My new project..60 olds...

Well I sold the 51 Chevy last month and was jonesing for a new project...Found this for sale on the HAMB. Had to travel all the way to Charlotte Mich. but it was worth it! I never thought Id be into the 60's cars, but Im really gettin into these things!.....Plans are to keep it as a mild custom, with the stock 394/auto. Just gonna do a nice interior and paint it candy maroon.....gotta loose the wheels and go with thin white walls and chrome reversed and baby moons.....I'll keep yall posted...here's some pics of unloading it.....

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looks good would be nice with a j2 set up under the hood

I love those 60's Oldsmobiles. The 394 is one of my favorites and they run great.

I think the wheels and ww will look just right on that one.

Don

thanks guys....anybody know where to get parts for these things? Especially engine stuff...like headers, intakes..etc....? Its got a fresh 394 but it had single exhaust originaly, but now it has dual exhaust, but is not hooked up to the engine yet.....Its real tight in the engine compt....anybody make headers for these things???

Will make a cool ride..

One of Oldsmobile's' best lines . I think the wheels are era also .

Cool car keep posting updates with pics:3dSMILE:

Great car, that shot of the rear is far out looking!

You won't find headers but there are some aluminum tripower and 2 x 4 manifolds that show up on Ebay fairly often. I had a 2 X 4 setup on mine at first but then I found an Offenhauser tripower intake and that is what I have on it now. You can find new finned aluminum valve covers from various suppliers and also the finned aluminum valley cover that goes over the pushrod area.

That is about it for pretty parts. You can get internal parts like the pistons, cams, etc from people like Egge Machine, or lots of vendors sell the same parts on Ebay. Put in the keywords 394 Olds, or Olds Rocket (it isn't technically called a Rocket, but that keyword works.)

Here is a picture of mine before I painted it. Multiple carbs really finish these off IMO. Oh, my valve covers are what I have seen called "Starfire" covers. So I guess Starfires from that era had these on them.

I don't know what your plans are for paint, but man, would that car look great panel painted ala Watson.

Don

Here is what I mean. All those flat panels are perfect for scallops.

Don

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Originally Posted by bluestang67

One of Oldsmobile's' best lines . I think the wheels are era also .

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Yeah, they are keystone "radars" I think...but I never did like that style or the wide whites....Im going to go chrome reverse w/baby moons and thin white wall tire....

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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

You won't find headers but there are some aluminum tripower and 2 x 4 manifolds that show up on Ebay fairly often. I had a 2 X 4 setup on mine at first but then I found an Offenhauser tripower intake and that is what I have on it now. You can find new finned aluminum valve covers from various suppliers and also the finned aluminum valley cover that goes over the pushrod area.

That is about it for pretty parts. You can get internal parts like the pistons, cams, etc from people like Egge Machine, or lots of vendors sell the same parts on Ebay. Put in the keywords 394 Olds, or Olds Rocket (it isn't technically called a Rocket, but that keyword works.)

Here is a picture of mine before I painted it. Multiple carbs really finish these off IMO. Oh, my valve covers are what I have seen called "Starfire" covers. So I guess Starfires from that era had these on them.

I don't know what your plans are for paint, but man, would that car look great panel painted ala Watson.

Don

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I have a pair of the same valve covers as yours that were in the trunk. Only they're not chrome, just powdercoated a kinda drab green. But they look better then whats on it now....

As for the paint, Im not partial to scallops or panels...Im planing on painting it a high metallic maroon. Here's a pic of a finished one that is almost exactly the look Im going for....
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Cool car keep posting updates with pics:3dSMILE:

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Only had a day to work on it. It was raining and cold, plus I havent made room for it in the garge yet! Pulled the seats out and wire wheeled the floor boards. I sprayed under coat on the rear pans, but have a few small holes to patch in the front before I can finish that area.

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Yep, the maroon one looks nice like that........very subtle but cool. Your floors aren't really all that bad, seen a lot worse.

