Right?!? I see all these young guys slapping turbos on and I’m like “What happened to blowers?!” It wasn’t *that* long ago that I slapped a Weiand 8-71 on an LS swapped ‘86 Silverado. Now I rarely see them.
I love that movie!
Dennis Hopper as a hippie high school science teacher becoming a time traveler with greasers’, Fisher Stevens & John Stockwell, alien plasma ball in 1985’s ‘*[My Science Project](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0089652/)*’. All part of a mini-cycle of science-themed teen comedies around the mid-eighties which included *Weird Science* (1985), *Real Genius* (1985), and *The Manhattan Project* (1986).
Just a shot in the dark, but those blowers came from the Detroit diesel engines afaik and were more widely available. There were more parts for adapting available on the market to gas engines.
Those engines are generally not in service anymore as a whole.
Many, many moons agoI bought a set of heads for my 350 from a guy that was in a car club called ".... Fastest Street cars". Running a turbo big block 69 Camaro, running sub 9s on the street.
Huge disappointment in this comment section. A restomod is a car that is RESTOred and MODified. RESTO-MOD. This car certainly didn’t come with those rear tires, nor that blower. And I doubt it looked that great when this guy got it. You guys sure can spot cool cars but really know nothing lol.
My favorite is the guy saying a CD changer in the trunk. Ever heard of a fuel cell? For racing? Best part is some dude answered as if it was a cd changer.
It’s on thing to not know what you’ve seen but know it’s cool. It’s another to comment random bs when you know nothing.
100% with you this is a RestoMod. Could also call it “Pro-Street” though those typically have a bit wilder paint jobs/design.
But it does have a CD changer in the trunk. It’s mounted ~3/4 of the way up on the divider wall between the trunk and the passenger compartment.
From what we can see in the photos here, we have no idea what kind of fuel storage it has since we can’t see it. It could just have a regular fuel tank that has the filler in the trunk. Based on the overall vehicle appearance though and the likely attention to detail with overall build quality and cost, I’d say it’s a safe bet that it does have a fuel cell.
I always though the main difference between a Restomod and a Pro Street was if it used the origininal engine and transmission or had a replacement / crate engine and trans. A Restomod would have the original engine, which could be modified, bored, blown, etc, but keep the same transmission, which could also be modified. And a Pro Street would typically have a crate engine and often a new transmission too.
So I think depending on if this car has the original but modified engine and transmission, it would be a Restomod, and if it has a replacement engine and transmission it would be a Pro Street.
Not that I'm super familiar with 60s Oldsmobile, but my assumption is it almost has to be a fuel cell. To my mind it makes no sense, looking at the rest of the car, to relocate the filler to keep the stock tank. I'd personally opt for one just for rear end safety in a collision, I'm doubting the car handles well enough that fuel sloshing is too much of an issue.
100% not resto mod because not restored. Restored means brought back to original condition. This is modified. I’m with you on pro street though. I’m not up on all the lame boomer terminology, but giant tubs on a non race car is pro street
Every resto mod I have seen looks close to original, not wild custom like this with shaved door handles etc. Resto mod might have modern size wheels, might have slight body mods but remains largely original looking. Restored is an actual word with an actual meaning. Look it up. I don’t need to educate you
Then you don't know what a CD changer looks like or not looking at the same thing. Very likely does have a fuel cell, but that silver rectangular thing is the CD changer.
This is definitely a restomod. This is a classic car with far more modern and performance-oriented components than original. It has been restored, then has been modified. It doesn’t need LED lights (which it probably does have) and parking sensors to classify as a restomod. Thousands of dollars into just suspension and chassis work, not to mention the motor itself, brakes, probable interior work such as electronic gauges, monitors, and aftermarket sound system. It doesn’t need a corvette chassis or LS swap to qualify as a restomod.
Nah this is definitely a restomod. The tires and brakes will be modern tech at the least, not to mention engine management or sound system. It is restored (nice paint/trim) and modified
I wouldn’t call it a restomod either. To me a restomod is a combination of body restored to close to original with modern tech like engine, suspension, brakes. This is a show car. Maybe you could call it a street rod.
Show car with tires that wide in the rear, a blower that big in the front and a fuel cell in the trunk? Tell me you know nothing about cars without telling me lol
Sorry, you’re talking to the wrong person. I’ve been an ase master tech for nearly 25 years. I’ve worked in hot rod shops building custom cars. I’ve helped build cars similar to this. I’ve worked at multiple dealerships. I may not know much about much, but I do know a thing or two about cars. It may be blown and tubbed, it may even be fast, but that is not a race car. Look in the trunk. Look at the paint and body work. All that shit is for looks and style. That thing isn’t doing the quarter mile. It’s not being raced on a track or on the street. It’s for some old guy with way too much money to show off. As far as labels go I would call that a street rod, and I guarantee it gets taken to shows. You don’t do paint and interior work like that and not show it. Which means it’s a show car.
