Early Olds Toronado

[CTX-SLPR]

Howdy,

does anyone know much about early Olds Toronados? I know they were developed using highly modified Rivieras, anyone know exactly how close the frames are between them? Have a very strange idea for an AWD Riviera using an early Toronodo front end and standard Riv back end.

[DanStokes]

Re: Early Olds Toronado

I did an engine in my '75 Toro but I can't claim to know much about the car, really. They just started and ran and took me where I wanted to go, w or w/o horse trailer. Long story about why the engine fried but suffice it to say it wasn't the car's fault.

Dan

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: Early Olds Toronado

Hey CTX, I'm sure you are aware of it, but you know that Leno has an AWD Toro, right? Maybe some ideas there?

Brian

[DanStokes]

Re: Early Olds Toronado

I thought Jay's was just RWD. Which makes no sense at all to me. But it IS a cool car, for sure.

Dan

[Mr4Speed]

Re: Early Olds Toronado

Pretty sure the early Toro's are leaf spring rear. They're full frame but I think that's where the similarity ends.


Leno's is RWD.

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: Early Olds Toronado

Whoops!

Sorry for the mis-info!

Brian

[Mr4Speed]

Re: Early Olds Toronado

They did a whole episode of Rides on the build of it. It does some seriously wicked "Blackout Steve" style rolling burnouts.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Early Olds Toronado

there is a 67 toro next door , I will have to crawl under it
toros have torsion bar front ends - there is no pto on a th425
maybe throw a corvair engine in back

[CTX-SLPR]

Re: Early Olds Toronado

I'd get to that later, for some reason I think finding the sollution to getting the power to the wheels is a bit bigger than the transmission/transfercase problems. Just one of the projects that allow me to escape the budget drama and requests for reports at work these days.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Early Olds Toronado

toros are unibodys with a subframe and rear leaf springs