Anyone else running a Olds Rocket?

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Here is my old wreck with the 455 olds in it. I gave it what I call a cheap rering overhaul in 96 and have put around 60,000 miles on it since then. I'm a Chevy nut too but it's just to bad there engines can't live as long a life as the Olds. And for those who think the 700R4 isn't a good tranny, mine is still original. I figured it wouldn't take long to see how good of condition it was in after the install, but like they say it's took a lickin and keeps on tickin. Probably the best improvement is no longer needing low range to spin the tires, they are definitely not shy on low end torque. At the time when I put it in I worked for the local John Deere dealer and for it's first test I hooked it to a 7720 combine and pulled it across the yard in high range. That was fun.