70 Olds 442 2 Door Post docs

[Rixls6]

A friend bought a 70 442 W30 Post Sedan recently. He found a broadcast card, but was going to try and find a buildsheet also.
Any Olds gurus have a good idea where to look for one? The car has only had some headliner work and appears that no interior pieces have been out previously to his buying it.




The car was built in Lansing, if that makes any difference.

[SmallHurst]

You mentioned that it was built in Lansing. This is good. All W-cars were built in Lansing. I would look under the back seat, pull the front seats and look there, and try looking in the passenger footwell under the carpet. Best places I know to look. I hope he has fun with his new toy!

[PeteLeathersac]

Wow, a '70 W30 Post...I'm jealous!!!

That was top of my 'most wanted' list for many years and my '70 W25 442 Post car was the closest I ever got...I'd sure be happy even with it now!.

On your build sheet, check behind the seat backs if buckets...if a bench, I'm jealous again...probably steelies and dog dishers too?.

~ Pete

[Rixls6]

Thanks guys. I'll have him check those places first.
Were any ever above the gas tank?

Pete,
It's a bucket seat car, so you don't have to be too jealous. I'm not sure on the wheel package.

Rusty,
He bought it to relive a car he had brand new and wishes he never sold, like a lot of us. He's done quite a bit of history tracing on it and actually found the original block with a previous owner in Texas. Pretty cool.
Now he's looking for what he says are the "F" heads.

[SmallHurst]

If he is looking for 'F' heads, he needs to do some research and be prepared to open his wallet! I would suggest that he first get the '442 by the numbers' book from Supercars Unlimited . This book is well worth the money. One thing that needs to be verified with 'F' heads is that they have the correct 6 digit casting code on them. I have heard of more than one set of 'E' heads having the bottom leg ground off to make them look like 'F' heads. Good places to start looking for parts would be 442.com and Realoldspower.com (warning on ROP-- you need to have a thick skin in that group! ) The last I was hearing, 'F' heads were going for $1500-2000 per set and they needed to be looked over/rebuilt. The W-30 aluminium manifold is being repoped (not very well) and the W and Z exhaust manifolds are being repoped as well (questionable quality on these pieces). If he is looking for fiberglass hoods, Thorton Reproductions are the gold standard if you don't have an N.O.S. piece. For suppliers of Olds parts, Fusick and Supercars Unlimited are two Olds only suppliers that have sterling reputations.

[Rixls6]

Thanks for all the leads and warnings about forgeries on the head letter.

I'll forward that info onto my friend. I think he already bought the 442 by the Numbers book, but the rest may be news to him.

Thanks,

[MosportGreen66]

Money in the bank... W30's = x2

[GTO_DON]

[ QUOTE ]
A friend bought a 70 442 W30 Post Sedan recently. He found a broadcast card, but was going to try and find a buildsheet also.
Any Olds gurus have a good idea where to look for one? The car has only had some headliner work and appears that no interior pieces have been out previously to his buying it.




The car was built in Lansing, if that makes any difference.

[/ QUOTE ]You found the buildsheet!!!!
Thats what a buildsheet looks like in a olds. Ive never found anything else other than what you have....NICE FIND!!

[Rixls6]

So you're saying that there isn't any more paperwork in these cars?
We were hoping to find the sheet like Chevy's have to help determine the exact way the car was originally built.
Oh well, I guess it won't hurt to dig around in there anyway. Like you said, we do have the one sheet, and the body number on it is the same as on the cowl tag.

[BUIZILLA]

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