hello everyone, my name is Jim Dion and i own www.birdsandbowties.com .
i mostly do camaro's and firebird's , but since got a 71 cutlass convertable and i also got tons of parts with the car that i wont need, i am a little new to the olds parts and dont know much about the motor to rebuild it , if anyone could point me in the right direction for the manual to rebuild an olds motor i would be gratefull, i got the car in trade to build a 87 iroc camaro, its gonna be a total frame off ! I have started it already and there are pics under custom paint and bodywork on my site , Jim

 

Welcome Jim! Nice to have ya here. Many of your questions can be answered just by reading the forum, and those that you'd like to pose you'll be able to access the rest of the site when you hit 5 posts. Enjoy!

 

Welcome aboard

You've arrived at the right sight for Olds information.

Rule # 1 We love pics

 

Welcome Jim and good luck crossing over to the Olds world.

We don't have a lot of choices for manuals but here are some suggestions:

Factory Service Manual is a must have, for your year and model . A Chiltons not gonna cut it, but its better than nothing.

Mondello has a tech manual here: http://www.mondellotwister.com/CatTechAcc.htm

Bob Gerometta has this one: http://www.wildaboutcarsandcarstuff....ication/Detail

I won't get into specific details, but this is a start for any olds library.

 

i guess mostly what i am looking for are torque specs and stuff like that, i have built tons of motors, mostly sbc and bbc, so the olds motor is pretty new to me, i am looking at a 71 cutlass thats supposed to be a w-30 , but it has no badges or stripes to indicate, i would like to find a decode book before i take it apart and part out, it has factory tach and buckets console and sway bars, so i would like to decode before i buy it , Jim

 

"Ah, There's the rub"-Shakespere

Welcome to the world of Oldsmobile

 

Aw Jim the Olds will grow on you. Welcome to the site

 

Welcome to the site.

http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/p...7109A3E774B6A1

http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/p...7109A3E774B6A1

Norm

 

Here is a start: http://www.v8cars.hu/oldsvin/decode.php

Norm

 

Welcome to the site.

 

Welcome Jim. I was checking out your site, nice work. Is there anything you don't do there? no 403 Olds Trans Ams?
I have the Sullivan Oldsmobile 442 and W-Machines Restoration Guide and it has the spotter tips and code info. I don't think they have a unique VIN other than it should have an M for Lansing built? You can go to the Olds FAQ's which can be found in the Olds Junction on the top of the page and then to the W machines section for information. But even better is the new Wiki using the FAQ's info that may be more correct and up to date, has lots of number and spotting info.

Allan


http://www.oldsmobilewiki.com/index....Machines#1971: