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Hey, my name is Ronnie and I live in Los Angeles. Huntington Park to be exact. I'm 30, all my life I loved cars and been around my Grandpa a body man in his shop around the smell of wet bondo in the air. I bought my first car @ 16, a 83 Eldorado for 50$ not running and I have been learning ever since. I'm very hands on and I read on cars alot,
I like going fast and doing donuts. Had a 83 Monte Carlo with a 350 that was keeping me very happy but I always wanted an older ride and I was getting tired of illegal smogs and dang I wanted a hard top lol.
So just last week I saw an add for 2 1963 oldsmobile cutlass's. One a convertible with 215/auto trans. And the other a hardtop with no engine and tranny for 850$.
I drop that Monte Carlo faster than burnt pancake, sold it on Craigslist for 1300 and that day sealed the deal on the 63's. Good bye gbody forum.
I'm so happy to hear so much good things about the Oldsmobile line, I would of never left GM.
My plan is to keep the convertible Original as possible and go wild on the hardtop.
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Any feedback on the 215v8 would be cool.
Thanks for reading. God Bless u.
Welcome and congrats on the purchase. With the rise in value of the 64-up cars, the 61-63 Y-body cars are increasing in popularity. Unfortunately, they are still poorly supported in the aftermarket, so don't think you can order parts out of a catalog. In addition, the 1963 cars have a lot of one-year-only items like the steering linkage and sheet metal that can make restoration a challenge. The 215 is the easiest part of this, as this is the same engine that GM sold to Rover and Rover built for nearly four decades. FYI, the 4.6 liter Rover motor is externally identical to the 215, for an easy displacement upgrade.
Thanks Guys so much for the welcoming. Joe thanks for the info, I've read on the 4.6 rover (hows the strength) and quickly found out about my one year predicament, never the less I want to make these y bodys work for me. I like that they are light, the unique stearing and driveshaft do puzzle me and I want to learn more on how they can be fabricated. Thanks again,,I will be reading through the site for a while.
