armin_68cutlass

Hi guys
I think i'm the only one who's registered from Iran.
I've bought a 68 olds cutlass supreme holiday sedan a few months ago.She has the 350 4BLL rocket with TH350 Tranny.
I'm trying to return her to her best days.
I hope i can use your tips and advices on this project.
Tnx.

fourtwenty

Welcome young fellow I know you'll enjoy your ride and when you have time post a pic or 2 cheers Orrick

henryk8398

Welcome! There is a tremendous amount of information here. We always love to see pictures!

armin_68cutlass

Thanks guys.
I've attached some photos from the first day that i meet her and the day i took her home
Sorry for the poor quality of photos

Oldsguy

Welcome to CO Armin. The 4 door hardtop cars without the post between the front and rear doors are quite unique and not too numerous here in the states. People seem to prefer the 2 door model cars and hence the 4 door cars get missed, used, abused and discarded usually. Hope to read about your efforts to revive the car in the future.

cutlasssupreme71

Welcome abboard CO!!

Cool to see, whereever you can go, to find something to "escape from the Ordinary"

I am sure you can find a lot of stuff for your 68 also these guys here will help you with a lot of experience.

Cool 68 4door you have there, i havent seen much from them.

Regards from Germany
Torsten

Aron Nance

Welcome to CO, Armin! Love those '68's! Keep us posted with your progress on the restoration.

armin_68cutlass

Could anyone help me in this issue?
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...indshield.html
And i also wanna know if the grill is stock or not?
i think ive seen grills like this on 442s.
Unfortunatly both of the headlight housings are broken
Coldwar vinyl top is unusual or cruise control or the combination of these?

MDchanic

Looks like a good, solid project car.

I read an article in the New York Times a couple of months ago about an American muscle car club over there - seems the combination of cheap gas and lots of American cars imported over the years make a great situation for old car collectors!

Good luck and welcome!

- Eric

citcapp

I am into the older models so I can't help you with the parts but now that you have introduced yourself post you desired parts list here and in the parts wanted section. Good luck with you re-build

Pat

armin_68cutlass

Thanks Eric.
But there is no more cheap gas

redoldsman

Welcome. We have really gone global now that we have a member in Iran and Russia not to mention the ones we already have in German, Thailand, Australia and probably several other countries I forgot.

Are there many other Oldsmobiles in Iran? As mentioned, this is a pretty unusual car. Are any parts available there. great folks here who will be glad to help. Keep us posted.

442much

Welcome to the forum Armin. Lots of good information here.

1969w3155

The grille is not stock and appears to be one from a 442 as you suspected. It should have a grille with verticle bars. The headlight bezels are reproduced, or can be found used on ebay. This is a good new source. www.fusick.com

armin_68cutlass

There are some but not many.Olds are hard to find here in Iran and also olds parts.
Here are some pics.

Willidog

Looks like a fun project car. Hope you will keep us posted on your progress. You can find a lot of the parts from sseveral different places on the Internet but shipping will probably be kind of expensive. Stay safe. By the way, I am in Japan, one of the countries that did not get mentioned.

Bluevista

Stay safe? He's a Iranian, not an American G.I. in Iraq.

Good luck on getting parts.
Sorry, but due to sanctions you can't buy, sell, or ship parts or anything else from the USA by federal law, too bad.


http://www.treasury.gov/resource-cen...ments/iran.txt

cutlassgal

Welcome to our site!

armin_68cutlass

Thats the point
I can not directly buy from USA hence every part i buy costs me around 3 times more than the real price...

MDchanic

Okay, so at about 10,000 Rials to 1 US Dollar, how much is a liter of gasoline there? It's nearly $1 a liter or 10,000 Rials here.


Yeah, but, reading the news, there's some stuff going on in that neck of the woods. Not a country where I'd discuss local politics online with someone from over there, but I think that was the point.

- Eric

armin_68cutlass

Eric the gas costs 7,000 rials or 0.7 dollar a litre now.
And also in Iran you should pay around 40K for a car that costs around 20K because of the import taxes.Isnt it ridiculous?

Willidog

I know where he is from, why wouldn't I want him to stay safe with the way things are going over there now? You are correct about the shipping, I had forgotten about that, however after going to lots of different places in the world I have found that you usually can get what you want but as he states just costs alot more money.

MDchanic

$2.65 a gallon. That'a a lot more than I had thought it was over there.