Don

cool olds i did some heads on a 394 no one in town wanted to play with them .i had to make new valve guilds up for them . if you ever look for a intake make sure its for a 394 .a guy had one at my shop some time ago and the intake was a try power but for the smaller engine i think ?? every thing looked rigth but was for a olds block with not the same deck height .looks good from mich .there is a guy in prescott mi,that has parts for them or did had a yard and had only olds cars . he was the guy that i pickup my new old stock olds windsheild for the 50 chevy

Another place to watch for parts is H.A.M.B. classified "Parts For Sale"; there seems to be a lot of Olds and other early (pre-seventy) stuff on there, most of the time.

Awesome model..getting popular down here too..:cool:

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Another place to watch for parts is H.A.M.B. classified "Parts For Sale"; there seems to be a lot of Olds and other early (pre-seventy) stuff on there, most of the time.

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I know......that's where I found this car!!:LOL:

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

cool olds i did some heads on a 394 no one in town wanted to play with them .i had to make new valve guilds up for them . if you ever look for a intake make sure its for a 394 .a guy had one at my shop some time ago and the intake was a try power but for the smaller engine i think ?? every thing looked rigth but was for a olds block with not the same deck height .looks good from mich .there is a guy in prescott mi,that has parts for them or did had a yard and had only olds cars . he was the guy that i pickup my new old stock olds windsheild for the 50 chevy

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That brings up a question....This car originaly had a 371. He replaced the engine with a 394 out of a 62 olds....when it was installed into the 60, the exhaust manifolds had the exit in the wrong place and the original 371 manifolds wouldn't fit. He had a shop refurbush the 371 heads and reinstalled them onto the 394 so he could use the 371 exhaust manifolds. The engine has NOT been fired up since the swap. Does this sound like an ok swap? So I guess when I look for an intake manifold or exhaust headers, they should be for a 371?

Pat...do you have a contact for this gu with the Olds parts?????

Pat is absolutely correct. I see manifolds being sold on Ebay all the time that say they fit 303- 371-394..........WRONG!!! You want one that fits 59-64. I'll get you the part number off of mine next time I am at the shop if you want.

Don

One of the most interesting car rearends of that era IMHO
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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Pat is absolutely correct. I see manifolds being sold on Ebay all the time that say they fit 303- 371-394..........WRONG!!! You want one that fits 59-64. I'll get you the part number off of mine next time I am at the shop if you want.

Don

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I would appreciate it Don..Thanks! Problem is I have 1960 371 heads on a 1962 394!!.....I think it has the 371 intake on it...Ill have to ask him. I know he gave me the 394 heads and a extra intake (2 bbl) so I assumed the extra intake was for the 394.
He also included a spare set of valve covers that look exactly like the ones on your engine but they are painted (maybe powdercoated) Are yours aftermarket and chrome? The look alot better than the stock ones on my engine now.:)

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One of the most interesting car rearends of that era IMHO

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Yes...I love the rear bumper especially! But I really love the 59 caddy taillights that have been frenched into mine....

Kool Kruizer.
Had 1 a couple years ago.
Pics from when I got it, Can't find finished pics
but all I did was put chrome rims and baby moons, Flaked the top silver
and drove the SH*T outta it.

That was a sweet ride DA34......Gotta love that HUGE trunk lid!!

My valve covers are so called Starfire covers..........I guess that is what they came on originally. They are chrome.

Here is the very best Olds info site I have ever seen: Scroll down to the bottom of the first page and click on whatever you want info on, like heads. It should tell you the differences between the various ones. I do know my 64 heads have a different exhaust bolt pattern than the 59 Olds engine I had one time.........probably what the previous owner of your car ran into. Here is that site:

http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofblk.htm

It will keep an Olds lover like you (and me) entertained for a while. :D

Don

And when you are done reading that.........

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...smobile+intake

Thanks Don.....I knew I could count on you guys to help me out!! Now I got to go do some reading!!!:LOL:

The engine hasnt been fired up since being replaced. I couldnt get the starter to turn over by the key switch. After replacing bad connectors, cleaning corrosion, and some re-wireing, I finally got it to turn over. Now I have no spark :( Cant work on it untill Sunday now....hopfully just bad points or timing out.....will keep yall posted.:)