'66 442 Resto
March 11th, 2010, 09:01 PM
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'66 442 Resto
So we're about 3 weeks into the work. A few pics to show the beautiful work my friend did with a completely rusted out top windshield channel. He also had to rebuild four of the rusted out cage nuts in the body. We're about to take the frame for sandblasting.
March 11th, 2010, 09:07 PM
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And further to my last post..... I uploaded these pictures in the wrong order. The last one should be first on the left.
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March 12th, 2010, 08:22 PM
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Thanks for all the encouragement fellows. The car was originally Forest Mist with black interior. Wes, there is a sandblaster on Comox Road who has quite a set up - he does industrial stuff. He charges $140 an hour so am only going to get him to do the frame. My friend Ron has a portable sandblaster which we will use for most of the stuff. We're going to Rust Mort the frame, prime it and paint it with a urethane paint.
Just a question. I have a 425 Olds and a Muncie 4 speed in this car. I was waiting til we had the body off to pull the starter to have it rebuilt. I discovered that I couldn't drop the starter out of the engine until we lifted the engine out of the frame. The frame obstructed the starter from dropping. I can't believe that you would have to do this to get work done on the starter. Am I missing something here?
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Pat
Just a question. I have a 425 Olds and a Muncie 4 speed in this car. I was waiting til we had the body off to pull the starter to have it rebuilt. I discovered that I couldn't drop the starter out of the engine until we lifted the engine out of the frame. The frame obstructed the starter from dropping. I can't believe that you would have to do this to get work done on the starter. Am I missing something here?
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Pat
March 13th, 2010, 07:22 AM
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Pat, only thing I can think of is a Toro engine I believe has the starter on right side for fwd fittiment(sp)....don't quote me though! Is yours on right or left? There is provision to bolt properly on left. Or maybe the wrong starter in there(too big). Could always put a mini starter, higher torque for BB....
March 13th, 2010, 08:55 AM
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Just a question. I have a 425 Olds and a Muncie 4 speed in this car. I was waiting til we had the body off to pull the starter to have it rebuilt. I discovered that I couldn't drop the starter out of the engine until we lifted the engine out of the frame. The frame obstructed the starter from dropping. I can't believe that you would have to do this to get work done on the starter. Am I missing something here?
Thanks
Pat
Pat, only thing I can think of is a Toro engine I believe has the starter on right side for fwd fittiment(sp)....don't quote me though! Is yours on right or left? There is provision to bolt properly on left. Or maybe the wrong starter in there(too big). Could always put a mini starter, higher torque for BB....
I cannot picture having to lift the engine to drop the starter.
Okay, Pat, what is the block number? (on the top ledge behind the water pump)
March 13th, 2010, 09:20 AM
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My starter is located on the left side (driver). The engine casting number is 389244D. Thanks for info on the tach - Hopefully an electronics buddy of mine can check out the tach to see why it is behaving sporadically. When I took it out, the ground looks kind of grungy so maybe that's all it is.
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My starter is located on the left side (driver). The engine casting number is 389244D. Thanks for info on the tach - Hopefully an electronics buddy of mine can check out the tach to see why it is behaving sporadically. When I took it out, the ground looks kind of grungy so maybe that's all it is.
Pat
March 13th, 2010, 04:52 PM
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My starter is located on the left side (driver). The engine casting number is 389244D. Thanks for info on the tach - Hopefully an electronics buddy of mine can check out the tach to see why it is behaving sporadically. When I took it out, the ground looks kind of grungy so maybe that's all it is.
Pat
My starter is located on the left side (driver). The engine casting number is 389244D. Thanks for info on the tach - Hopefully an electronics buddy of mine can check out the tach to see why it is behaving sporadically. When I took it out, the ground looks kind of grungy so maybe that's all it is.
Pat
But I can't image any condition that would require moving or removing anything else.
