Newb w/67 delta 88 ?'s

arnyishere · 11-05-2007, 04:40 PM

Hey to all out there in olds land!!!!! I am new to the forum. I have finally recieved my 67' Olds Delta 88 and have some questions....
1. What series of 88 is it?
2. Motor is stock 425 w/ Dual exhaust...what motor series is it.
3. Give me any opinions on light engine mods(i.e. carb, exhaust, ignition.)

right now it has a 2 barrel that was switched from a 4 bbl in 96. I still have the original manifold for it. Any recommendations and comments welcome!!!!!!! Here she is........

Olds64 · 11-05-2007, 06:37 PM

Welcome to the website. That is a sweet car.

2blu442 · 11-05-2007, 08:36 PM

Hello Arnie
If you wanted to move it back toward original I should have a carb I got on a 1967 Olds 98 425. It would need rebuilt, but it should be the correct number for your car. If you weren't concerned about being original I would consider a Performer intake and a newer quadrajet that didn't have the divorced choke. You would need to get an electric choke rather than the stock setup to work with the Performer. John

arnyishere · 11-06-2007, 04:49 AM

what would i be better off with? Will the original give soome ooomph....or put an Edelbrock on the stock 4bbl manifold? Thanks.....oh yeah....how much for the original 2 blu442? By the way.....bad a$$ 442 man!!!

Oldsguy · 11-06-2007, 04:53 AM

Arnie, to answer your questions, the 88 was a model in itself not a series of another model. The 425 may have been the optional big block for the 88 model that year. I am not sure and will have to check.

arnyishere · 11-06-2007, 06:48 AM

What I had meant Oldsguy is the car a custom, holiday or what. And how can I tell which series of the 425 series is it ( 365hp or 375hp?)? Thanks again.

Oldsguy · 11-06-2007, 09:27 AM

Will have to check my references tonight.

Oldsfan · 11-06-2007, 11:44 AM

Judging by the trim and the emblems on the rear 1/4 panels (which are kinda hard to read) it is a Delta 88. Delta Customs had a brushed aluminum strip down the side, Delta Custom emblems on the front fenders, and parking lights between the headlights instead of down in the bumper. Delmont 88s had Delmont 88 emblems on the front fenders and parking lights in the bumper like Deltas and 98s.

Pillarless coupes such as yours and pillarless sedans were called Holidays. The pillared sedan was called a Town Sedan.

The 2bbl 425s came in 300 and 310hp versions. I think they were called Super Rockets. I don't have all my literature in front of me. The 4bbl 425s came in 365 and 375hp versions, the 375 being the Starfire engine which came standard with dual exhaust. The only way to get dual exhaust on a 425 was to get the Starfire motor. I guess what I'm saying is that factory dual exhaust wasn't available on the 2bbl motors. If you've got duals, someone added them.

Paul

arnyishere · 11-06-2007, 04:30 PM

It is a Delta 88 Holiday Coupe per VIN. It did have a 4bbl stock but was changed to a 2bbl in 1996.

arnyishere · 11-07-2007, 03:23 AM

I have just found some pics of the car befor its paint job in 95'. It had what looks like pinstripes down the side also. But the main thing is...how can I tell which 425 it is. Are there engine codes or what not? Thanks guys!

Oldsfan · 11-07-2007, 06:36 AM

I mis-read the part about the 4bbl in your first post - noticed it this morning. There is an engine serial number stamped on a pad on the front of the passenger side cylinder head. The serial number will have letters, either at the beginning or at the end or maybe both. Those letters will indicate which engine you have. I don't have the codes in front of me to post them.

Paul

frdmftr · 11-08-2007, 07:52 PM

Very nice looking Delta. I have quite a bit of history and literature for the 67's (Delta's). I have a 67 convert myself. My dad (serious car collector) taught me to collect anything I can find that related to the model/year. I took his advice and now have quite a collection.

Shoot me an email and I will scan some info for ya.

BTW- your car color, if it matches original, is Saffron, same as mine.

arnyishere · 11-09-2007, 07:26 AM

Hey there 2blu442. I was wondering what you wanted for the carb and what it would be for shipping. Thanks.

2blu442 · 11-09-2007, 08:10 AM

PM sent, but a question for the the rest of the board, does anybody know if the throttle rod from the firewall to the carb is the same on a 2 and 4bbl? I'm already expecting that Arnie will need a divorced choke and air cleaner to go with a factory 4bbl carb, and he has the intake but do you guys forsee anything else he would need to make the swap? John

kevinkpk · 11-09-2007, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2blu442

PM sent, but a question for the the rest of the board, does anybody know if the throttle rod from the firewall to the carb is the same on a 2 and 4bbl? I'm already expecting that Arnie will need a divorced choke and air cleaner to go with a factory 4bbl carb, and he has the intake but do you guys forsee anything else he would need to make the swap? John

I am thinking the throttle for both a quadrajet, and a 2gc are center of the carb body? So I "assume" it will work.

