Hi all, wanted to introduce a project I picked up last year. I’ve been working on it for a while and upload some more pictures. It is a 1956 Oldsmobile 88 2 door hardtop. It was pretty stripped down, I think someone had stripped it to restore it but never started any work. The plan is a traditional styled g***er. I picked up a 454 and a TH400 for a power plant and Ford F1 truck axle for the front end.
I also picked up a 4 door parts car to go with, the windshield alone was worth the price of the 4 door. A lot of the parts from the 4 door would have been very difficult to get for the project
Short work was made of the 4 door to remove any parts I needed and eliminate the rest. As much as I hate destroying a car, the floor and rockers in the car were completely rotten and would have needed a lot of work to even be road worthy
This is the look I am aiming for with the car but white with vintage race car car style lettering and numbering
I had to put the suspension from the 4 door under the 2 door in order to get it home. Also mocked the fenders on and had it looking more like a complete car
Great start to a project! The 4 door sedan windshield won't fit your hardtop. Are you keeping all the side trim? Hood bird?
I plan to keep as much of the trim as I can. I have a hood emblem from a 55 that’s slightly different so I’ll have to try and find the correct one. I didn’t realize the windshields were different but I got plants of other parts from the donor car anyway. At least I’ll have a full gl*** set from a four door if anybody is looking lol.
Once I got the car in the garage I was able to remove the factory front suspension and mock in the Ford F1 axle. My aim was to keep the front axle as far forward as I was able to. The spring location wasn’t terrible in relation to the frame.
I think the best price for cl***ic gl*** is from Auto City Cl***ic https://www.autocitycl***ic.com/195...ies-88-98-jobs-3037dx-3037-sdx-3637d-3637-sd/
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