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Originally Posted by 2blu442
Crazy, I'm surprised to hear you say the parts were too spendy for the 1977 vintage. In my part of the country there's no demand for the 73-77 vintage and their hard to give away. Last year there was a 1973 442 for sale in Portland for 6-8 months, he kept dropping the price and when there were no takers at $800 he parted it out. If I remember right it was complete but not running. The bumpers are kinda huge, but fixed up their still nice looking cars. John
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Well, the only reason I say that, is, both cars needed floor boards, rear quarters with inner and out wheel wells, of course, rear bumpers. I only paid $250 for the 77 442. It was a 403 car.
I only paid $100 for the S. Guy thought timimg chain was bad. Turned out it only needed an $11 control module.
It's not that I wasn't able to find the parts, but, location was an issue. If you look at my avatar, you'll see no truck.
I was watching complete quarters go for under $1000 a set, but no way to pick them up. Bumpers, picked one up for $75, but the winters weren' t nice to it. Floor boards, not in this neck of the woods.
My brother in Florida has been supplying me with trade-ins at the car lot. That's how I picked up my 76 S with under 50,000 miles. Most recently, He got me my 78 Delta.
Any way, I'm not trying to discourage anyone. I was only voicing my opinion and experiences. I love my Oldsmobiles and will do all I can to keep them on the road.
Hope I didn't ruffle anyone's feathers, that wasn't my intentions.