New to the board, but not to G-bodies. I picked up an '86 442 yesterday with the intentions of building another street rod. I got it home and am having second thoughts about modifying it at all. It's very close to mint.
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Welcome! Nice 442!
I'd be reluctant to modify it too, but you should put a 455 in it anyways... 8)
I'd be reluctant to modify it too, but you should put a 455 in it anyways... 8)
The guy I bought it from had a 3-ring binder with tons of maintenance receipts, the laminated window sticker, build sheet, and just about everything else you could think of. Even had the oil change windshield stickers laminated on a page. I popped open the glove box when I got home and every single document was in the owners manual holder. The manuals, tire data, salesmans business card, and even the Oldsmobile ballpoint pen and notepad. Odometer is at 63,000.
It's funny you said don't put a Chevy motor in it, because that was my intention. You guys really got me thinking don't mess with it.
I've looked it over a dozen times and the only thing I find not working is the power antenna. Everything else looks like it was locked in a time capsule. A few more pics:
It's funny you said don't put a Chevy motor in it, because that was my intention. You guys really got me thinking don't mess with it.
I've looked it over a dozen times and the only thing I find not working is the power antenna. Everything else looks like it was locked in a time capsule. A few more pics:
She's a nice time capsule, leave her the way she is. Find another to play with and have fun with both of them
Lol....i got a chevy 350 in mine ( non 442 ) 😳 Its a great engine tho, 20,000-30,000 miles on it and 1,000 or so on the th350 trans, got em both for 600 bux, couldnt pass it up. Just out of curiousity, whatd u pay for something as nice as that?
That thing lived a very sheltered life. Not to many Gbody's running around Texas with a dash or stock paint that clean. My dash looks like someone took a cheese grater to it.
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Awesome. Don't mess with it! Seriously, especially with the documentation you've got. You might not think it matters, but all original, low mileage, well documented cars actually ARE worth something. Maybe not so much now, but if you keep it that way, in another 30 years it'll hopefully -still- be that way. This is a collector car in this condition, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
If you DO somehow feel the need to modify it. DONT do anything permanent to it, and SAVE EVERYTHING you pull off it. Then you can always put it back the way it was, or the next guy can.
Ditto what the other guy said. Keep this the way it is and get another, less well preserved one to play with.
Awesome. Don't mess with it! Seriously, especially with the documentation you've got. You might not think it matters, but all original, low mileage, well documented cars actually ARE worth something. Maybe not so much now, but if you keep it that way, in another 30 years it'll hopefully -still- be that way. This is a collector car in this condition, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.If you DO somehow feel the need to modify it. DONT do anything permanent to it, and SAVE EVERYTHING you pull off it. Then you can always put it back the way it was, or the next guy can.
Ditto what the other guy said. Keep this the way it is and get another, less well preserved one to play with.
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