March 13th, 2010, 05:08 PM
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Kurt, yeah, I bought a 425 Toro engine complete this past fall, and the starter is on the right(pass side).....but there is a provision on the left for it! The Toro starter had a higher torque rating than the other starters, and I can use it on any other olds motor, just have to loosen the bolts on the cover over the teeth, and spin it 180*, retighten, install! Although again, now that I think of it, it was mounted in the trans.....Kurt, if you owned one of these cars, you probably know better than me....I'm a bit foggy...
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March 26th, 2010, 07:09 PM
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For sure I did Wes. He did a nice job too. Got the wheels and drive shaft done too. We'll do the rest with Ron's smaller blaster. I am Rustmorting it now and then will sand, prime and paint. We just finished cleaning up the underside of the body and rustmorting it too. Now we are going to spray the underside of the body with a mixture of gravelguard and paint. My friend is finished all the steel repairs to the body and will soon have it ready for primer.
Will post some pics once we get the body primed. Thanks for your interest.
Will post some pics once we get the body primed. Thanks for your interest.
April 26th, 2010, 01:03 PM
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hey pat, progress looks good on the 66, any new pics? i currently have a 350 and muncie in my car, with a 425 i assume i will need a different flex plate than the one thats from the auto, can i use the same clutch and pressure plate? also drill out the back of the crank for the pilot bearing? thanx stan
April 26th, 2010, 07:17 PM
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Stan
I can't answer your questions but I am sure some of the other fellows can. I did have my flywheel resurfaced and I put in a new clutch but I had them match the old clutch so am not sure if they are interchangeable between engines.
Pat
I can't answer your questions but I am sure some of the other fellows can. I did have my flywheel resurfaced and I put in a new clutch but I had them match the old clutch so am not sure if they are interchangeable between engines.
Pat
April 27th, 2010, 09:58 PM
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Stan
Our car club, the Comox Valley Classic Cruisers is having a swap meet in the Courtney Rec Centre on Sunday May 2 from 9:00 to 3:00. There's also a mini car show as well. We have about 60 vendors registered and we get a pretty good turnout. There are outside and inside stalls. Haven't seen a lot of Oldsmobile stuff to this point but maybe???
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Our car club, the Comox Valley Classic Cruisers is having a swap meet in the Courtney Rec Centre on Sunday May 2 from 9:00 to 3:00. There's also a mini car show as well. We have about 60 vendors registered and we get a pretty good turnout. There are outside and inside stalls. Haven't seen a lot of Oldsmobile stuff to this point but maybe???
Pat
April 28th, 2010, 06:23 AM
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cool, thanx for the info, ill let a few guys here know, its a bit of a hike for us here to get to courtney. took my car to victoria on sunday, it only used $23 gas. it has a vibration at about 60 miles per hour kinda feels like driveline not a tire? but ill get them ballanced anyway. are you working on a date you may be driving yours?
June 5th, 2010, 08:52 PM
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Update on my 442
Here are some pics. I have the car at home. I have some electrical and mechanical issues to resolve yet but they are pretty minor.
This is not a numbers matching car but it is still pretty stock except for the motor and the wheels.
Pat Mills
This is not a numbers matching car but it is still pretty stock except for the motor and the wheels.
Pat Mills
June 5th, 2010, 10:07 PM
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Thanks - I love it!!!
A friend of mine who was a body man in his non retired life did the work. He's also a car guy - has a beautiful '57 Bel Air two door hdtp which he found in Winnipeg and completely restored - its a pretty car.
I paid him for his time and he let me work with him to do the restoration. Between the two of us we put in about 720 hours - started in February - worked steady and just finished last week.
Pat
A friend of mine who was a body man in his non retired life did the work. He's also a car guy - has a beautiful '57 Bel Air two door hdtp which he found in Winnipeg and completely restored - its a pretty car.
I paid him for his time and he let me work with him to do the restoration. Between the two of us we put in about 720 hours - started in February - worked steady and just finished last week.
Pat
