Quite so, Don.
I had open-heart surgery years ago, and they wired my chest together.
My doctor warned me then, that I should always use a seat belt and shoulder harness.
I saw this kit in the Classic Industries Impala catalog, and decided it was for me.
1963 Chevrolet Impala Parts | SB804 | 1964-75 GM Model Bench Seat 3-Point Seat Belts - Maroon | Classic Industries

 

Finally buckled down and got the timing chain replaced on my '77. A friend stopped over, and we managed to button up the entire front end of the engine. Might actually be able to drive her this year

 

Not really done to my car, but going in my car. I've been using it for 3 seasons now. The engine idles smoother and I can definitely feel a power increase in my butt dyno. A case of twelve 15oz bottles ($88) lasts me a whole season, and mixed at a ratio of .6oz of Booster per 1 gallon of 93 Octane is supposed to boost the Octane to ~96.


Original 400ci, E block, C heads. A slightly more aggressive cam was added during the refresh in 2016. Never bored, all major internals original. Original ~10.5 compression retained using custom steel shim gaskets.

 

I replaced the incorrect brake pedal pad for an OEM unit on my '72 Supreme.

 

Charlie i did the same in my 67, i just am not comfortable without a shoulder harness.
I used Morris Classic, he let me send him my original buckles, which he put on his harness.
It worked out very well.

 

Hi guys,

I'm in the process of getting my car (1966 Starfire) ready for this season. A bit late, but due to having taken too many things apart at once (engine, steering, etc. also overhauled). Doesn't matter, most important is to have a nicely running car.
Yesterday and today I started to de-rust and paint my floor pan, new sound deadener and new carpet waiting for their installation...


Driver side, wire harness taken out meanwhile for complete checkup



Passenger side, some sound deadening applied additionally



Floor pan, still waiting to be taken care of

 

Last month, My Boy and I did some of the finishing touches on the 64 Ninety Eight project. One of the little "performance" upgrades that he wanted to do was an electronic exhaust cutout (...my 2024 Mustang GT has the feature...). We just wanted to give the car a bit of a rumble when we are rolling into the cruise night. So, I did some research back in the winter, and found a quality cutout that ISN'T made in China. Put it in his stocking for Christmas!

Anyhoo, we got it bolted on and wired up, and it works GREAT! I hid the switch in the ashtray on the dash. Just click the button, and she goes from sounding mild to wild! But, as you can imagine, straight exhaust from a 394 with standard exhaust manifolds sounds like a broken farm truck. Sounded "crispy" and "dirty".

So, yesterday, I fabricated a little glass-pack muffler setup with a Cherry Bomb, header flange and turndown pipe. Bolted it on, and took it for a drive. Made a huge difference. Now it sounds smooth and has a low muscle-car tone.

Here is the Granatelli Motor Sports exhaust cutout as installed. Comes with all the clamps, fasteners, wiring, gaskets, switches and adjustable stainless turndown


Here's the completed glass pack that I threw together

And here's the finished setup. I added a muffler hanger to help support the extra weight.

 

Looks like a fun father/son project.

 

Not today, but Saturday night, I took my daughter to a 50s style drive in, Crabb's Tropical Treat in Hanover, PA




There was only one other "cool" car there, an early Ford sans fenders and a SBC

 

Those places are getting harder to find. A&W used to be "King". Now it has become family owned places that are few and far between. Remember "Drive in theater's" ? Try to find one now.

 

Very cool place! Great you're making special memories with your daughter in your classic.

 

I picked up my wheels today from the body shop.
Powdercoated black, Then painted red on the frontside.





I 'm going to put these "dog bowl " caps on them, plus blackwalls.

 

Since I wasn’t having much luck locating the correct carb for my 65 “442” jetaway, I decided to replace the one that have with an E-Brock avs2 carb. I had to make a few mods but I didn’t want to destroy the original parts. Everything worked out well, the car runs great!

Potential vacuum leak, made a new base gasket

Modded a half inch spacer so I didn’t have to cut off the kick down linkage at carb

Extended throttle linkage and repositioned a ball stud trans switch

Used a zero drop 14 inch base with a 2 1/2” tall filter. Also had make a new fuel line

Original filter top sealed up to the filter. Please excuse dirty engine, probably take care of that next.

 

Very nice Charlie. Those are going to look killer!

 

Charlie, borrow a narrow white wall to see how it would look mounted with the cheap hub caps. Some cars just don't look right with black walls or raised white letters.
.....Just my two cents worth...

