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Anyone remember oldsladyliz? She was here around same time as cutlassgal Sandy and had a 55 Ninety Eight and a 1938 L38 that looked very much like yours. Wondering if it might be the same car?
Last edited by rocketraider; January 18th, 2021 at 01:22 PM.
it looks so much like the Family car in the movie A Christmas Story. I believe that was a 37.
This is super cool and super rare ! I have not seen one in such original / driving condition
<edit> WOW ! I just realized you are the WEEEEEEZARD !! I didnt even notice your username. the only way I found out was the Chevelle project in the background I recognized.
so cool to see you on here ! =) i watch all of your vids
Last edited by TommyTheCat; January 18th, 2021 at 02:56 PM.
it looks so much like the Family car in the movie A Christmas Story. I believe that was a 37.
This is super cool and super rare ! I have not seen one in such original / driving condition
<edit> WOW ! I just realized you are the WEEEEEEZARD !! I didnt even notice your username. the only way I found out was the Chevelle project in the background I recognized.
so cool to see you on here ! =) i watch all of your vids
I am for sure gonna need you guys help on finding parts for this old thing. Its such a cool old car. I had to have it when I heard it was a straight 8
...Don't those Jaguar engine swaps typically go the other way?
Yeah, but he just wanted to be the first one that dropped a Jag engine into a Chevelle. After having seen his video, I thought it a bad idea to use that dual quad manifold, simply because he would lose plenty of low-end torque with those short runners. Besides, those manifolds aren't of the equal-lengthed runner types, meaning that each cylinder will not be putting out equal horsepower/torque statistics.
Whatever. It's still an interesting project of which can always get modified again later. Don't forget to give the video a thums up:
I just watched a Hoovies Garage YouTube video where the wizard is going over a lambo. The Olds is just beside it. My eyes were on the Olds!!! Insane I know, but to each his own.
I just watched a Hoovies Garage YouTube video where the wizard is going over a lambo. The Olds is just beside it. My eyes were on the Olds!!! Insane I know, but to each his own.
So did I !
I almost made a comment on the video about the Olds, but I didnt want to spoil it for anyone else if the Wizard does a video on it.
But I got very excited to see it in the bay next to the Lambo.
But lets not forget, That Countach is a hell of a car and in incredible shape
I just watched a Hoovies Garage YouTube video where the wizard is going over a lambo. The Olds is just beside it. My eyes were on the Olds!!!...
I was watching this otherwise boring video, as I was having dinner. As far as the teardown goes, there's nothing really to see. Despite "intending to keep all parts ready for a rebuild", he pries off the olipan, using a hammer and screwdriver, instead of using a rubber mallet for loosening the pan from the block, by hammering the lower edges of the sump. What a Hack!
The '65 Olds he has on his hoist is the conversation piece. Maybe, he'll start a video on it, if it's even his own:
I'd pretty much keep it the way it is, except to take on reversable mods like fabricating an adapter plate for an automatic transmission and maybe turbocharging the straight eight.
An at least 5 inch body chop would also be tempting, given that it would practically be a straight-line chop, unlike later curvier models.
The Art Deco dash is a winner, as well as the cozy interior and headliner.
I would have commented on the video, had Youscrewb not have had my account arbitrarilly logged out. They demanded a complicated password of which I had written it down somewhere:
The way the alternator conversion was done, it looks like the generator was originally on the opposite side. Otherwise, how could it possibly clear what's behind it. I've done such conversions myself, on later cars. But, that ugly Delco sticks out like a sore thumb. Converting it over to a period correct alternator in generator look might be an idea.
Since there isn't any room for a clutch fan, nobody would notice any difference, if it were to be simply removed. There is more than plenty of space in front of the radiator for an electric fan or two. Since fan shrouds weren't used back then, with the fan gone, it would also be safer to do engine maintenance while it's running
As seen on the new video, this car is really in much better shape than I imagined. The underneath is quite literally perfect besides part of the trunk pan.
The car has already been converted to 12v, and the interior is just about all completely restored besides the dash.
I think honestly with a little work, some cleaning and waxing of the paint and the trim pieces added back this car will be a great driver as is.
It will definitely be one of the few 38 L38's left on the road.
January 18th, 2021, 01:13 PM
