na i checked it, it had power to the motor. i was hoping that was it but no dice. i actually found a new one at napa that will work. when it comes in tomorrow ill start a build thread on how to modify the assy to acept a modern motor( cause i know you cant find a new one or have a original rebuild).............john

 

Here is a pic of my 56. I am having carb problems. The car runs great till it warms up. When i try to adjust the mixture screws the driver side one has no effect , pass side idle goes up and down a bit. once it warms up It acts like it has a miss . I added a pertronix system to the dist , that evened out idle nice and smooth, until its operating tempature. I rebuilt the carb this past spring and fought with it all summer. Any ideas . thanks
mike

 

Here is a pic of my 56. I am having carb problems. The car runs great till it warms up. When i try to adjust the mixture screws the driver side one has no effect , pass side idle goes up and down a bit. once it warms up It acts like it has a miss . I added a pertronix system to the dist , that evened out idle nice and smooth, until its operating tempature. I rebuilt the carb this past spring and fought with it all summer. Any ideas . thanks
mike

sorry try this link
https://sites.google.com/site/gcnkyo...home/olds-pics

 

If i can get them up on here ,i installed the engine and transmission today and a few pics of the body all cut in and waiting for me to finish wetsanding final prime . olds 009.JPG

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cool car golds56, keep the progress pics coming....john

 

lookin good

 

Mine is a '55 but the same Pink/Black-only reversed!! Bought it from a girl who thought it should be "girly". Glad to know I'm not the only one with a pink olds. (Will be painting mine back turq.)

 

nice

 

Don't know if I have posted this on here before but has anyone ever seen one of these? It's an electrohome aftermarket radio for 56 Oldsmobiles. I bought it a few years back from Canada to take it apart and make it a cassette player but I felt real bad about taking this one apart since I never heard of any others like it. I might be wrong they might be a dime a dozen but I sure have looked around for another.

 

btw still have the plastic ***** it came with but I like the way it looks with the factory Olds ones This is mounted on my extra dash out of my parts car

 

oh thats freakin cool, i have never seen one of those, gotta be very rare or at least in the us......john

 

I put in the new motor mounts last night as soon as the ups guy left.That trans sure sits close to the floor hump.Now who can tell/show me where the no.1 is on distributor cap as mine isnt marked and i need to install the distributor i had rebuilt with pertronics ignitor.I am also trying to pick out fuel lines from the three way splitter,any ideas?And what plugs for the 324?Thanks Glen bump ,tryin to put this thing in and get her running tomorrow.

 

I originally bought it to cut up the face plate to install a tape player since it has that look to it. Then I looked around to see if I messed up if I could have a back up and could not find another. Now the plan is to make some type of coffee table out of the full dash so it's safe for now

 

well if you want to sell it liet me know, but it would be a cool coffee table peice......john

 

cool pic I found on another site

 

man that is some pair of legs, is there a Olds in that photo if so I couldn't find it

 

cool pic those things dont stop till they get to the top!Any one know anything about the radio/speakers ,mine dosent work .The light comes on but no noise,could have sworn it hummed a bit before .Is there a plce to get these old things fixed?I dont know diddly about tubes.

 

I have a wonderbar radio in mine. It worked great until recently, keeps blowing a fuse. I am on the fence about converting it to FM. Hemmings has quite a few antique radio repair places listed. I called a couple and they want about $450.00 for a conversion to FM. I hate to destroy the original wonderbar. I have a couple of the standard 56 radios that I could use instead. The guys I called want a 3 month turn around time.
Rick

 

I can recommend these guys here, they changed my 56 Olds Radio to a perfect sound machine and it still looks as it did before!!


Steve Weber
Vintage Auto Radio
30422 Mountain LaneWaterford, WI 53185 262-514-3811
888-514-3811 We are adding more and more to our products and services! Please visit our new Website!

www.vintageautoradio.com

 

I know this sounds kindof hokey, but my Dad did it in his 56 Tbird, And I will do it to my Olds.
He took a 119.00 stereo from Cosco and just strapped it up under the dash, back far enough that you cant see it unless you lay on the seat.
Plugged the stock antenna and power to the new unit, leaving the light on in the old radio.
Then he ran 2 smaller new speakers pointing straight down under the dash. (also out of sight)
He uses the remote that came with the new stereo to work the tunes, AND its Ipod compatible, AND no holes, and every thing is removable.
Less than 150.00 bucks ,it sounds good, its easy to use.
Some times, that old guy is pretty smart.

