Introductions - Page 9

J-(Chicago) · 05-09-2008, 10:27 PM

Welcome Scott.
I remember your SN from oldspower. I think I gave you some OLDS

mudflaps too.

Neg · 05-16-2008, 12:03 AM

Hello everyone. I'm nineteen years old and I recently bought my first car. It's a 1955 Oldsmobile 98. I know very little about cars, so I thought I'd join up here and maybe learn a little.

(old)sman · 05-16-2008, 07:26 PM

Hello, my name is Frank and I have always loved Oldsmobiles. (grampa had 'em) I have several Oldsmobiles, some run, none are considerd finished. Here goes- 49 Futuramic 88, doesn't run- cracked block. 75 Cottner Bevington ambulance with a 455, hope to make it into a Harley hauler- runs good needs work. 64 Jetstar 88 with a Rocket 350, runs. 77 Toronado XS runs, drives OK but has some genuine Minnesota rust and several other issues to deal with before me and the wife go to Dearborn for the nat. meet. I'm 55 years old, and have worked for the railroad for 31 years in track maintenance. Hope to learn more. Thank you.

macpat321 · 05-19-2008, 08:20 PM

I started in the 70's with a '67 442 Cutlass 30+years later
I just bought a 93 Cutlass Supreme convertible and need
some help.
1)How do I tell if it's a 3.1 or 3.4 liter?
2)The roof was replaced twice by previous owners - and looking at it - it has pulled away from the back end of the car - it looks like it was stapled? How is it suppose to attach to the boot?

3)Lastly, weatherstripping - what would you suggest for replacing
it? ALL of it!

Thanks for any help...
Pat

jeffrey · 05-19-2008, 08:56 PM

Neg, Frank, and Pat, welcome to Classic Oldsmobile!

I look forward to your posts and input.

Jeff

ramnation1 · 05-20-2008, 01:09 PM

My name is Kurt, I am newbie to working on olds... had a 69 chevy 1/2 ton P/U longbed lowered, did a ton of work on it won super chev in '92 in my category... since then I have done nothing so here I am starting fresh on a car that was willed to me by my wifes grandfather. It had Just under 12000 miles on it, and has been the daily driver family car since I have owned it in 2000. It now has 78,000 miles on it and I am glad to finally find an ACTIVE oldsmobile website where I can get some info and share in the trials and tribulations with working on these old(S) classics.

jeffrey · 05-20-2008, 09:18 PM

Hello, Kurt, and welcome to CO!

What model is your car?

Jeff

Oldsguy · 05-21-2008, 08:54 AM

Clean looking car neg!

Frank, you have quite a few project then, that Harley Hauler sounds like an interesting one, would it be converted to an open "bed" then?

Kurt, what kind of Olds? I can't see where you told us.

Welcome to you all, glad to have new members.

(old)sman · 05-21-2008, 07:03 PM

In response to Oldsguy, the rear door of my amb. is taller than a chevy van rear door, so if I take the windshield off the harley, and try to duck down or put in a winch, I might get it in there. I like to ride my full bagger, but thought it would be cool to see if I could stuff it in there. Thanks for the welcome! Frank

70Post · 05-21-2008, 08:38 PM

Hi there--I'm Patton Glade from Austin, TX. Found this site via a link and it looks fairly active. See some familiar names also. Look forward to following the activity and hopefully some postings.

Thanks very much.

Oldsguy · 05-22-2008, 07:15 AM

Hope you enjoy our site Patton!

Frank, it may very well fit. If not, cut off the top! Customs are cool.

High Speed & Low Drag · 05-22-2008, 04:44 PM

I'm Dave Scalise & it seems I signed up in 2007, though forgot I had. I have been lurking and reading the Posts here for a long time. I live in Arizona because of the rust free cars that can still be found by the dozens. I'm from New England & moved to Southern California in '99 to get to get warm & get away from the salty roads that ate my cars alive. Moved to the Arizona desert in 2003. Currently Olds I have:

66 Toronado with 77K original miles. I bought it from the original owner's widow 2 years ago. One repaint 10 years ago - RED.

68 Cutlass S Convertible 4-speed. I have only had this car 6 months. The 4-speed makes it pretty rare - Does anyone have a source of production #'s?