11-05-2007, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
2blu442 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 775	Hello Arnie If you wanted to move it back toward original I should have a carb I got on a 1967 Olds 98 425. It would need rebuilt, but it should be the correct number for your car. If you weren't concerned about being original I would consider a Performer intake and a newer quadrajet that didn't have the divorced choke. You would need to get an electric choke rather than the stock setup to work with the Performer. John __________________ 1964 Cutlass Factory 4spd 1965 442 4spd 1967 442 Auto 1967 Cutlass Convertible 1968 442 Auto 1969 442 W30 Auto 1970 442 4spd 1971 Cutlass Flat Top Wagon 1973 Che*vy 3/4 Ton 454/TH400 Tow Vehicle Only the tow vehicle is finished!

11-06-2007, 04:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,553	Arnie, to answer your questions, the 88 was a model in itself not a series of another model. The 425 may have been the optional big block for the 88 model that year. I am not sure and will have to check. __________________ Dan '46 2 door

11-06-2007, 09:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,553	Will have to check my references tonight. __________________ Dan '46 2 door

11-06-2007, 11:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
Oldsfan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 427	Judging by the trim and the emblems on the rear 1/4 panels (which are kinda hard to read) it is a Delta 88. Delta Customs had a brushed aluminum strip down the side, Delta Custom emblems on the front fenders, and parking lights between the headlights instead of down in the bumper. Delmont 88s had Delmont 88 emblems on the front fenders and parking lights in the bumper like Deltas and 98s. Pillarless coupes such as yours and pillarless sedans were called Holidays. The pillared sedan was called a Town Sedan. The 2bbl 425s came in 300 and 310hp versions. I think they were called Super Rockets. I don't have all my literature in front of me. The 4bbl 425s came in 365 and 375hp versions, the 375 being the Starfire engine which came standard with dual exhaust. The only way to get dual exhaust on a 425 was to get the Starfire motor. I guess what I'm saying is that factory dual exhaust wasn't available on the 2bbl motors. If you've got duals, someone added them. Paul __________________ There's "Something Extra" about owning an OLDS! -- Visit the "Something Extra" website at: http://home.comcast.net/~oldsfan/MySite/62oldspage.html Last edited by Oldsfan : 11-06-2007 at 11:52 AM.

11-07-2007, 06:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
Oldsfan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 427	I mis-read the part about the 4bbl in your first post - noticed it this morning. There is an engine serial number stamped on a pad on the front of the passenger side cylinder head. The serial number will have letters, either at the beginning or at the end or maybe both. Those letters will indicate which engine you have. I don't have the codes in front of me to post them. Paul __________________ There's "Something Extra" about owning an OLDS! -- Visit the "Something Extra" website at: http://home.comcast.net/~oldsfan/MySite/62oldspage.html

11-05-2007, 06:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 1,088	Welcome to the website. That is a sweet car.

11-06-2007, 04:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
arnyishere 1967 Delta 88? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WV Posts: 13	what would i be better off with? Will the original give soome ooomph....or put an Edelbrock on the stock 4bbl manifold? Thanks.....oh yeah....how much for the original 2 blu442? By the way.....bad a$$ 442 man!!!

11-06-2007, 06:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
arnyishere 1967 Delta 88? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WV Posts: 13	What I had meant Oldsguy is the car a custom, holiday or what. And how can I tell which series of the 425 series is it ( 365hp or 375hp?)? Thanks again.

11-06-2007, 04:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
arnyishere 1967 Delta 88? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WV Posts: 13	It is a Delta 88 Holiday Coupe per VIN. It did have a 4bbl stock but was changed to a 2bbl in 1996.

11-07-2007, 03:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
arnyishere 1967 Delta 88? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WV Posts: 13	I have just found some pics of the car befor its paint job in 95'. It had what looks like pinstripes down the side also. But the main thing is...how can I tell which 425 it is. Are there engine codes or what not? Thanks guys!

11-08-2007, 07:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
frdmftr Freedom Fighter Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nine Mile Falls, Washington Posts: 107	Very nice looking Delta. I have quite a bit of history and literature for the 67's (Delta's). I have a 67 convert myself. My dad (serious car collector) taught me to collect anything I can find that related to the model/year. I took his advice and now have quite a collection. Shoot me an email and I will scan some info for ya. BTW- your car color, if it matches original, is Saffron, same as mine. __________________ Mad Max Nine Mile Falls, Wa 67 Delta 88 Convertible Last edited by frdmftr : 11-08-2007 at 07:52 PM. Reason: image tag bad

11-09-2007, 07:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
arnyishere 1967 Delta 88? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WV Posts: 13	Hey there 2blu442. I was wondering what you wanted for the carb and what it would be for shipping. Thanks.

11-09-2007, 08:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
2blu442 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 775	1967 4 bbl swap PM sent, but a question for the the rest of the board, does anybody know if the throttle rod from the firewall to the carb is the same on a 2 and 4bbl? I'm already expecting that Arnie will need a divorced choke and air cleaner to go with a factory 4bbl carb, and he has the intake but do you guys forsee anything else he would need to make the swap? John __________________ 1964 Cutlass Factory 4spd 1965 442 4spd 1967 442 Auto 1967 Cutlass Convertible 1968 442 Auto 1969 442 W30 Auto 1970 442 4spd 1971 Cutlass Flat Top Wagon 1973 Che*vy 3/4 Ton 454/TH400 Tow Vehicle Only the tow vehicle is finished!

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