Been surfing site for a while. Been a member of OP & ROP for some years. Do a lot of reading & learning but only post when I am absolutely sure of something or have personal experience w/ something & feel I can contribute. Been messing w/ Olds since high school in late 70's, had lots of 68-71 Cutlass/442/W-31(70) & a '65 442. Remember the days of dealing w/ Joe Mondello on the phone & the guys @ Kenne-Bell. Have a nicely restored 70 OAI convertible that I drive frequently in season & not scared to take it out for a ride or two in winter if the streets are in decent condition, occasional show & track day as well. This spring I will help my 17 year old son finish up his nicely restored 70 Supreme. First car project that he started @ 13, everything short of frame off. He disassembled car, sandblasted & painted the underside, rebuilt all suspension, disassembled & helped reassemble fresh engine, cc'd heads, you name it. Need to finish up interior(buckets, console, dual gate) & install sound system. He will have a beautiful(nicely done body,Ferrari Red,SSII's), sporty car without too much power(I won't show him how to adjust the secondary air valve for a long time). Runs & drives very nicely. A great lesson in delayed gratification & working toward a goal, should help ensure he treats & drives it w/ respect. Hope I can learn something here & there, contribute occasionally and get some entertainment on classicolds.

 

Welcome to the site.

Sounds like you'd be a great contributer on Olds and parenting. We'd love to see some pics.

FYI

Becuase of spammers we had to set up this newbie thread, [even for us old pharts] so we could catch spam early. After you posted 5 times [and 2 days] you will be able to post anywhere.

Glad to have you on board.

 

welcome...there are a lot off good people in here

 

Welcome to the site. It's great to hear about projects that involve a father and son or daughter restore of an Oldsmobile. Sure cements a relationship and its a lot of fun as well. I know I have enjoyed working on cars with my sons. Show some pictures when you get a chance

 

bccan, welcome to out site. You need to get that son of yours in here too!

 

Thanks guys. I think the kid is likely to stick w/ Facebook and AIM! He does have a sweet little car though. I'll have to figure out how to post pics some time as both cars are very nicely restored.

 

Welcome. My girls love cars but they're too icky and dirty to work on.

 

Welcome