sammy

I am beginning work on my Canadian built 68 442, and am pumped about it....
Body is self explanatory...I will be sending it to my local body man who is on board for the project.

Ted

GAOldsman

Good score Ted and even better save

sammy

frame is solid...surface rust only..no rot
floor pans are good
trunk floor and rear wheel wells will be replaced......

Rocket331

Wow!

sammy

442 trim all there and in good shape
bumpers..i may be able to give a good clean....but prob need to be rechromed
interior in really good shape..front buckets will need to be recovered eventually....
front grill was the only item missing when i bought the car

sammy

engine..400 4bbl replaced under warranty in 1971 by the dealer..good shape,starts and runs
gas tank is surprisingly in good shape
tranny.400..shifts no leaks

rear drums are new
4 piston caliper front dics breaks were seized...cleaning and replacing seals and caliper components as needed
metering valve removed and replacing lines and fittings one at a time!
and started to replace all break lines

tru-blue 442

Score!
Looks like you have your work cut out for you though.
Did you find the build sheet yet?
What was the code on the rear?
Looking forward to the progress Ted, Good luck on it.

sammy

the car will be painted the original willow gold and the original provincial white stripe and driven!.

Ted

The car did not come with the W36 stripe.
Came with the original pinstripe, that followed the moulding across the top of fenders, and since the car came with no vinyl, it followed the curve of glass around C pillar, under the peak moulding.this is what will be put back on.

rcorrigan5

If you are going with the W36 stripe, it appears your car did not originally have that option. The 442 numbers were located a bit further aft and lower with the W36 stripe than where your 442 numbers are located on your fenders. With the body work that's being done, it might be a good time to relocate your 442 numbers so they are in the factory-designated position for the W36 stripe.

Randy C.

vette442

Glad to hear that - I think Willow Gold is a great color on '68s.

ent72olds

X2 on the willow gold! Made me laugh when you said "body speaks for itself!".... These '68's are starting to grow on me.......

sammy

Adam, no build sheet yet...Do have POP tho
The ring gear has 14-43...so it has 3.07 gears(US built cars apparently had 3.08 gears)
No posi or lockup

Ted

sammy

Randy, see above on the W36 option...
So since the car had the standard pinstripe, are the 442 numbers in the correct place?.....I would assume they are...any precise measurements out there?
Good idea to get the placement of the trim correct while doing body!

Ted

Ted

rcorrigan5

Hi Ted,

For the standard pinstripe fore and aft on each side, your numbers are in the correct place. I thought maybe you were talking about the W36 option (wide vertical stripe on each fender), in which case the the 442 numbers are located further aft and down a bit (see my picture to the left). If you are talking about the horizontal pin stripe, though, I stand corrected - your numbers are where they should be!

Randy C.

chadman

Actually both myself and Dan Macal have Canadian built '68s that were originaly W-36 stripe cars and both have the 4-4-2 numbers in the typical non stripe location. Both cars have a three digit paint code as well. We believe the Canadian built stripe cars were different. Mine happens to be willow gold with black vinyl roof and black w-36 stripe.

sammy

Any pics of your 68 that you could post? .
Mine will be painted the orig color...willow gold I think it was G on the cowel...

Ted

Nilsson

My 68 also has a dealer warranty engine. Did they stamp the pad on yours with the original engine number or leave it blank like they did mine?

chadman

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allyolds68

Dan posted his GM of Canada docs a month or so ago. It was not a W36 option car from the factory.

gearheads78

Looking forward to seeing how it comes out. I should be working on mine tonight but just too tired. Heater core started leaking on the maiden drive the other night.

lil_no

Nice score. Another one being saved from the iron grave. I'll be watching as thing progress... Good luck!

j_link

I just noticed the build thread on this car, very cool. I'll be watching for inspiration. Good luck.

chadman

I'm not so sure that Dan agrees with you.

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berettass

Hey, another person from ontario and you are not too far from me neither!

I have one 68 442 convertible, they seem to be hard to come by in this area!

Good luck with the build!

chadman

That was one of the first things I had to do on my '68 when I bought it last year.

oldzzy

There's quite a few of us from Ontario on here!

sammy

left it blank.......cannot see a mark

Ted

sammy

My goal is to get this car moving and stopping.....then off to the body shop.I can do most of the mechanicals, but i want a pro to do the body.

Fuel and brake lines were replaced today. Where the line goes thru the frame, noticed it had a covering on it...was this asbestos? I got it off the

original line and was able to put back around new lines.

Gas tank will remain out of car until body work is done

Right front caliper i removed tonight and will be cleaned up. It is as big as the ones on my 1989 F350 7.3 Diesel that carries around 10,000 pounds!

Waiting on brake parts

More to come..

Thanks,
Ted

Daycab

I love the color on that car.. Just says "vintage" to me. Best of luck on the resto! Can't wait to see the body and paint start to come together.

sammy

Have to admit, lost patience waiting for brake rebuild kit, so off to the local body shop it went....
trying to save as much of the original body metal that we can...
blasted the back to see what we have(or do not have)
frame looks pretty solid
all panels have arrived
It is a resto on a budget, so the frame off option was denied. The main thing is the car will be saved and a nice driver
More to come!

Thanks,
Ted

tru-blue 442

Looking good Ted!

sammy

Thanks Adam.....where the heck is Marble Falls Texas ....I even like typing it

Who's is pictured in your Avitar.? ...

Ted

tru-blue 442

Ha ha, we are on the lower Colorado River.
The fourth lake of the chain of the Highland Lakes.
Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, Travis,
then, what used to be Town Lake in Austin and
was changed a year or so ago to Ladybird Lake,
After Lyndon's wife, Claudia.
Three blocks to the boat ramp, sweet.
You cannot see the Falls now as the were covered
up back in the 40's. Only when they let the lake
down for folks to repair boat lifts and such.

That little boy is my oldest son, the pic
was taken in '83. He goes about 230 lbs. today.

oldcutlass

Nice work Ted.

Sampson

Nice find and save Ted. I will be following along and look forward to your progress.

sammy

a ton of work in the rear of this car
just a few pics of the progress

Ted

j442

Hey Ted,
Super find with the '68 .... your work towards getting this car on the road is great!!!!... if you need another hand just pm me! I am close to you! Keep up the great work...will be following your thread!.... your perserverence will hopefully motivate me to get my resto underway!

68conv455

Ted,
The 68's are the best (I'm biased). Looks like you are going to do a great job. I can't wait to see how it turns out.
I enjoyed your opening statement when you said you would send it to your local bodyman. I'm still hoping to find a bodyman, engineman, interior guy, plumber, electrician, carpenter, etc. LOL. Unfortunately for me, I always see him in the mirror.

sammy

I just might take you up on your offer!
Hope to have it on the road by late fall

Ted

sammy

Thanks!the car will be kept as orig as possible....willow gold and all
Darn mirrors
I did all the work on my first resto....found out just how much time it took(ended up taking it to a pro to fix my lousy paint job)soooo a local body man is giving me a hand with this resto...) the car deserves it

Ted