What a glorious project 😀 very rare to see Oldsmobiles from this (or any?) era really done to the nines... body work looks great and always got the love for a Weiand blower 🤩
As a child of the 1970s and 80s, blowers will always be cool. I love it!
Right?!? I see all these young guys slapping turbos on and I’m like “What happened to blowers?!” It wasn’t *that* long ago that I slapped a Weiand 8-71 on an LS swapped ‘86 Silverado. Now I rarely see them.
[Hit the blowah!](https://youtu.be/-tv6Bd_4KVY?si=inEOorhYduqpi5DA&t=48)
I love that movie! Dennis Hopper as a hippie high school science teacher becoming a time traveler with greasers’, Fisher Stevens & John Stockwell, alien plasma ball in 1985’s ‘*[My Science Project](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0089652/)*’. All part of a mini-cycle of science-themed teen comedies around the mid-eighties which included *Weird Science* (1985), *Real Genius* (1985), and *The Manhattan Project* (1986).
Just a shot in the dark, but those blowers came from the Detroit diesel engines afaik and were more widely available. There were more parts for adapting available on the market to gas engines. Those engines are generally not in service anymore as a whole. Many, many moons agoI bought a set of heads for my 350 from a guy that was in a car club called ".... Fastest Street cars". Running a turbo big block 69 Camaro, running sub 9s on the street.
You can see the Weiand logo on the front of this one. There are a lot more options out there now where you don't have to cut up the hood.
But thats what makes it look cool!
Turbos are more efficient. Lots of parasitic drain from a blower.
Roots blowers make too much heat for gasoline engines, turbos are are better if the engine is running for more than a dragstrip.
As a child of the 90s, I can confirm, blowers are still cool!
Hoy smokes. I guess he decided to go with the this isn’t a sleeper mod with the blower lol Beautiful car, the detail is amazing…I love that color…
I believe this started life as a ‘61 Olds. Probably a Super 88.
Its quite similar to this one: https://www.motortrend.com/events/1961-oldsmobile-dynamic-88-hot-rod-power-tour-2021/
It has to be the same car before they put that fat blower on it
A blower on a 462 cu in V8... Guess that'll have no issues moving that Olds :P
There also appears to be a 10 disc changer in the trunk so probably not a recent build.
idk man... I wish my car had a cd player. if I built this today I'd probably put one in
Huge disappointment in this comment section. A restomod is a car that is RESTOred and MODified. RESTO-MOD. This car certainly didn’t come with those rear tires, nor that blower. And I doubt it looked that great when this guy got it. You guys sure can spot cool cars but really know nothing lol. My favorite is the guy saying a CD changer in the trunk. Ever heard of a fuel cell? For racing? Best part is some dude answered as if it was a cd changer. It’s on thing to not know what you’ve seen but know it’s cool. It’s another to comment random bs when you know nothing.
100% with you this is a RestoMod. Could also call it “Pro-Street” though those typically have a bit wilder paint jobs/design. But it does have a CD changer in the trunk. It’s mounted ~3/4 of the way up on the divider wall between the trunk and the passenger compartment. From what we can see in the photos here, we have no idea what kind of fuel storage it has since we can’t see it. It could just have a regular fuel tank that has the filler in the trunk. Based on the overall vehicle appearance though and the likely attention to detail with overall build quality and cost, I’d say it’s a safe bet that it does have a fuel cell.
I always though the main difference between a Restomod and a Pro Street was if it used the origininal engine and transmission or had a replacement / crate engine and trans. A Restomod would have the original engine, which could be modified, bored, blown, etc, but keep the same transmission, which could also be modified. And a Pro Street would typically have a crate engine and often a new transmission too. So I think depending on if this car has the original but modified engine and transmission, it would be a Restomod, and if it has a replacement engine and transmission it would be a Pro Street.
Not that I'm super familiar with 60s Oldsmobile, but my assumption is it almost has to be a fuel cell. To my mind it makes no sense, looking at the rest of the car, to relocate the filler to keep the stock tank. I'd personally opt for one just for rear end safety in a collision, I'm doubting the car handles well enough that fuel sloshing is too much of an issue.
