<![CDATA[ClassicOldsmobile.com - Major Builds & Projects]]> http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:46:23 GMT vBulletin 60 http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[ClassicOldsmobile.com - Major Builds & Projects]]> http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums frame 2-door 4-door http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/18068-frame-2-door-4-door.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:27:09 GMT should a 1966 f85 2door frame fit a 1966 f85 4door frame.... maybe a silly questions... should a 1966 f85 2door frame fit a 1966 f85 4door frame.... maybe a silly questions... ]]> airlamb http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/18068-frame-2-door-4-door.html H/O resto questions for those in the know http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17717-h-o-resto-questions-those-know.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:30:13 GMT getting ready to tackle the sheet metal part of this project and need some of you guys advice on a few issuse.#1 when media blasting what should a... getting ready to tackle the sheet metal part of this project and need some of you guys advice on a few issuse.#1 when media blasting what should a person do to protect the cowl and vin plates?-i don't really want to remove them unless absolutely necessary but still need the old paint removed from them,worst case does anyone know where to get the orig rivets.#2 when you powdercoat the chassis can you still read the vin stamp it doesn't seem like the numbers are very deep or should i just paint it.#3 is it a good idea to paint the floor pans, inside of the doors,inside of fenders and the rest of the shell with some type of rust proof paint or just leave it primer with overspray.i'm going to use dynamat.and lastly do the door and trunk latches get painted in there assembled location?they look to have a zink type of plating on them.as you can tell i'm not a body guy but i just want to get it right the first time. thanks in advance ]]> fizzy55 http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17717-h-o-resto-questions-those-know.html 1973 Hurst/Olds Resto.... http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17631-1973-hurst-olds-resto.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:54:44 GMT 3 years into Rusty's restoration. Thought I would share. Far from done, a hell of a lot of work for someone who has very little knowledge of cars.. "Me"
This is what I started with.
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]]> Hurstolds1973 http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17631-1973-hurst-olds-resto.html fresh built 455 w/valve tick ?????? http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17599-fresh-built-455-w-valve-tick.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:44:50 GMT Hi, still kinda new at this bear with me, MY distributor bottomed out and the cam gear wore my bronze distributor gear out, oil was filled with... Hi, still kinda new at this bear with me, MY distributor bottomed out and the cam gear wore my bronze distributor gear out, oil was filled with metal, i changed the oil and filter and fixed the dizzy problem,when this happened #3 intake vavle started ticking!!!!

????? can some of those bronze gear particals stop up my lifter and keep it fron pumping up, I pulled the vavle cover and thats the only one with a problem, no stuck valves or anything like that.......if so do i have to pull the intake and replace that lifter,
only 10 miles on engine can I reuse intake gasket?


(69 olds 455, 40 over, comp 280h hydraulic flat tappet cam, big valve C heads) ]]> 0590trab http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17599-fresh-built-455-w-valve-tick.html 68 Cutlass S restore... http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17529-68-cutlass-s-restore.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:07:19 GMT Okay, here we go...!

The car.
1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Convertible - 350 4bbl JetAway & some options like remote mirror, trunk release, console/buckets, etc..


99K original miles. All original : numbers matching engine/trans..
Its a Lansing car that (IIRC) was orginally sold in WA and migrated to the midwest via Iowa then northern Indiana around 1980 (found some old paperwork).

I bought this car back in the mid 80's from a distant friend-of-a-friend. I had been looking for a '67 Cutlass 'vert but saw this and went for it. It was my daily driver thru hell & high water for several years. Around 1990 it was hit in the left rear while parked (on the Circle downtown if you know Indy ) by a delivery truck. I watched it happen from ~ 100ft away :mad::mad: ...I tried to find parts, but had little if any luck & didn't have the time or place to deal with it. So, I stashed it in a friend's barn....then a storage lot...then my garage..then another garage..etc..for ~18 years. During that time I found some parts to fix it.

Its a 'northern' car...coated with that tarry goop everywhere, but I think it worked ! Frame, front fenders & hood are nice. Floor is good except a couple spots in the rear wheel well floor area (very rare here in the rustbelt not to be rotted bad). Doors are OK, but I have a better pair. Quarters are shot, but I have a pair of OEMs that should work. The only 'ifs' are the decklid & rad support. The guy who's going to work his magic with body swears that everything is much better than "good enough to use"..... Looks rough to me, but I'm just a passable shadetree wrench and in no way a sheetmetal guy...

Pics above are from 7 days ago.
5 days ago I started disassembly in prep for it moving to a shop where he's going to brace & pull the shell.....
Then all sheetmetal goes off to media blast....

Our story thus far.....
(Please remember : I am not a professional ! Just a guy with some tools !)


Fire away with questions....I'm sure Ill be asking some too....

Sorry about the long post ! I'll try to keep 'em short in from here on...! ]]> Indy_68_S http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17529-68-cutlass-s-restore.html video-got it out and played a little,not what it sounds like http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17461-video-got-out-played-little-not-what-sounds-like.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:04:17 GMT got the video to work of my garage queen project:Dhad it out playing instead of working on it:)kinda lame but I had a blast;)... got the video to work of my garage queen project:Dhad it out playing instead of working on it:)kinda lame but I had a blast;)
http://drop.io/ndqt29t/asset/jack-004-mov?ref=yahoo ]]> meoff http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/major-builds-projects/17461-video-got-out-played-little-not-what-sounds-like.html