progress on the starfire :)

well, got my motor back from a local engine shop, so i took tonight and started painting it, and then i finished painting my hubcaps, the flat black and red in them was chipping when i got em so, yeah,
anyway im the one with black curly hair. Oh Btw sry for so many pics takin space or whatever.

here we go

Oldsmobile 394 ci. 345 hp Oldsmobile's "Ultra High Compression" motor











First Coat



valve covers

wire looms and throttle cable support

me and my buddy shaun paintin the hubcaps

lol dont ask why i had that stupid look on my face haha

ehh not bad, im proud of me and shaun though

dad touchin it up


well, thats it, just thought i would give my first update, the olds is at a bodyshop right now, so i figured i would get some sidework done
so, tell me what u guys think.

Cody

 

Looks good man...194 cu in ?

 

looks good man.. Im 17 you wouldve had hella more fun if you built the motor yourself its not hard at all.. build my 350 in the garage with a little guidence from some local rodders and its now done just have to do all the mock up in my cadillac..

 

haha thx guys, umm correction i meant 394 ci. haha ill fix it right quick, yeah my next car i do im gonna rebuild motor

 

Yeah the motor part will be fun a word of advise is keep everything clean.. Im doing 2 motors rite now a high performace 400 sbc and a 305 for my truck also.. Will be doing a 350 in a 99 suburban here soon.. Its cheap to do and people will pay good for someone to do it.. Its easy side money to get my build done..

 

yeah, well my dad used to race supergas, the guy that built my motor built my dads so we know him well plus he is top noch, he builds marine racing engines and he's extremely maticulous, you could eat off the floors in his shop, very cool guy, but, i would love to build a nice 71-72 nova later on, for now though i wanted to be sure this build went right considering this is my first rod, low and slow haha, wehn i build my nova, im gonna put a nice 350 together for it, maybe ill have to hit ya up

 

keep it up youngen.....foose will need a replacement one day. have fun

 

haha ty ty man, rods are in my blood ive been around cars since i was on the ground, all though 16 yrs aint all that old, im tryin to keep some rod tradition goin, i get tired of seeing these stupid hondas with coffee cans for exhaust and shopping carts for wings weedwackin around

 

damn another young buck like me who hates hondas and did i hear you wanted to build a nova oh ive done that already to heres a pic and link to the few build pics.
it had the rare but stong sbc 302 in it with 305 heads for better compression. An edelbrock intake 380 lift cam geared timing full lenght headers dual flowmasters 10 bolt rear end with gears traction bars and all engine acceries were new. Built it all for under 1000, how i did that it was all connecitons i have even got a brand new carb for 20 bucks polished out hei off ebay for 50 this damn thing was fast and i beat several hondas in it.


http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb85/54Caddy/74 Nova/

 

daaamn nice ride for under 1000 bucks, so do u still have it? what did it run in the 1/4

 

i sold it for 4000.. the 1/4 i dont know there isnt a track very close to get real times.. I sold it to buy an air compressor and to bring my cadillac home.. Once i got it home it got painted and alot of other work got done..

 

cool cool, it was a nice car but im just not fond of the 74, i like 71's

 

yeah there just a little different. I just couldnt p*** up the deal on the car when i bought it.

 

sweeet how much did u get it for?

 

I bought the car for 300 bucks. Was a great deal the paint was done and all running gear was either there or in trunk. Idiot who had it before me didnt know what he was doing, just simply had to fix some electrical wiring and it fired up then i got a wild hair i torn the top half of the motor and redid some stuff. But enough of the nova lets get some more pics of your olds.

 

haha well go to this link and you will see every pic of the starfire i have, i cant wait to get her done

http://www.completeweb.net/images/index.php?album=/CodysWorld/Starfire

 

you two are rad. I have some small faith in humanity again.

 

cool dude keep up the good work post some pics of the car to

 

thx, to see some pics go to my homepage or

http://www.completeweb.net/images/index.php?album=/CodysWorld/Starfire

 

good to see young guys like you into this stuff..

 

i wish more of our generation were into older cars and older traditions, it doesnt mean anything to them.... its sad and unfortunate but thats how it is, i look at it this way, anyone can bolt on a bodykit or spoiler, anyone can bolt on a plastic shift knob from autozone, not everyone has the love and p***ion to take care of these old cars and restore them back to their glory.. i think what i love most about these cars is that, think about all the places they have seen, all the people they have encountered, if you think about it, it is truly amazing, and then i think, i want to make it look like it did back in its day i want to paint it, i want to shine all its chrome, i want to get in and drive it to make it be appreciated again

 

Good job...keep it up!!!

-Saint

 

there needs to be more people like us. They dont understand the hard work to get a cl***ic car back on the road again. Alot of my buddys have tuners and there parents pay for it all. To me its all about working for what you got and showing pride in your own work.

 

Cool project! My 1st car was a '64 88 sedan, my 2nd was a '62 Starfire convertible. It brings back memories, I was 18 and had to dive into the motor as soon as I got it.

Re-seal that Slimjim, the are notorious for leaking out of the front seal.

Bob

 

haha someone who recognizes the ******! nice, hey bob, i dont mean to sound dumb but, my dad has explained how that slimjim works with that disc with springs in it but i dont get it, no torque converter haha could you explain pls?

 

Oh man, I think I had mine out to be sealed in 1974 or so. I don't recall what it looked like, but I took the trans minus the disc package to my local box shop and they sealed it on the tailgate of my truck on the spot.

I think it works by FM (fu**ing magic!). I think there's enough online so you should be able to research it easily enough. How do you like the reverse being on the south side of low?

Bob

 

I truly love those old '60s Oldsmobiles and Buicks. Looks like this one is gonna be nice. And yep - love to see kids involved in this too.

 

ty ty racewriter, im glad all you old guys hahaha are willing to talk to and teach youngens like 54caddy and myself, ive met some that basically say buzz off, your young and cant understand, not on the hamb of course but at some local shows so, thx, i think part of the reason is with our generation being so effed up and disrespectful as it is, they think that im the same as the rest, but alas, thats not the case


yes bob reverse is odd i got the car and looked at the shifter in center console and said huh? and then i pulled the motor and trans, and basically in my mind i thought? (WTF? im missing parts....nooooo) haha but come to find out its all there