 

Fenders and hood on and adjusted this weekend dash almost complete just left the glovebox door off til the new box arrives,and may try the radio from the 55 parts car to see if it will work in there.

 

looking good

 

Hi Newbie here,
lots of good info and I love the pic's. Here's my 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible I looked 20 years for one found this 60 miles form home and it was bought used here in 1960! The convert was a barn find (stored in 68?) and looks like it up close. In 1988 I bought my first 1956 Oldsmobile It's a Super 88 Deluxe Holliday Sedan whew! BTW it's a 4dr hardtop.

 

Here's the first 1956 Oldsmobile I purchased from the grandson of the first owner it was completely original in need of cosmetics I drove it home.

 

Thats a nice used olds,did you put some lipstick on her,Or leave her original.

 

Thank you, Over the last 20 years I upgraded the old Olds, I repainted her in 1990, bumpers re plated in following years, engine and trans detailed in 95. new Diamondback's and front suspension 1999, interior in NOS cloth and new leather 2000 and so on. The longest it was non drivable was less than 2 months and this car has never been completely dismantled.

 

I am looking for the rear bumper center piece for my 56 88 mine is holy and i could only use it if i weld it up and paint it.I could use it for a name plate i guess but i like chrome so if any one has one they can part with let me know.It dosent have to be perfect just good enough to rechrome.

 

welcome and both of these look amazing

 

center piece for which bumper the front or rear?

 

rear bumper,tried the parts wanted and no responses.I picked up a near perfect bumper minus the center two years ago for 50 bucks and a 100 mile drive ,but i have no luck yet on center piece.I do have a plateable 98 center piece i just have to remove it (3 pieces ) and put it up for sale.

 

There's some guy advertising in Journey with Olds up in (I think) New Hampshire that has '56 multiple front and rear bumper cores for $100 each

 

The newest jwo i own is from 1998.Does anyone have a newer edition with the info?

 

Kurt Anderson in Gilford, NH 603.293.9183 skibums2@metrocast.net

He was advertising a '56 Starfire for a long time - I suspect he sold it and now it getting rid of his extra parts.

BTW - I will make a genuine effort to get that window track stuff going for you this weekend...just been crazy at home and at work

 

thanks ,I will call him in the morning,right now im dyin for some mexican food.

 

Hi Again, I need wing vent housing left and right for my 1956 Oldsmobile, the chrome part that holds the vents. These could be off a 2 door hardtop or convertible. I am looking for pit free units please. Thanks, Kurt

 

I am about to take a trip down a similar road that Erit (hialeah56) went on. Just received my EZ Wiring wire harness. The only difference between mine and his is mine is the all black one. I ordered it because it had the "buy it now" option.... let's see how this works out. I'll let everybody know how it goes.
Also I am probably going to do my front windshield gasket either starting tomorrow or when I get back from leave. I'll post pictures and let everybody know of my woes as they arrive.

-Shaun

 

Just take your time with it and you'll do fine. Do you have a color wiring diagram for the 56? If you don't let me know so I can post a picture, you'll need it when you get to the column and some other areas. There's one in the shop manual but if you have a reprint manual it's in black and white and pretty much worthless

 

also if you switched over to an internal regulated alternator this is the wiring diagram for the three wire type. The one in the book has you hooking constant power to the #1 post instead of #2

 

Have any of you changed to the spin on oiul filter yet?I cannot get my canister to stop dripping and it bugs me that it kinda rubs the exhaust manifold coupling ring.Where did you purchase the adapter from and what filter do you use.Thanks Glen

 

Erit, I do have it. I picked up a digital copy of the Shop Manual back when I first got the car. It looks like I am doing the windshield tomorrow then will be tackling the wiring when I get back from spending time with the family. Both are necessary evils that will pay off in the end. I'll post pictures in my window leaks thread (https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...dow-leaks.html) that I started a while back that has a link to your video and also the pictures from 360scamp.

Also if anybody needs the shop manual I am sure we can work out a way for you to get it. It's 115mb just let me know and I will do what I can to get it to you.