69 Dodge Charger 451 Stroker motor 4-speed. Hell of a ride. - Ya I know, wrong Forum.

High Speed & Low Drag · 05-22-2008, 04:49 PM

I was not able to post an avatar. Any thoughts on this? Now I also see that my 66 Toronado signature doesn't show up either - ?

Oldsguy · 05-23-2008, 09:37 AM

Welcome Dave, I will check into your problem now.

Omicron · 05-23-2008, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by High Speed & Low Drag

I was not able to post an avatar. Any thoughts on this? Now I also see that my 66 Toronado signature doesn't show up either - ?

Gotcha all fixed up Dave. Welcome to the site!

High Speed & Low Drag · 05-24-2008, 03:24 PM

Thanks Paul. What was the problem, in case I see it again? Should I do anything different next time if I choos to change signature pic or avatar?

Brett4777 · 05-24-2008, 04:14 PM

Gday,

My Name is Brett, i live in Australia i am married and have a son (Kody 8 months old).I am a mechanic who works at a Ford dealership doing transmission diff and steering repairs(we do mechanical repair work for other ford dealers).

Anyway thats the boring bits out of the way

I have just fallen in love with my first oldsmobile
http://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/...4SAYJDD215B05L

went to look at it as i havent ever seen a oldsmobile of this shape(friend of my family has a custom 54 olds i was keen on but on closer inspection the rust underneath was too much to deal with).
Didnt really have any intention of buying it but when dad, my brother and i saw it in the flesh i had to do a quick rethink. So i went home and discussed it with the minister for war(my boss at home).After some quick discussions i decided it was going to be mine.So now im the proud owner of a oldsmobile

Unfortunately we dont have alot a places to get spare parts for these here in Oz.
luckily i have a friend who is coming over to your side of the world to live for a few months who has a relative that imports American cars into Australia, so i can get stuff sent to his house and get them put into a shipping container bound for my side of the world.

im keen to know more about my car as well

so if anyone can tell me more info about it from the link ive posted that would be great

im really after what the engine size is and what year it is

Thanks for reading this

Brett

ps
i have downloaded a catalogue from Fusick auto is there anyone else who is as good to get oldsmobile stuff from at all for my 59

Omicron · 05-26-2008, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by High Speed & Low Drag

Thanks Paul. What was the problem, in case I see it again? Should I do anything different next time if I choos to change signature pic or avatar?

You bet Dave. Your avatar was just too large (max of 140x120 pixels), and in your sig, to get the picture to display you sometimes have to put the vBB code {SIGPIC}{/SIGPIC} (replace curly braces { and } with square brackets [ and ] ) somewhere in your sig block.

Oldsguy · 05-27-2008, 04:41 AM

Brett, Welcome to our site. I really do like you car, saw the pic on one of your other posts. Beautiful!

SMOSLEY · 06-02-2008, 09:35 AM

Hello my name is Steve Mosley. I am 46 years young, I have been in the Army National Guard off and on since 1983, on right now. I have worked at my family owned bodyshop (in Mississippi) since opening in 1979. I have restored a 1969 convertible RS/SS Camaro, sold it and now am the proud new owner of an original 1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2. When I bought this car I did not look at it real close, I saw that it was in pretty good condition, it had a coat of primer on it, the interior was all original, black buckets with a console and automatic, but overall was not in bad shape. I got it home and started to check it out a little closeer, I looked in the glove compartment and lo-and-behold, the original paperwork pouch with P-O-P, warrenty info. ect. ect. ect. was in it. I took all kinds of pictures (which I will post later) and took out the rear seat, thats when I found........ The 1st build sheet...... shredded by the mice that made it into a nice little bungalo for them to live in

. So I pulled the carpet and lo-and-behold...... I found the second build sheet in excellent condition

. Anyway I am in the slow process of restoreing this wonderful auto to near new condition. I am sure I will need alot of advice from you guys and whether you know it or not, I have already received some very useful info from your post. Thank you and, T.T.F.N.
Steve M.

Oldsguy · 06-02-2008, 10:06 AM

Steve, welcome to our site. You have a nice treasure there, many people never find the build sheets.

Kerryj · 06-24-2008, 04:25 AM

Hi I'm Kerrry Johnson I live in Utah and came across a 1968 442 Post car that's been mostly restored. It has a bench seat and a 4 speed trans, it looks like it's only options are power steering and a vinyl top. I would like to finish the resoration but don't know much about these cars other than they seem well made. It has a new Edelbrock carb, so I need to find a correct carb and it also needs a radio and windshield wiper switch as well as some new brake lines.

