newbie from Rhode Island
May 14th, 2010, 08:09 PM
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newbie from Rhode Island
I have read alot of posts where people are asking the newbies to post pics of their cars and such .. so i figured i would throw my 2 cents in, 
I have a 64 old f85 4 door, I bought it from I believe the second owner for 1500 bucks with a knocking 330, However i was unaware at the time how much of a deal i got until I did some research, so i did what I thought was a good idea and threw a 425 out of a 66 toro in it here's the pics
f85.JPG
interior.jpg
the dead 330
330.jpg
the 425 after i freshened it up
425.jpg
I have a 64 old f85 4 door, I bought it from I believe the second owner for 1500 bucks with a knocking 330, However i was unaware at the time how much of a deal i got until I did some research, so i did what I thought was a good idea and threw a 425 out of a 66 toro in it here's the pics f85.JPG
interior.jpg
the dead 330
330.jpg
the 425 after i freshened it up
425.jpg
May 15th, 2010, 06:20 AM
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Thanks I'm actually takeing it on it's maiden Voyage today I gotta drive it over to the exhaust shop with open headers to have the exhaust bent up it'll be the first time it's seen the road with the big block in it hope all goes well. I'll keep ya posted
May 15th, 2010, 07:39 AM
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Nice looking Oldsmobile! Bet that sucker is a real sneaker! I had (either a '62 or '64 4 door way back, can't remember which) that had a small block V8 aluminum, I T-H-I-N-K (you get older, memory starts to get fuzzy, trust me!). Really a nice car, made multiple road trips in it. Being from RI, you ARE going to have that at the OCA Nationals in Sturbridge, MA in July, aren't you? Hope so.
May 16th, 2010, 08:23 PM
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UPDATE!!! THANKS for all the input and advice I had the exhaust done sat morning and when i finally started the big block for the first time with the exhaust attached it purrrrrrrred like a kitten, this was the first weekend its been on the road since i bought it and i probably put 100 miles on it with out a problem other than needing a new carb, its got an edlebrock 600 now that nees a rebuild, kinda sputters on low throttle I have realized it's like a drug addiction i drove around aimlessly all weekend with no where to go just to enjoy the pay off
May 17th, 2010, 06:01 AM
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Well when I got the 425 it's was originally blue, from what I read some of the toronados came through blue so I tried to find a color as close to that as I could, I'm not a big fan of it but I figured it wouldn't look right painted gold. Unless I'm wrong about the blue toro motors???
May 17th, 2010, 06:10 AM
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That is the best looking 4 door I have seen, nice.Great color combo as well, I believe about 90% of all 64-65 4 doors were white or beige
The 64 and 65 cars look the best in my biased opinion.
The 64 and 65 cars look the best in my biased opinion.
March 29th, 2011, 02:26 AM
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UPDATE!!! THANKS for all the input and advice I had the exhaust done sat morning and when i finally started the big block for the first time with the exhaust attached it purrrrrrrred like a kitten, this was the first weekend its been on the road since i bought it and i probably put 100 miles on it with out a problem other than needing a new carb, its got an edlebrock 600 now that nees a rebuild, kinda sputters on low throttle I have realized it's like a drug addiction i drove around aimlessly all weekend with no where to go just to enjoy the pay off
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