THE OLDS RUNS! UPDATE!

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THE OLDS RUNS! UPDATE!

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WOOOOOO! yes people after nearly a year sitting in my garage it fired up today! second turn of the key to boot! i recorded a bit with my neighbors camera and ill have a video to upload in a few hours (their going scouting for deer and need the camera) basically it should be on the road and driving within weeks and in time for our homecoming parade!
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Post by bicostp »

Yay! :D

Does the interior still look like hell, or has progress been made on it? (I think the pics on your site are a year old...)

Anyways, great job! Doesn't it have a Chevy crate engine in it or something?

I wish I could fix our old '74 Dodge D200, but sadly I haven't got the time or money. Maybe someday... It's not like it's going anywhere anytime soon. (It makes a great stump puller/dumpster on wheels/yard toy/aluminum crusher :P) Needs a driver's side floor and about $800 worth of parts to make it streetable, and even then it's not safe at all... [/off topic]
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the interior is currently nonexistant lol, seat will be recovered and carpet put in but at the moment its basically all bare metal lol. the engine is a 350 cubic inch small block chevy engine and according to the casting numbers its probably out of a 69chevy pickup, as soon as we get it out of the garage and cleaned up ill take new pics and update the olds section, on the interior the dash has been freshly painted and the front windowsills too, its lookin pretty hawt lol, the floor is now mostly devoid of holes and rust so yay!
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i will definatly have it out and driving this month so look forward to updated, the engine runs stroung and wonderfully loud as you will hear on the video that im gonna upload whenever my neighbor gets back
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I just saw the old pics at your site and this car is gonna be awesome when it's finished. I commend you for having the knowledge to do something like this. Old cars are "screw awesome"
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Post by Triton »

indeed they are my friends, indeed they are :lol: when i drive it to school for the homecoming parade im going to wear my J.B sax pinstripe suit (goodwill 4$, very old skool) possibly a fedora or derby if i can get one. fun stuffs lol
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awesome, hope you can the interior finished for your homecoming parade, good luck :)
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Post by Bay_Wolf »

I love old cars and yours is an awesome one. I remember looking at the pictures on your site a while back and you have made progress. As for my car that was a '76 Ford Maverick well my father got in a four car wreck and totalled it the day before I turned 15 :evil: .

Regards and keep up the good work.
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Post by Triton »

sorry to disapoint everybody no video :( noone has a firewire cable to transfer it >.<
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if all goes as planned the olds should be out of the garage tomorrow!!!!!! ill make sure to take pics :D
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ITS ALIVEE!
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NICE...cool car man... 8)
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You should wash it. Or write something in the dust and take a picture. Guess who's easily amused!
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Post by Triton »

moar updates! got the interior nearly done! seats in and everything carpet seatcovers etc looks NICE, new carb on and stuff, insured by monday! woo!
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i like the purple dice hanging off the mirror :wink:
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Turbo Tax 1.0 wrote:i like the purple dice hanging off the mirror
if anything I could say that this cab was rare. But I thought now forget it, yo home to bel-air. I pulled up to a house about seven or eight. And I yelled to the cabby yo, home smell you later. Looked at my kingdom I was finally there. To settle my throne as the prince of bel-air.

Sorry, I had to finish it.
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