Kerryj

Oldsguy · 06-24-2008, 04:39 AM

Kerry, welcome! Your car is the kind I like, low optioned cars except for the go-fast goodies. Brakes aren't a problem, you can get what you need locally, carb isn't either, there are a few people here that can help you out, and the wiper switch should be attainable as well, list in the parts needed forum. Good luck.

olds68 · 06-24-2008, 09:31 AM

Glen here. I thought I joined this forum years ago but either forgot my i.d., password or both! I am a certifiable Olds nut from way back. I've been a member of OCA for 30 years and am a founding member of the NEOC, the New England chapter of OCA, and long time member of GMO, the Eastern Ma. chapter of OCA. I currently own an older restored 1968 Cutlass Ram-Rod 350, a restified 1969 Cutlass Supreme W-31 wannabe and original owner of a 1998 Intrigue. The 68 was a feature car in Hemmings Muscle Machines last year.
I plan on spending more time with this impressive Olds forum in the future. Besides, we (NEOC) will be hosting the OCA nationals in 2010 here in New England and this will be a great place to update all the Olds lovers out there.

Kerryj · 06-24-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oldsguy

Kerry, welcome! Your car is the kind I like, low optioned cars except for the go-fast goodies. Brakes aren't a problem, you can get what you need locally, carb isn't either, there are a few people here that can help you out, and the wiper switch should be attainable as well, list in the parts needed forum. Good luck.

Thanks Dan, I will do that. I'm still trying to get to know how this forum works. Not sure if I'm posting this as a response to your post or not.

Kerry

Scotty B · 07-02-2008, 12:04 PM

The first car I remember my folks having was a 68 Cutlass Supreme coupe, bright orange. What a great car. I just bought a 1972 Nordic Blue/White 442 Convertable with the #'s matching 455, Hurst dual gate, Rally Inst pack, and a fiberglass wing. My 455 has a pair of 1965 "A" heads and a 1965 "B" manifold, and an aftermarket Edelbrock 4 bbl. Not sure why those were added in stead of the originals.
The car has been surface restored once, the engine rebuilt, but needs some love and care and tweaks to make it a better. That'll be my hobby for a few years.

05-09-2008, 10:27 PM	#321 (permalink)
J-(Chicago) Seasoned beater pilot. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,588	Welcome Scott. I remember your SN from oldspower. I think I gave you some OLDS mudflaps too. __________________ I'd rather have a numbers matching poker hand.

05-16-2008, 12:03 AM	#322 (permalink)
Neg Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 18	Hello everyone. I'm nineteen years old and I recently bought my first car. It's a 1955 Oldsmobile 98. I know very little about cars, so I thought I'd join up here and maybe learn a little. __________________ My '55 ninety-eight: Last edited by Neg : 05-16-2008 at 10:55 PM.

05-16-2008, 07:26 PM	#323 (permalink)
(old)sman Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North central Iowa Posts: 3	Junior member Hello, my name is Frank and I have always loved Oldsmobiles. (grampa had 'em) I have several Oldsmobiles, some run, none are considerd finished. Here goes- 49 Futuramic 88, doesn't run- cracked block. 75 Cottner Bevington ambulance with a 455, hope to make it into a Harley hauler- runs good needs work. 64 Jetstar 88 with a Rocket 350, runs. 77 Toronado XS runs, drives OK but has some genuine Minnesota rust and several other issues to deal with before me and the wife go to Dearborn for the nat. meet. I'm 55 years old, and have worked for the railroad for 31 years in track maintenance. Hope to learn more. Thank you.

05-19-2008, 08:20 PM	#324 (permalink)
macpat321 93 olds cut supreme conv Join Date: May 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6	Convertible Queen I started in the 70's with a '67 442 Cutlass 30+years later I just bought a 93 Cutlass Supreme convertible and need some help. 1)How do I tell if it's a 3.1 or 3.4 liter? 2)The roof was replaced twice by previous owners - and looking at it - it has pulled away from the back end of the car - it looks like it was stapled? How is it suppose to attach to the boot? 3)Lastly, weatherstripping - what would you suggest for replacing it? ALL of it! Thanks for any help... Pat

