another newbie!!!
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another newbie!!!
Yes another newbie has arrived! Been playing with old cars and street rods for years and always had an idea that I should get back to the Olds's. Used to have a 53 back in the day with a 303 and 56 intake and heads. Got into a lot of trouble with that car.......that is a story for another day!
Last fall I picked up a model A coupe with a set of 32 Ford rails. Have an old school Merc flathead (255ci) all set to go in but in the back of my mind I had a thought that an old school Olds Rocket would be the ticket. So long story short, I found a 55 324 short block down in Md and will be picking that up soon. Got an angle on an Edelbrock 4x2 intake and at a recent swap meet picked up a bunch of old Schiefer stuff for the trans and a adapter to a GM late style trans. So I am gaining on the parts search and looking forward to being part of the Olds family again. Walt
Last fall I picked up a model A coupe with a set of 32 Ford rails. Have an old school Merc flathead (255ci) all set to go in but in the back of my mind I had a thought that an old school Olds Rocket would be the ticket. So long story short, I found a 55 324 short block down in Md and will be picking that up soon. Got an angle on an Edelbrock 4x2 intake and at a recent swap meet picked up a bunch of old Schiefer stuff for the trans and a adapter to a GM late style trans. So I am gaining on the parts search and looking forward to being part of the Olds family again. Walt
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Sounds like you're building an old school rod. The early Olds engines are the best looking of any of the early conversions I have seen. Please post some pictures of your build
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Thanks for the welcome. And yes it is going to be an old school rod right down to the aluminum bomber seats! Now all I have to do is find the time to finsish two other cars and then it is the A turn. Might get to it next summer by the looks of the schedule. LOL!
I will post pics as we go along. I am going to try to use a T5 five speed behind the 324. They are not known for their strength but it should work ok if I stay out of the pedal!
I will post pics as we go along. I am going to try to use a T5 five speed behind the 324. They are not known for their strength but it should work ok if I stay out of the pedal!
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