Recent content by Oldscarnut

I think in North America they never found a following, but they are around. As it was, it was rarer in the USA than the Cooper S . Mostly they were rhd if you could find one. The originals had 850 cc engines and later they moved up to 1000 cc Somewhere I have a photo with over 10 people in...

My first GBody was a 78 Turbo Coupe I ordered from the factory. I moved from Oregon to Washington D.C in 1978. In 1981 it was T-Boned by a drunk and I used the settlement to but a brand new Triumph TR8. I already had a Mini Cooper and TR6 , It all started with a couple of 3 day weekends in...

All but Three projects in my Life

Progress, even little is progress. Drivability includes creature comforts as we spend many more hours inside than outside of the car. The makeover of my interior was almost completely so my wife could enjoy it as much as I do. Bench seat was like a park bench, and the buckets are multi...

10-4 good buddy!

It started yesterday and I got the cam break-in done. There are some leaks that I have to track down....but I know it runs and it maintained 80 lbs of oil pressure and the water temp stayed around 200. It fired up in about 3 seconds once all the components were working. Still many details to...

I hope you don't give up on it, but I think most of us can understand the feelings. There is a tipping point for me, when it starts to look better, and the old and sometimes rusty or broken parts disappear/ When mine finally reaches the stage when I can start it and even put it in gear, I can...

Those were at a swap meet for peanuts because they looked pretty far gone, but wire and nylon wheels brought them back and one day when I had nothing else I could do, I sprayed them black flat engine paint and went back with with glossy red engine paint and about a whole roll of making tape and...

I can see the end I think!

Sad but true! Gearheads used to help you not screw you and if you were broken down, they would get you going or tow you home. Why is it a Gbody El Caminos still does not surprise people at 40+ years old ? Because there are still people using them for their business and they are all over. I...

I have never had another 4 bbl on any Olds I have had, but Qjet and I have had a bunch. My carb adventure happens when I trusted people to be honest. My original engine was a 2 bbl and there was no Q jet. Edelbrock intake , and bought a Qjet site unseen, got a Chev one...which except for the...

Yes thanks! I have to think it is or it would be the bonfire in my back yard :wax:.. What is interesting to me is how things can go bad when they are new. I have a long list of things I have replaced more than once without even a mile driven. Electronic vs electric, give me electric EVERY...

After resetting my timing chain and matching up the dots, I got it all together again with meticulous tenacity. It took 3 days because G Bodys liked to scrimp on arm and hand room and I want no leaks. I think I got that accomplished but it. won't be obvious until I get it going. So I tried...

Thanks Craig. I actually made some headway. I cleaned up timing cover chunk of steel, and the water pump; de rusted as much as I could reach. Got the dots right, timing chain and fuel pump back on, gaskets arrived but my blue RTV seems to have left the building so a quick stop to get some...

The worst is confirmed as fact, the cam dot was at the 4 o'clock position while the crank dot was at 12. In the process I made sure #1 is TDC which also makes #6 at the top of the intake stroke. I have a few more things to remove to get the chain off and it is my hope that with all rockers...