sburn9640

I'm new to the olds brand I have recently acquired a 56 olds rocket 88 now this car has no engine no interior not much of anything but it does have a solid body is a 4 Dr and has a ton of chrome that came with it I've been doing slot of research on this car thanks to the web and this forum but I have allot of other questions that I can't find answers to and hopefully I can find them here....so thanks for letting me hang here and thanks to all who have made this forum possible...Shawn

oldcutlass

Welcome Shawn, we have quite few members with your vintage car. What direction do you plan to go with it?

sburn9640

Thanks Eric...resto mod most likely but it'll never be a show quality car my girl friend gave me the car cause I said I liked it and it was given to her and had been sitting doing nothing for at least 5 yrs...I'm thinking more along the lines of a fun car kinda like a brawler quick fun bare bones 2 seats and a gas pedal lol at one point I was thinking gasser but I found a disc brake conversion by scare crow or something like that but I'm prolly gonna find a donor (sshhhh) chevy car for engine trans column brakes etc....but once again not sure yet that why I want to ask questions first...I would definitely entertain the idea of a 455 th-400 if I could find the right stuff....but I grew up mopar and don't know much about these cars but I want to do the car and brand justice

oldcutlass

Check this guys car out.


https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...6-rat-rod.html


If you search the forums you'll get a bunch of info. If you can fab your own brackets and weld, anything is possible with these old cars.

sburn9640

Thanks again...that almost what I had envisioned for my 4 Dr that is really cool....I think the only difference is I would go for a more drag look than a touring look....but thanks again Eric....keep sending ideas lol

txrob779

Howdy Shawn and welcome..

I am new here myself with just enough knowledge about Olsmobiles to make me dangerous to myself and my car LOL.

You will find all that you need, want and more here.

WHIPOLDS

Welcome from another 56 owner!
Rick

Rocketowner

Welcome Shawn and good luck with your '56. There are many '54- '56 owners and many questions and answers,especially if you will drop down to Vintage Olds section. Larry

citcapp

Congrats on your new ride. The 56 is a close second to the 57 but still a nice ride. Lots of 56 owners on the site and your will find lots of info chatting with them

sburn9640

Rob Rick Larry& pat thank you very much for the welcoming and I plan on asking slot of questions very soon

Rocketowner

Shawn,you might be interested in a post that ran earlier called "54-56 Owners unite".Just type unite in search box,and the second post will the above post.there are 3 pages of comments about '54-'56 Olds owners. Larry

sburn9640

Thanks larry ill have to check that out...kinda hard right now since im at my girlfriends house and theres no internet here and im using my phone lol....but yes ill check that out very soon thanks again...all of you i really appreciate the input from everybody....shawn

sburn9640

Looks like my tablet isn't gonna let me post my pics for you guys.....bad tablet bad tablet

Mark57

Welcome, I have only been here a while and have learned lots and have found lots of great reference materials as well.
Always good to find a maintenance manual to start with, Rock Auto has them pretty reasonable.

Mark

Tedd Thompson

Welcome aboard, lots of good information found here and I second the idea of getting a shop manual, best investment you can make on your car. When you need help drop on down to the vintage forum (that's where a lot of us fifties guys live) and ask away....Lost in the fifties ...Tedd

sburn9640

Thanks Mark and Ted....Ted I've already seen your name on a bunch of boards you get around allot lol....Thanks guys

redoldsman

Welcome. There seems to be a growing number of us 50's owners on here. This is a great place to be. I would tell anybody that a shop manual is the first thing they shoudl buy when that get an old car. They are easy to find on ebay and the prices vary a lot so check them before you click on that buy button.

sburn9640

The problem I'm gonna have is....I think....is that my car is a shell that's it has all the chrome trim even the 20lbs rocket that goes on the hood lol...all the chrome looks like a quick buff job and would be pristine I'm gonna have to go custom with allot of the work I'm not driving a car that is over 50 yrs old on the road with today's cars that can stop I will be going to disc brakes and eliminating the under floor brake system....also I have no motor for the car I think I have the trans but still unsure it looks manual but no motor mounts or anything like that....my biggest concerns are wiring(painless kit??) The rear end ..I know there strong but I don't know the condition can I run it with out the torque tube and condition and gears I was told it was a56 but can't verify yet I can't even post pics cause of my tablet no cooperating I'm thinking highly about a455 combo I just want it to be a fun car take it to the car shows and park it next to my girlfriend's chevelle...hopefully this can shed some light on the direction of like to go....Thanks Shawn