05-19-2008, 08:56 PM	#325 (permalink)
jeffrey Rocketeer Jr. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 123	Neg, Frank, and Pat, welcome to Classic Oldsmobile! I look forward to your posts and input. Jeff __________________ '53 Olds 88 '55 98 '56 Holiday 88 '56 S-88 Conv '70 Cutlass SX

05-20-2008, 01:09 PM	#326 (permalink)
ramnation1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: CDA IDAHO Posts: 20	introductons My name is Kurt, I am newbie to working on olds... had a 69 chevy 1/2 ton P/U longbed lowered, did a ton of work on it won super chev in '92 in my category... since then I have done nothing so here I am starting fresh on a car that was willed to me by my wifes grandfather. It had Just under 12000 miles on it, and has been the daily driver family car since I have owned it in 2000. It now has 78,000 miles on it and I am glad to finally find an ACTIVE oldsmobile website where I can get some info and share in the trials and tribulations with working on these old(S) classics.

05-20-2008, 09:18 PM	#327 (permalink)
jeffrey Rocketeer Jr. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 123	Hello, Kurt, and welcome to CO! What model is your car? Jeff __________________ '53 Olds 88 '55 98 '56 Holiday 88 '56 S-88 Conv '70 Cutlass SX

05-21-2008, 08:54 AM	#328 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,990	Clean looking car neg! Frank, you have quite a few project then, that Harley Hauler sounds like an interesting one, would it be converted to an open "bed" then? Kurt, what kind of Olds? I can't see where you told us. Welcome to you all, glad to have new members. __________________ Dan '46 2 door

05-21-2008, 07:03 PM	#329 (permalink)
(old)sman Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North central Iowa Posts: 3	75 Olds ambulance In response to Oldsguy, the rear door of my amb. is taller than a chevy van rear door, so if I take the windshield off the harley, and try to duck down or put in a winch, I might get it in there. I like to ride my full bagger, but thought it would be cool to see if I could stuff it in there. Thanks for the welcome! Frank

05-21-2008, 08:38 PM	#330 (permalink)
70Post Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 34	Hi there--I'm Patton Glade from Austin, TX. Found this site via a link and it looks fairly active. See some familiar names also. Look forward to following the activity and hopefully some postings. Thanks very much. __________________ Patton Glade 70Post Restorations Austin, TX GM A-Body Gas Tank Pads/Insulators---click on link http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/...tion-item.html

05-22-2008, 07:15 AM	#331 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,990	Hope you enjoy our site Patton! Frank, it may very well fit. If not, cut off the top! Customs are cool. __________________ Dan '46 2 door

05-22-2008, 04:44 PM	#332 (permalink)
High Speed & Low Drag Arizona RustFree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arizona Desert Posts: 10	Hello to You All! I'm Dave Scalise & it seems I signed up in 2007, though forgot I had. I have been lurking and reading the Posts here for a long time. I live in Arizona because of the rust free cars that can still be found by the dozens. I'm from New England & moved to Southern California in '99 to get to get warm & get away from the salty roads that ate my cars alive. Moved to the Arizona desert in 2003. Currently Olds I have: 66 Toronado with 77K original miles. I bought it from the original owner's widow 2 years ago. One repaint 10 years ago - RED. 68 Cutlass S Convertible 4-speed. I have only had this car 6 months. The 4-speed makes it pretty rare - Does anyone have a source of production #'s? 69 Dodge Charger 451 Stroker motor 4-speed. Hell of a ride. - Ya I know, wrong Forum. __________________ =>Arizona Dave Last edited by High Speed & Low Drag : 05-22-2008 at 04:58 PM. Reason: added missed car

05-22-2008, 04:49 PM	#333 (permalink)
High Speed & Low Drag Arizona RustFree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arizona Desert Posts: 10	avatar I was not able to post an avatar. Any thoughts on this? Now I also see that my 66 Toronado signature doesn't show up either - ? __________________ =>Arizona Dave

05-23-2008, 09:37 AM	#334 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,990	Welcome Dave, I will check into your problem now. __________________ Dan '46 2 door

05-24-2008, 03:24 PM	#336 (permalink)
High Speed & Low Drag Arizona RustFree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arizona Desert Posts: 10	fix Thanks Paul. What was the problem, in case I see it again? Should I do anything different next time if I choos to change signature pic or avatar? __________________ =>Arizona Dave

