Cool project, Kind of has the Impala look to it but cooler cuz it's not another impala. Keep us posted.
started to strip the top with a d/a, let me tell you that is the slow and long way to do something. after 3 hours only a little less than half. it started to get dark and had to stop hopefully next week ghet it all stripped and primed
i got my block hugger headers from summit today and they look like they are going to work great, not a bad price at 89.00. also got my rear window gasket today. any one ever installed a rear window in one of these?
I love those cars. Dad had a new '64 Holiday 88 2 dr. h.t, 335 h.p. 394. It was metallic blue with white interior. Good luck with the project.
it has the impala style rear window in it, does any one have a couple of tricks to install these? thanks in advance
Here are some updated shots, I am stripping and p******* the top as i go and it is a very time consuming process. there is also a pic of the summit block hugger header in there it is a tight fit but it works. now i can yank the eng and trans out and clean it and paint it all up.
Looking good dude! Shame to go with a belly-****on SBC in an olds, but I can understand the $ situation... Do what you gotta to get it on the road, then rebuild the oldsmobile stuff as finances allow. It's gonna be a cool driver. Keep us updated!
Hey! That's my high school ride! We ordered it new and watched it being built in Lansing Michigan: 394 engine and manual 3-on-the-tree transmission. That thing would burn rubber for a full city block!!! At least that's the way I remember it being clear back in 1965! Dad couldn't figure out why he was having to buy new tires all the time, Hah!
pm no-name he's a gl*** guy he could probably give you some tips. heat,soap,sober help and lots of patience.
iam no expert but i have done a few windows using a string to pull the gasket in by putting the rubber on the window first,then putting the string(or small rope) in the gap that goes to the car,all the way around the window,start in the middle and work your way around,soap/water helps,use the string to pull the gasket lip in .i gotta tell ya i have broken a windshield doing it myself,
thanks guys, i think the rope in the gasket trick is what i might try. i am hoping that i can get at least the base coat on the top here in the next few weeks because the rain is a comming. it actually rained here this weekend in the bay area.
does any body have a suggetsion on spliting up the brake system? it has the original one line master in it and i was thinking of putting on a dual chmber master cyl to split up the brake lines. do i just use the same bore or is there a volume calculation i have to think of here? thanks in advance matt
Lookotor.s good, I was ready to suggest running a 350R with a turbo 350 or 400 but some Olds came with the 350 Chevs a few years ago too. The same ones that the owners got a 200.00 rebate from the factory because they didn't get a "real Olds Rocket" motor. I think you made a wise choice and one has to remember that not everyone has the 3 or 4K that it would take to properly rebuild the original engine and trans even if that engine was rebuildable.
prepped the roof and masked off and had my son helping, got to shoot the dp90 on it so hopefully i can block it and shoot here soon. i was thinking of pearl white top, any body have a good recomendation for the white or better yet some pics?
did some preliminary blocking last night on the dp90 and then i shot it with some evercoat feather fill and will do some major blocking and then hopefully get to do some paint here in a week or so
Be sure to start at the BOTTOM of the gl*** when you do the rope trick (which works really well) with your back gl***. And NO SCREWDRIVERS!!!. Ues a peice of wood like a paint stick or plastic to work the seal. You work fast. I like what you're doing.
shot the three stage color system after my first base had a reaction and had to blocked off i shot the tri stage cadillac color and the pearl laid out nice! chot a whole quart of clear it took all day and after i got done cleaning up and had the shop clear of fumes i showed my camera man and he wanted to take my pic, (i made sure there were no fumes in the shop for my son)
ive never been up close to the olds but ive had two 63 impalas, of which i have 1 now. I was told by a guy that the olds of the same year is about 90% crossover with my chevy. I was told that the olds frame can be easily adapted over to fit my car to get rid of the "X" frame. I got pics of my engine cradle and motor mounts on my sbc if you need a reference.
So after taking a few months off and moving and my wife and i welcoming our new baby girl into the world i was able to get the new motor and trans painted and installed next will be the drive line and exhaust. more to come.
installed the reAR window trim and used eurAthane to seal and hold the window/trim in it was popping up in the midle so i had to lift the rear and put somne weight on it till it dried. any one else have issues with rear windoe trim? i recently got my dmv work done and what a load of my mind that was. after two trips to the dmv i finally stopped trying to guess what they wanted and just answered the question's with no long explanation.
Looking good. Congrats on the nwer baby! Some of the old window trim can be "fun" to get back in, I am dreading doing mine, haves never been out of the car. I definately dig the big body cars of the 60's, before Detroit lost their style.
dropped out the tank to send out and have it cleaned and repaired and the shop here in hayward said they could not repair this tank, if the pics are hard to see the rust threw is on the bottom and the lower seem. My question now is do I try and find another shop to get a second opinion or try and get a mid to late 60's mustang tank and fab it into the ample trunk space. i think the mustang tank into the trunk might be a more cost effective way to go. any input is much appreciated. matt
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