600 rpm. The Buick stage 1 peak HP occurred at 5400 rpm not 4600.
No. I would say closer to 1.6 60' times
@@davelowets No way...This car will be much quicker than 1.60's. A 3700 lb car running 10.90's with Hoosier slicks , 8" converter with a 5400 rpm stall..and a good suspension as this NHRA E/SA car certainly has should and will easily pull 1.40 60' times
I ran 10.80s @126 with a 1.57 60" time in a G-body with a B.B.O., TH-350, 10" slicks, 3.73 gear, 9" 3500 stall, and factory suspension except for S.S.I. lift bars and a sway bar on the rear.
It weighed 3700 with me in it.
Edit: Actually, it weighed 3720 with me in it. I believe I had 26" or 27" tall tires on the rear.
I wonder if he built his own headers. They don't look off the shelf. At least he did his own assembly of the engine. I can totally understand him sending the heads out for machine work and maybe let them go ahead and set up the springs. Too many people run checkbook race cars.
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I should have kept mine.
I wonder who does his Qjet carb?
The 4 cylinder 80s "442's" stood for
4-cylinders, 4-valves per cylinder, and 2 cams.
Sounds terrible haha. Good to know though, thank you.
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Hello what you have for cam spec for stock eliminator im going stock eliminator but i need help on cam thanks
What would be the stock eliminator compression and do you need iron heads not milled ?
Reminds me of my 1st car in high school ‘82 bought it for $600
I remember the days when these cars, in fairly good shape, could be had for under a thousand bucks...
Now a basket case will cost you thousands. Sucks that I sold so many of them back in the day for next to nothing. I DID keep one G-Body and do it up into a 9 second street car, but I sure wish I had kept an A body also... 😟
Do you run a TH-350 for the weight and H.P. savings, or did this car actually have one in it?
I've never seen one in these cars, it was always a TH-400.
Stock trans was 400 turbo. I believe he said he had specially built light weight 350 .
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I am I getting old or was the sound not Great?? ( Volume)..
I could hear most of it but the wind noise was pretty bad especially early on. Bobby may have to spring for a mic wind breaker!
Looks like you got a lot of parts off of my 65 442. Love that you're running a Q-Jet, a great carburetor. I ran mine with a TH-400, 400 motor, Torquer manifold, Q-Jet, Hooker Headers, 4:10 gears. It too was a runner. Through the FlowMaster exhaust a consistent 11:30 car. They're fun and nobody seems to expect the performance they can deliver.