1987 Olds 442 Project Build

[oldsofb]

Just got a rendering done of the vision in my head of how my car will look when finished. I went to Shawn Mascoll after seeing Andrew's FE3X rendering. I love it! Shawn is really talented and easy to work with. I highly recommend him. Check out his FB page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mascoll-Designs/131591186895262

Here she is

 

[littlerascle59]

Looks graat

 

[oldsofb]

Typical G-Body rot. When I took the frame bolts off three of the four rear body mounting areas (both pass side and front drivers) were rusted. The capture nut in the sheetmetal spun like a top. Had to cut the bolt heads off to get the frame out. The passenger side was so bad most of the metal around it fell to rust dust

Could be worse I guess. More work for me! WooHoo

 

[oldsofb]

While I'm waiting to do my metal work, I knocked out a few small things I've been meaning to do.

I purchased Bilstein shocks for the 442, but can't get past the yellow and blue. I changed the color to a cast iron grey with a black boot.

I also rebuilt my 85 Monte SS 12.7:1 Constant Ratio Gear Box.

And since we're on the steering, I picked up a Steering Shaft out of an early 90's Jeep Cherokee (94 I think). A quick clean and paint and it's ready to go.

Hutch

 

[GBoDYon4s]

Nice,doing it the right way.Grab all the goodies in the meantime

 

[bugsyroo01]

Good job man so far. Cant wait to see it when you get it all up and runnin and pretty like

 

[oldsofb]

Pics of my Offenhauser 360 Dual Quad High Rise intake with a pair of Edelbrock 650's

I have a whole shelf full of parts. I may start taking them out for their own glamour shots.

Hutch

 

[GBoDYon4s]

Lookin Good

 

[marz442]

Nice job, shot more pics.

 

[dogsht]

I like the Bilsteins and the grey & boot. Very nice.