Project Progress.....FINALLY! I'm not the mechanic I once was.

[JAMCAR223]

Congrats on your progress Chuck. I think all cars can be a challenge, depending how far you go down the rabbit hole. Sometimes you just gotta walk away... looks like you did, and then came back with renewed ambition. Follow through, and we will all be waiting for those pics and videos.

 

[pontiacgp]

Chuck, those historic plate restrictions are merely suggestions. I illegally use mine as a commuter, and only had one, young buck, rookie of the year trooper mention anything about it. You good....

they are not suggestions according the the insurance company, it seems like a savings until the insurance denies a claim for voiding the insurance for failing to comply with the terms. After that the driver of the unisured car is open to a ticket for driving with no insurance and liable to the damages of the other party.

 

[84dragcutlass]

Keep up the good work Chuck, from the pictures you posted its looking really good and it wont be just another SBC under the hood

 

[Oldscarnut]

Keep up the good work Chuck, from the pictures you posted its looking really good and it wont be just another SBC under the hood

From the day I got it I knew I wanted to keep it, and Oldsmobile power is a tribute to my Dad who instilled in me the difference between Oldsmobile and other GM. GM never learned it and should have. SBC is a great engine and It always was, but an Olds with a Chevy or Buick engine is not an Olds. I suppose the reverse is true, a Chevy with an Olds engine is no longer a Chevy too! Certainly they do not sound similar! Trans-Am with 403? GMC motorhome with 455. The first true muscle cars were Super 88's, then Starfire!

 

[olds307 and 403]

I always liked the Olds 350, my personal favorite actually. I was never impressed with the sbc 350 especially with tall gearing and I ran an Olds V8 in two trucks, your El Camino is sort of both. Enjoy the heck out of it!

 

[Oldscarnut]

I always liked the Olds 350, my personal favorite actually. I was never impressed with the sbc 350 especially with tall gearing and run an Olds V8 in two trucks, your El Camino is sort of both. Enjoy the heck out of it!

Give me torque over rpm any day of the week! Thanks! I can't wait to get it out of the garage and moving itself around!