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Rebelsport, if you put a connie kit on there you'll have to get truck license! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

The engine itself will pretty much drop in place using the original 350 perches and motor mounts. However...( <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />) the 350 trans may not last long behind the torque of a 455 unless it's rebuilt and beefed up a bit; you'll definitely need to upgrade the radiator to keep it cool; and if it's an a/c car a 455 is a tight fit at the heater/a-c box. You may need some 455 bracketry too though I think the stuff interchanges those years. If you change over to a Turbo 400 or 375, you'll have to shorten the driveshaft and use a T-400 front yoke. Crossmember can be relocated for the 375/400 trans.

I doubt you'll find any TPC tires with the correct whitewall. Closest thing I can think of offhand is the Firestone 721 with about a 1.5" to 2.00" stripe depending on tire size. Seems there's never been a time since radial tires were introduced that Firestone hasn't had problems. Way back around 1974, the original "500" radial tire was the subject of one of the biggest recalls ever (bigger than the Wilderness A/T mess, just not as litigious- it was a more civil world back then). An uncle had them on a 1972 Torino wagon and didn't have to buy a tire for that car well into the early 1990s. "500" and Wilderness brouhaha notwithstanding, I'm eventually gonna put a set of 721s on the 98 for the whitewall, and the Hurst will get a set of Firehawk Indy 500s in a couple weeks. Is there any more appropriate tire for an Indy 500 Pace Car replica? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

A corollary thread for outlandishly priced parts ain't a bad idea either. One outfit in California (name withheld to protect the guilty) is rapidly attaining legend status in the Oldsmobile world for their opening bids/buy-it-now prices on NOS Oldsmobile stuff. <span style="font-weight: bold">AND IDIOTS ARE BUYING IT!!!</span> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I mean, $99 for a 73-77 Cutlass ashtray? Mebbe I should start selling off all me NOS junque.

Good lord, boy, the top frame was worth that! Wish ya luck- it's a song seldom seen. Can't imagine what it'll be like finding parts.

Anything that will work on a 350 will work on a 330. All 64-76 Olds small blocks are basically identical except early 1964 330s have rocker shafts. Edelbrock makes a nice matched cam/intake/carb package for the SBO. You can use a HEI distributor or convert the points distributor to an aftermarket electronic ignition setup such as Pertronix, Jacobs or Mallory Unilite. Headers, low restriction exhaust and an open element K&N air filter will also wake up the little 330. They already have a near bulletproof bottom end with their forged crankshafts. Though to be honest, some of them were already rated at 315 horsepower.

www.fusick.com or www.steelerubber.com are good sources for this stuff. Be warned it ain't cheap for the big cars, especially convertible roofrail rubbers.

It will be either on a metal data plate underhood or on a label in the trunk. I think most of those trunk labels are on the underside of the trunk lid.

I think it's because only a few of us have them. You really want to get scared, go over on the oldspower.com board where they think an 80s 307 is a hot engine <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> even though, all things considered, it is comparable to the original 303 in all respects. 394 vs nailhead? We know what the early 60s Gassers were running. 'Tweren't no Buick.

That's exactly what the Gray Ghost is- parts chaser, work car, junkyard car, Carlisle car- you name it, it does it. Old ex-Diesel beast that currently has about 270k miles on it, and from what I was told, that's about right on its 75 gas 350 too. One timing chain, one transmission job, and I have had to replace most of the HydroBoost II components due to leaks- I swear I think Chevy had a hand in designing those systems as much as they leak. Overall a good car that doesn't require much maintenance and goes when I ask it to- which is more than I can say for the others. They often give me crap when I try to start them after they've sat idle for a month or two. Yah, I know- drive 'em and they'll run right...

Standard Motor Parts has a limited selection as does AC-Delco. Otherwise I'm afraid it's junkyard time, especially for some of the odd-shaped or multi-wire pieces.

All Olds V8s were blue starting 1975. Look at the bottom left corner of the heads. If there is a number (8) it is a 350. Letter (J) indicates a 455. You can look at the 5th character of the VIN and tell what it came with. 3G35K****** should be right for a 2-seat Cutlass wagon with 350-4bbl. Substitute T for K if it's a 455. H35 would indicate a Vista Cruiser based on the Supreme platform. 45 is a 3-seat wagon. Enjoy the car! If I'd listened to the "experts" I wouldn't have my Regency. I truly enjoy driving that car, and have since found out it is the earliest built 1976 Oldsmobile known to be still on the road in the USA. Job #1808 built at Linden NJ, 1st week September 1975.

Unless it's a super low mile loaded 455 car, $5k is a little out there. Conversely, if it's as nice as you say, it ought to be worth $3k easy enough. $500 would be an insult and tells me yer buds are only into whatever's popular that will turn over quick. Then again, they may be totally aware that wagons are coming on strong in the collector and street machine market and may be trying to lo-buck it to make an outrageous profit. If you like the car, make the guy a good faith offer of $2500 and see if he'll take it. It will for sure be something you don't see on every street corner, and you can put a set of Super Stock II wheels on it and have a sharp cruiser.

