BUILD THREAD Project Olds Cool (Recognition!!)
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looking awesome! great work as we've come to expect from you!
I know I don't chime in much but I have been stalking the build. Congrats on getting to this point. The attention to detail is second to none. It's going to be beautiful when you get finished. And those wheels with the white letters are spot on.
Thanks everyone for your encouragement.
I really appreciate the feedback and support!
As many of you know that follow this thread, it’s been a long twisted and sometimes painful journey. But it’s also at times like these that it all seems worth it, when you can finally reach a significant milestone and start to enjoy the rewards of all your hard work.
I’m going to continue to work on it as space, time and $$$ allow this summer so be sure to continue checking in on the progress.
Thank you Kevin, I’m definitely looking forward to being able to do so! And thanks again for the quality parts in our last transaction.
🙂
Thanks Duke! I appreciate the comment and the support!
As am I Martin!
That may still be a ways down the road a bit yet so to speak, but hopefully the end result will be well worthwhile.
🙂
Thanks TURNA!
Thanks!
The white didn’t get sprayed yet because the remaining paint on the car needs the same level of attention paid to it as the back half has received so far. Also, I’m not going back with a single color when it finally does get shot, so it’s not quite as simple as just shooting the white and reassembling.
As far as needing to do tear down again when it’s time to paint the whole thing, I’m only reassembling the stuff that’s pretty easy to dismantle when the time comes. As you’ll see in the very near future, the stuff that’s a real PITA to tear down to get to will get painted before assembly.
Confused yet? Lol
It’ll all make sense here shortly.
Thanks for the comment and contributing to the thread.
🙂
Thanks Darin!
Thanks Rick, Eric, and to everyone for all your support!
Thank you very much sir!
Coming from an owner of a pristine example of one of these ‘78-‘80 models that’s a real compliment. If I can get the approval of a fellow owner like yours that’s intimately familiar with these cars, I’ll take that as the highest level of praise.
I must be doing something right!
Thanks very much.
🙂
Zach, the above pictures from yesterday’s post are WITH the lowering springs installed on the back. I have 2” drop spindles handling the altitude drop up front.
This pic from earlier this month...
...was with the stock height springs in the rear. While it looked ok before when all 4 tires were the same size, now with the slightly narrower and shorter front tires I picked up earlier in the year it gave it a little too much of a “stink bug” (as I call it) stance.
By putting the rear lowering springs in, it levelled the car out while still providing a slight rake via the staggered tire sizes.
And thanks, I like the look with the wheels set out slightly in the back better too.
I really appreciate the feedback and support!
As many of you know that follow this thread, it’s been a long twisted and sometimes painful journey. But it’s also at times like these that it all seems worth it, when you can finally reach a significant milestone and start to enjoy the rewards of all your hard work.
I’m going to continue to work on it as space, time and $$$ allow this summer so be sure to continue checking in on the progress.
Thank you Kevin, I’m definitely looking forward to being able to do so! And thanks again for the quality parts in our last transaction.
🙂
Thanks Duke! I appreciate the comment and the support!
As am I Martin!
That may still be a ways down the road a bit yet so to speak, but hopefully the end result will be well worthwhile.
🙂
Thanks TURNA!
Thanks!
The white didn’t get sprayed yet because the remaining paint on the car needs the same level of attention paid to it as the back half has received so far. Also, I’m not going back with a single color when it finally does get shot, so it’s not quite as simple as just shooting the white and reassembling.
As far as needing to do tear down again when it’s time to paint the whole thing, I’m only reassembling the stuff that’s pretty easy to dismantle when the time comes. As you’ll see in the very near future, the stuff that’s a real PITA to tear down to get to will get painted before assembly.
Confused yet? Lol
It’ll all make sense here shortly.
Thanks for the comment and contributing to the thread.
🙂
Thanks Darin!
Thanks Rick, Eric, and to everyone for all your support!
Thank you very much sir!
Coming from an owner of a pristine example of one of these ‘78-‘80 models that’s a real compliment. If I can get the approval of a fellow owner like yours that’s intimately familiar with these cars, I’ll take that as the highest level of praise.
I must be doing something right!
Thanks very much.
🙂
Zach, the above pictures from yesterday’s post are WITH the lowering springs installed on the back. I have 2” drop spindles handling the altitude drop up front.
This pic from earlier this month...
...was with the stock height springs in the rear. While it looked ok before when all 4 tires were the same size, now with the slightly narrower and shorter front tires I picked up earlier in the year it gave it a little too much of a “stink bug” (as I call it) stance.
By putting the rear lowering springs in, it levelled the car out while still providing a slight rake via the staggered tire sizes.
And thanks, I like the look with the wheels set out slightly in the back better too.
So, what’s wrong with this picture?
Ok, aside from being a really dirty and dusty trunk that is. Something missing, a large rubber and steel thing perhaps?
Yep, when I picked the car up a couple years ago, it was missing the space tire, as well as all the jacking equipment. The jack, base and tire iron that are there now are all OEM Oldsmobile parts circa 1980, they are the factory color and still packaged together as they came back in the day. They were leftovers from when I parted out the Brown Bomber donor car several years ago, they were too nice to throw out so I just kept them all this time.
Turns out, good thing I did as this car was missing it all!
