Newbie with 1968 S
February 11th, 2021, 07:55 AM
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Newbie with 1968 S
I have been reading and learning a lot on here the last few months and finally registered. I bought my first Olds last September. It is a 68 Cutlass S. The plan is to have a nice cruiser when done,
February 13th, 2021, 06:51 PM
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This is my first Olds. I have owned Chevelles, Firebirds, Camaros etc. but never an Oldsmobile. The car is a Canadian built 68 S with 89k miles. It is a solid car overall. The rear quartes have had a little bit of work done to them but the floor, rockers and doors are excellent with no patches or repairs. It has a 350 with Jetaway trans and 2:73 open Chevy 12 bolt rear. The car photographs well but has its flaws. The paint is 25 years old and is checking on the hood and fender tops. The interior is all original with only a couple minor flaws and so is the vinyl top. It now has black torque thrust wheels with 215/65/15 fronts and 255/60/15 rears. I swapped the the intake and carb to a 4 bbl and added dual exhaust. It suffered from " A Body" lean so I replaced front and rear springs, shocks and control arm bushings. Future plans (hopefully some by spring) are: Replace timing chain, TH350 swap, 3:31 or 3:42 rear gears and replace vinyl top. The list keeps growing. I am trying to plan projects so the car is drivable during nice weather.
I'd get a set of wheel opening moldings for it, they really finish off the car!
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