- Eric

armin_68cutlass

Yes it was around 1,000 Rials a litre a few months ago.But not any more...

MDchanic

Wow! About 35¢ a gallon was what I had heard, so that's about right.

I can't imagine what would happen over here if the price of gas went up 7x over a few months - from $3.00 a gallon to $21.00 a gallon !

Heating oil at over $3.00 a gallon is darn near killing me right now.

- Eric

67442nut

Welcome!
You'll be glad you joined!
Here's a shot (although not a very good one) of the correct grille for your car:

Fakser

Armin I spent some time out in Iraq and Kuwait one thing you could do if you have a friend in Kuwait is have it shipped there then have them send it to you. It will cost more in shipping and take a bit longer but you'll be able to get your parts. I know shipping to Kuwait is not restricted as when I was there in 2003, 04, 07, 08 I recieved a number of packages on and off of military bases. Just an idea I'm not sure the border is sealed between Kuwait and Iran because we talked with people from Iran fairly often. Anyhow good luck and keep the pics comin!

armin_68cutlass

Thats the way i exactly use to buy parts so i should pay around 200$ for a part that costs around 50 60$ !
And for this reason its so hard for me to buy expensive parts like the head light housings.They will cost me around 900$ for me to buy them new!

64Rocket

here are two shots one of a 68 Cutlass grille and a 68 442 grille. Yours look to be a export grille. Who knows what Olds did in those years for an export car. Who knows maybe it is some custom grille somebody made. Do you know how long the car has been in your country or where it came from?
Left pic Cutlass, right pic 442
GENE

armin_68cutlass

It has entered Iran in 1976 i think.
8 years after it was made.

q8442

HI FROM KUWAIT
I know you'll enjoy the forum Armin
all the best

OLD SKL 69

Welcome to the forum Armin! Post pictures and questions when you have them, we'll be happy to help.

armin_68cutlass

Hi there again!
I have some questions.
First of all I wanna know if the front and rear park lights (rocket ones) should blink when you use the turn signal.
And how can i remove/install the trunk emblems? i can not access the nuts on the trunk lid.
Also i wanna know how the cruise control works! I push the little button on the turn signal lever but nothing happend. The previous owner told me the cruise control is working.
Thanks guys.

armin_68cutlass

Hello?
Anybody could help me with the above issues?
I've bought some parts for my cutty.

Aron Nance

Armin: From the factory, the Rocket lights on the fenders DO NOT blink with the turn signals. They can be modified (I did it on the Silver Bullet), but forgot where I got the info to do so. Might try Real Olds Power. It does look cool. Big Red does not have that modification. No knowledge on the cruise control. Seems as if you use a small socket driver to get the nuts off the inside of the trunk lid to remove the outside, not really sure.

toro68

Weclome to ClassicOldsmobile.com!

starfire

Armin,

Your Cutlass Supreme emblem above the lock is removed by taking off one speed nut. You get to that nut by going in with your 1/4" drive socket extension (I can't remember the socket size, may have been 7/16", you'll have to experiment) through a hole that is just above your trunk latch mechanism. You can't see the hole real well without turning your head funny, but you should be able to feel it with your finger. Just make sure to not drop the nut inside the trunk or you may have to remove the latch to get it out. The emblem itself has two studs on it. One has the speed nut on it to hold the emblem down, the other just keeps the emblem from moving about. The Cutlass nameplate is just held in with tabs. I removed mine using a hard plastic spatula (with a sharp edge) and carefully prying it off (move from one side to the other, lifting just a bit each time. Make sure to pry in the middle as well).

Also, for the future this (1968 Cutlass Assembly Manual) might come in handy for you:

http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-b...aldisplayed=16

The links to each page of the Assembly Manual are in the lower right hand corner.

Regarding the Cruise Control, it's possible the guy lied to you about it. Check and see if the fuse is blown. If the fuse is fine, use the Assembly Manual to make sure that all of your connections are hooked up properly.

I know it will be expensive, but you should try to get a 1968 Oldsmobile Chassis Service Manual. They come on CD or as a book.

Good luck!

toro68

Gas is about $3.67- 3.94(on the highway/turnpike/Inerstate) per gallon for 87 octane, in Maine.

MDchanic

I know, Jerry. I'm here .

I meant that I was surprised that prices are so high over there - gas used to be dirt cheap there, even very recently.

- Eric

armin_68cutlass

Thank you buddies.