05-24-2008, 04:14 PM	#337 (permalink)
Brett4777 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 8	Gday, My Name is Brett, i live in Australia i am married and have a son (Kody 8 months old).I am a mechanic who works at a Ford dealership doing transmission diff and steering repairs(we do mechanical repair work for other ford dealers). Anyway thats the boring bits out of the way I have just fallen in love with my first oldsmobile http://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/...4SAYJDD215B05L went to look at it as i havent ever seen a oldsmobile of this shape(friend of my family has a custom 54 olds i was keen on but on closer inspection the rust underneath was too much to deal with). Didnt really have any intention of buying it but when dad, my brother and i saw it in the flesh i had to do a quick rethink. So i went home and discussed it with the minister for war(my boss at home).After some quick discussions i decided it was going to be mine.So now im the proud owner of a oldsmobile Unfortunately we dont have alot a places to get spare parts for these here in Oz. luckily i have a friend who is coming over to your side of the world to live for a few months who has a relative that imports American cars into Australia, so i can get stuff sent to his house and get them put into a shipping container bound for my side of the world. im keen to know more about my car as well so if anyone can tell me more info about it from the link ive posted that would be great im really after what the engine size is and what year it is Thanks for reading this Brett ps i have downloaded a catalogue from Fusick auto is there anyone else who is as good to get oldsmobile stuff from at all for my 59 Last edited by Brett4777 : 05-24-2008 at 04:17 PM.

05-27-2008, 04:41 AM	#339 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,990	Brett, Welcome to our site. I really do like you car, saw the pic on one of your other posts. Beautiful! __________________ Dan '46 2 door

06-02-2008, 09:35 AM	#340 (permalink)
SMOSLEY Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	New guy, introducing myself. Hello my name is Steve Mosley. I am 46 years young, I have been in the Army National Guard off and on since 1983, on right now. I have worked at my family owned bodyshop (in Mississippi) since opening in 1979. I have restored a 1969 convertible RS/SS Camaro, sold it and now am the proud new owner of an original 1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2. When I bought this car I did not look at it real close, I saw that it was in pretty good condition, it had a coat of primer on it, the interior was all original, black buckets with a console and automatic, but overall was not in bad shape. I got it home and started to check it out a little closeer, I looked in the glove compartment and lo-and-behold, the original paperwork pouch with P-O-P, warrenty info. ect. ect. ect. was in it. I took all kinds of pictures (which I will post later) and took out the rear seat, thats when I found........ The 1st build sheet...... shredded by the mice that made it into a nice little bungalo for them to live in . So I pulled the carpet and lo-and-behold...... I found the second build sheet in excellent condition . Anyway I am in the slow process of restoreing this wonderful auto to near new condition. I am sure I will need alot of advice from you guys and whether you know it or not, I have already received some very useful info from your post. Thank you and, T.T.F.N. Steve M.

06-02-2008, 10:06 AM	#341 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,990	Steve, welcome to our site. You have a nice treasure there, many people never find the build sheets. __________________ Dan '46 2 door

06-24-2008, 04:25 AM	#342 (permalink)
Kerryj Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7	Introduction Hi I'm Kerrry Johnson I live in Utah and came across a 1968 442 Post car that's been mostly restored. It has a bench seat and a 4 speed trans, it looks like it's only options are power steering and a vinyl top. I would like to finish the resoration but don't know much about these cars other than they seem well made. It has a new Edelbrock carb, so I need to find a correct carb and it also needs a radio and windshield wiper switch as well as some new brake lines. Kerryj

06-24-2008, 04:39 AM	#343 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,990	Kerry, welcome! Your car is the kind I like, low optioned cars except for the go-fast goodies. Brakes aren't a problem, you can get what you need locally, carb isn't either, there are a few people here that can help you out, and the wiper switch should be attainable as well, list in the parts needed forum. Good luck. __________________ Dan '46 2 door

07-02-2008, 12:04 PM	#346 (permalink)
Scotty B Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 25	The first car I remember my folks having was a 68 Cutlass Supreme coupe, bright orange. What a great car. I just bought a 1972 Nordic Blue/White 442 Convertable with the #'s matching 455, Hurst dual gate, Rally Inst pack, and a fiberglass wing. My 455 has a pair of 1965 "A" heads and a 1965 "B" manifold, and an aftermarket Edelbrock 4 bbl. Not sure why those were added in stead of the originals. The car has been surface restored once, the engine rebuilt, but needs some love and care and tweaks to make it a better. That'll be my hobby for a few years.