 

Redlines would look good but they never came a a 63 88. I would probably go with blackwalls also. You have had plenty of time to plan it. Anxious to see the pictures.

 

Awesome wheels. With black walls & dog bowls that is going to look fantastic.

 

Looks great Charlie. I want to do something similar, paint my wheels white like the car and use these nice '63 wheel covers, they leave the outside edge of the rim exposed. It'll look great- but I already have tires mounted on my rims.

 

Fleming 442 I like that you drive the heck out of your car. That’s the way we did it in the sixties and seventies because most of my friends only had one car! No sense saving it for the next guy. lol!

 

Thanks. That drive-in is an hour away.

 

Took my car to visit Mom on Mother’s Day with my wife and kids. First time showing it off to my brothers and my sister in laws. The car really drove well at highway speeds with the new steering box and front end alignment. About 50 miles round trip, took the highway down and took the backroads home.

This photo was taken when we got home.

 

Nice lookin' Olds! Lots of love for the "Coober Cawbrahs" in this forum! Just put a set on my sled too!

 

Thank you!

The Cooper tires are fine so far. I wish I’d have ponied up for the BFG T/A’s, they look better than the Cobras IMO.

 

I ran BFGs for many years without issue but then got some with the letters that don’t clean up white. I know many people who had this same problem with BFGs. I switched to Cooper Cobras and am happy with them.

 

Although my 73 442 looked good with the lower suspension and 18” wheels it did not drive to my liking and the roads in the small town I live in are just not smooth enough for this configuration. I just put in some stock replacement rear springs to bring the back end up. I tried on my 15x7 wheels with 255/60 tires from my Monte Carlo just to see if that rim/tire size looks good. I have a set of 15x7 Olds SS rims for this car to put on once I decide the tire size I want. I still need to replace the front drop spindles with stock ones to bring the front up a little.

Here it is before


Here it is after rear springs and wheel swap

 

I’m not much for throwing other makes of wheels on an Olds or Olds wheels on a Chevy etc . But those Chevy wheels look right at home on your car!

 

Thanks!

I’m the same. I’m more of a factory correct purist when it comes to classic cars. I have considered putting Olds emblems/decals on the extra set of centre caps I have though. Not sure if I will do that or not. Time will tell.

 

Agreed that the Chevy rims look good. As for the center caps, that's exactly what I did. Added a set of sticky-back lucite-style decals. Here is link to the ebay seller that I found that does several different styles in whatever diameter that you need. The quality is VERY good, and the shipping was fast!

https://ebay.us/m/BrrqRk

 

I'd like to say I did the work myself, but no. I had the rear window pulled, some minor rust clean up and bondo work done, glass cleaned and reset. I also had Flowmaster Flow FX mufflers put on in place of the Super 40's. I love the change. It's still "loud" at full throttle/off the line, but super quiet while at cruising speed.

If you live in the north or northwest suburbs of Chicago, I highly recommend Auto Glass Plus and Medina Mufflers, both in Arlington Heights.

 

Hi all,

finally after an overhaul of my 425 engine I put it back in the car today. In two weeks I want to fire it up, until then still need to
complete some stuff (e.g. final engine assembly with carb, new alternator w. internal regulator, plus wire harness overhaul, steering column and dash installation, etc.).

But so far so good, looking forward to hearing it roar again and go for the first ride in this year...

Cheers, Steffen











Engine compartment before installation



Engine compartment with engine



Even though it's a big block, it looks kinda lost in the engine compartment (haha)

 

Nice Starfire!

 

Adjusted my shift linkage on my 79 cutlass
has the 4 speed t10
new bushing and pins

also adjusted the clutch pedal

 

I’d very much like to change over my ‘80 to a manual transmission. Very cool! Do you have a center console or just a boot on the floor?

 

just the boot on the floor
but I wonder if somehow I can fit that in there
I know the factory manual tranny the shift boot I think sits closer the the dash area

 

The front tall lower ball joints took a crap. Decided to go back to Moog standards. Unfortunately, it would have raised the front back up. I got some Chinese Performance Products drop spindles. The Delco shocks were blown out, and i had some mock up only KYBs a friend had given me. The new wheels show the lug studs as "too short" according to most lookyloos, so I put some 3" Moroso studs in. Had to cut them down to match the rear and not look ridiculous. It was a long day.

 

I like those rims. Very nice

 

Thanks! They're Summit/Vision Venoms..... with a Fusick SS1 rocket decal

 

got my junk running again

 

Got it buttoned up. It'll probably drop a little more, but as of now, it's only 1/2" lower than the tall ball joints. 1" of rake, currently

 

awesome paint