Cadillac kept this gadget into the 80s. Chevrolet and Pontiac discontinued it around 1966 due to low installation rates, and Buick and Oldsmobile offered it dealer installed 67-70. They finally discontinued dealer packages in 1970. Reason? Reflective highway signs! If you ever see a GuideMatic or Autronic Eye encounter one, you will swear it is possessed! Lo-hi, lo-hi, constantly until the car has passed the sign. And then start all over again the next one it sees. I have seen Lincolns as late as 1978 with the eye pod mounted on the left front fender. Caddy started hiding them in the grilles or at the leading edge of the front fender crown molding in the early 60s.

I've seen these on 1959 Fords and 1959-60 Thunderbirds. I don't ever remember seeing them on a 1963 Ford, though they used the red/white/blue scheme with a stylized crown in the center plastic- and the crown had three of these lions passant guardant (heraldic terms for crouching with one paw claws outstretched and facing viewer as if guarding the family arms). I believe 1962 XLs had a different version of these as center for the standard full wheelcover, with the lion on a black background. Ford used the lions as early as 1950 on their tri-colored shield badges- a lion in each color division. Emblems for connie kits were often different than the wheelcovers. Chryslers had a golden lion rampant- standing on hind legs with paws raised in fighting position. Yes dammit, heraldry is another interest.

I think there's still one of these things in South Boston VA. A little foreign car shop had it for years. Same shop had a bathtub Packard for a long time too. It's been a couple years since I've been in that part of town.

Anybody else on the Kwik Kwiz? If not, answer tomorrow night. And no Art, for once they weren't getting sued! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Bought 5 gallons of 110 octane Union 76 racing gas for my Starfire last night at $4.00/gallon. Station also has 100 octane unleaded racing gas at the same price, so I usually treat the Starfire and Toronado to the real leaded stuff and they do love it. Even the Ninety Eight likes a dose of 100 octane once in a while. The Hurst will run happily on 89 octane and I don't see the difference running 93 octane in it that I do running 100+ in the others. The way gas is going, it may soon be as cheap to use the good stuff as rotgut pump gas.

The function will be the same, but I think 1961 cars had the smaller phototube. Might also be a little difference in amplifier mounting. My 59 shop manual shows it's mounted behind the left hand kickpanel and has access holes for the dim and hold screws drilled in the door jamb and covered with snap-in metal plugs. I know that 62 and later Olds mounted them behind the RH side of the dash. Kwik Kwiz- does anyone know why Olds finally discontinued the automatic dimmer after 1970? It's worth noting that it was strictly dealer installed 67-70.

You could get them with both 2- and 3-speed automatics in 1969. 2-speed Jetaway consoles were P-R-N-D-L; TurboHydraMatics had the S position. Yours is for a 3-speed THM transmission. Double-check the detent plate on the shifter to see how many detent notches it has. That will tell you for sure if it is a 2-speed or 3-speed shifter.

Nope- not old ladies, just a bunch of folks who loved Oldsmobiles enough to get involved in running the club dedicated to them. And then got slammed for their trouble by people who wouldn't lift a finger except when it came time to [censored]. And the less they did, the louder they bitched. And yes, for the most part, I have left it behind and now I enjoy my cars without all the politics and personalities <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />. Got Rocket?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">1965 Olds 442 Holiday Coupe Targe Red/White interior Muncie 4-spd with center console and tach (it MAY be an M21) Original 400 engine with an 850 Holley (he has the original carb in a box) Dealer installed 4:11 posi rear end Power drum brakes Chrome wheel option Original miles unknown, but the engine was never rebuilt What do you guys think? Thanks! </div></div> If it's the chrome wheel option I'm thinking of, it's pretty rare. Is it like a Magnum 500/Super Stock I or is it the <span style="font-weight: bold">chrome reverse type?</span> You've got the perfect 65 car- red/white/4-speed, and all of the hard to find stuff. I say go for it, and then post us some pics.

Regular ranges from $1.47 to $1.54 this morning. Citgo is currently the highest price here and is always the first to raise. The other name brands are 5-7 cents cheaper per gallon. Sheetz and Hess are running 10 cents cheaper than the names. And for whatever unexplained reason, I have found that me Custom Cruiser picks up 2 mpg on Sheetz under same driving conditions?

I don't see any DeVille scripts on the Cadillac so I'll say it is a Series 62. I believe DeVilles also had longer tail ends. I know Caddy offered long and short deck versions of the hardtop sedans in 61 and 62.

If it's like my 64 Starfires, it's a standard 3-hole flange bolt pattern. I think you should be able to make one from 1/8" sheet steel. Most exhaust shops will have the gasket on the shelf.