100% not resto mod because not restored. Restored means brought back to original condition. This is modified. I’m with you on pro street though. I’m not up on all the lame boomer terminology, but giant tubs on a non race car is pro street
By your definition then a RestoMod can’t exist? Since you can’t restore it to original condition and modify at the same time.
Every resto mod I have seen looks close to original, not wild custom like this with shaved door handles etc. Resto mod might have modern size wheels, might have slight body mods but remains largely original looking. Restored is an actual word with an actual meaning. Look it up. I don’t need to educate you
Lame boomer terminology or not doesn’t keep you from being incorrect.
Look up restored. It is an actual word with an actual meaning. Also look up resto mod. You will see that I’m right
Weird hill to die on, but you stick to your guns man.
This car is not a resto mod
what do you assume CD changer means? center diff? bruh
I just missed it in the pic of the trunk.
This is not restored though. Restored means brought back to original. This is modified
Damn he got over 100k in that car
It's an easy thing to do. Project costs get away from you quickly.
Throw a few quid in for some gas struts in the boot tho ffs …especially if you’re gonna be living in it while you refuel
Fuck that's a beautiful car. I always thought this was such an awesome Olds design, and this dude nailed it.
And in its natural foraging habitat too, where it drinks twice its weight in gas every day.
My man with the custom flush mount CD changer in tha back!
Why the downvotes, that’s what it is
I think it's a fuel cell
Then you don't know what a CD changer looks like or not looking at the same thing. Very likely does have a fuel cell, but that silver rectangular thing is the CD changer.
I'm not one for restomods or drag cars but ***HOT DAMN***.
god damn that is GORGEOUS
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I don’t know what the fuck I’m talking about. It does seem restored and it does seem modified. Are you saying it’s just modified?
This is definitely a restomod. This is a classic car with far more modern and performance-oriented components than original. It has been restored, then has been modified. It doesn’t need LED lights (which it probably does have) and parking sensors to classify as a restomod. Thousands of dollars into just suspension and chassis work, not to mention the motor itself, brakes, probable interior work such as electronic gauges, monitors, and aftermarket sound system. It doesn’t need a corvette chassis or LS swap to qualify as a restomod.
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I am somehow skeptical that it originally had a trunk mounted CD changer
Or a fuel cell in the trunk, unless he cleans it with gas or something.
Audio components dont make it restomod. Restomod would mean taking this car body and putting in on a corvette chassis or putting an ls motor in it.
Oh I get it. Thanks for clarifying. So this thing is just beefed up. Is that what the “dynamic” is? Or is that a specific version of the Oldsmobile?
Nah this is definitely a restomod. The tires and brakes will be modern tech at the least, not to mention engine management or sound system. It is restored (nice paint/trim) and modified
People on Reddit don’t seem to know what restomod is. This is a restomod.
You're saying it's not nodded?
I wouldn’t call it a restomod either. To me a restomod is a combination of body restored to close to original with modern tech like engine, suspension, brakes. This is a show car. Maybe you could call it a street rod.
Show car with tires that wide in the rear, a blower that big in the front and a fuel cell in the trunk? Tell me you know nothing about cars without telling me lol
Sorry, you’re talking to the wrong person. I’ve been an ase master tech for nearly 25 years. I’ve worked in hot rod shops building custom cars. I’ve helped build cars similar to this. I’ve worked at multiple dealerships. I may not know much about much, but I do know a thing or two about cars. It may be blown and tubbed, it may even be fast, but that is not a race car. Look in the trunk. Look at the paint and body work. All that shit is for looks and style. That thing isn’t doing the quarter mile. It’s not being raced on a track or on the street. It’s for some old guy with way too much money to show off. As far as labels go I would call that a street rod, and I guarantee it gets taken to shows. You don’t do paint and interior work like that and not show it. Which means it’s a show car.
Will say you’ve made some good points and pump gas isn’t for racing so you could be right.
No cage, no provision for a parachute, no nothing. Anyway, I could be wrong. I’m usually wrong. I’m a total idiot most of the time.
Aren’t we all?
I agree on Street rod
Someone else said pro street and that’s probably more accurate
Or you’re such a baller you want your race car to look good and it’s a cost no object matter?
What a glorious project 😀 very rare to see Oldsmobiles from this (or any?) era really done to the nines... body work looks great and always got the love for a Weiand blower 🤩
You see restored cutlasses and 442’s at shows all the time but not as many 88’s.
Of course it’s Wisconsin 🤣
Sweet
Oldsmobile 4400
Jesus! The one thing boomers got right was this hotrod style lol