The one thing I didn’t keep from that car however, was the spare tire, which brings us to today. A local G body guy contacted me a few weeks back, and wanted to know if I was still interested in some “A” pillar plastics and a couple other things because he was going to be parting out his car. Naturally I said sure, and after going to look, I ended up getting several other things in addition to the plastics.
The TempaSpare was one of them, but when I got it it was in terrible shape. It was heavily clogged with thick nasty mud, was filthy dirty from sitting around, and had some surface rust on the areas that weren’t covered in crud. However it was in relatively decent condition, was the proper spare for a G, and was free so I couldn’t complain.
The first order of business was to bring it into work and bead blast the snot out of it. The guys at work all know I’m a gearhead, but even they all gave me the
look when I came wandering in with a donut spare under my arm.
Lol
After throwing it in the blast cabinet, I hit everything including the tire to get it all cleaned up. Worked pretty well I’d say:
Tonight on the way home from work, I stopped and picked up a couple more cans of VHT satin black roll bar and chassis paint. I really like this stuff, it’s very close to the OEM finish and sheen and is pretty durable.
I got the front side masked up...
...and hit it with a couple medium wet coats:
It’s looking really good so far, tomorrow night I’ll mask up and paint the backside. Then a little cleanup and maybe a fresh coat of black in the trunk as well, and I should be able to get everything installed correctly.
That’s the end of the update for tonight, but one of the other things I picked up with the spare was a later style OEM G body jack. It’s the style that uses the body mount holes rather than my bumper jack style.
I’d much rather prefer to use it over the earlier style, but I’m unsure as of yet how to mount it in the stock location.
Anybody do this in an “A” body Cutlass, or can anyone provide pics of how it’s mounted in the ‘81-88 cars?
Thanks in advance, and will update again tomorrow night!
D.
Ok, aside from being a really dirty and dusty trunk that is. Something missing, a large rubber and steel thing perhaps?
Yep, when I picked the car up a couple years ago, it was missing the space tire, as well as all the jacking equipment. The jack, base and tire iron that are there now are all OEM Oldsmobile parts circa 1980, they are the factory color and still packaged together as they came back in the day. They were leftovers from when I parted out the Brown Bomber donor car several years ago, they were too nice to throw out so I just kept them all this time.
Turns out, good thing I did as this car was missing it all!
The one thing I didn’t keep from that car however, was the spare tire, which brings us to today. A local G body guy contacted me a few weeks back, and wanted to know if I was still interested in some “A” pillar plastics and a couple other things because he was going to be parting out his car. Naturally I said sure, and after going to look, I ended up getting several other things in addition to the plastics.
The TempaSpare was one of them, but when I got it it was in terrible shape. It was heavily clogged with thick nasty mud, was filthy dirty from sitting around, and had some surface rust on the areas that weren’t covered in crud. However it was in relatively decent condition, was the proper spare for a G, and was free so I couldn’t complain.
The first order of business was to bring it into work and bead blast the snot out of it. The guys at work all know I’m a gearhead, but even they all gave me the
look when I came wandering in with a donut spare under my arm. Lol
After throwing it in the blast cabinet, I hit everything including the tire to get it all cleaned up. Worked pretty well I’d say:
Tonight on the way home from work, I stopped and picked up a couple more cans of VHT satin black roll bar and chassis paint. I really like this stuff, it’s very close to the OEM finish and sheen and is pretty durable.
I got the front side masked up...
...and hit it with a couple medium wet coats:
It’s looking really good so far, tomorrow night I’ll mask up and paint the backside. Then a little cleanup and maybe a fresh coat of black in the trunk as well, and I should be able to get everything installed correctly.
That’s the end of the update for tonight, but one of the other things I picked up with the spare was a later style OEM G body jack. It’s the style that uses the body mount holes rather than my bumper jack style.
I’d much rather prefer to use it over the earlier style, but I’m unsure as of yet how to mount it in the stock location.
Anybody do this in an “A” body Cutlass, or can anyone provide pics of how it’s mounted in the ‘81-88 cars?
Thanks in advance, and will update again tomorrow night!
D.
It's a sad day for me.........
Your spare space saver tire has better bodywork and paint than my car..😢
Your spare space saver tire has better bodywork and paint than my car..😢
Donovan, I have this picture of my jack.....
Let me know if you have any questions. I likely have the J-bolt for that compact spare. I bought a jack and the hardware on Ebay years ago and the J-bolt that came with it was too short so I made my own. It is likely for the compact spare. It's yours if you can use it. Also, Timo22 has any and all of the hardware. He helped me quite a bit when I was trying to get my jack and spare stowed correctly.
I totally support you modernizing to the floor jack. I wouldn't pick that car up with a bumper jack. It's too nice.
Awesome work as always buddy.
Let me know if you have any questions. I likely have the J-bolt for that compact spare. I bought a jack and the hardware on Ebay years ago and the J-bolt that came with it was too short so I made my own. It is likely for the compact spare. It's yours if you can use it. Also, Timo22 has any and all of the hardware. He helped me quite a bit when I was trying to get my jack and spare stowed correctly.
I totally support you modernizing to the floor jack. I wouldn't pick that car up with a bumper jack. It's too nice.
Awesome work as always buddy.
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