'65 F85 A/FX, Street Freak Gasser,

I have posted in (hi-jacked) other threads. so here is whats
going on with it. I have been into Oldsmobiles all my life.
This is not my first or only Olds.
This 65 was a somebody's high school project that they got in over
their head. So picked up what was left of it. All I got was the outer
shell,doors,trunk,and front fenders. I traded a core 454 for it.
This will be Olds powered. My wife and daughters are into it,and
are helping. I had to cut the floor out from firewall to tail lights.
There was no frame,so I am using a S-10 frame. This will be
straight axle nose high,tilt front end, fenderwell headers.
well here are some pics.




















I have done more, I will have to get the latest pics today.
I havent done anything with the suspension yet. But do have
front axle and springs lined up for it.

thanks for looking

 

Always liked that body style.Good luck.Lotta work.Keeping Olds engine is the right thing.What are you using for front axle?

 

Nice start. Tom (Tired Old Man)

 

1 option is speedway and
2nd op. is a buddy has one from a 46 or so Chevy truck.

my Oldsmobiles will always be Olds powered.
the reason I had the 454 to trade is ,it came out of my 1ton crew cab dually,
because I put a 350 Olds in it it.

 

What did you use for your wheel openings?

 

Awesome! I'm gonna follow this one for sure!

BTW, Love the Omega wheelcovers on the front!

JK

 

Too COOL!...this thing is gonna to be the cat's ass....keep us updated please

 

Very cool, coming along nicely.

 

some new pics, and Ray C's son, the wheel openings came from
J.C. Whitney they where in their return pile. Got them both for $30.
I am only about 25 min. from them. found out later what they are for.
They are for Jeeps CJ-5 /7 ?.

 

Thanks, I'm collecting ideas. Cool car, btw. I'll be following your build.

 

do you have any pics of your front clip flip hinge

 

no pics. of just that, but very simple set up. if you
look at the 8th picture you can see most of it and in one of the last pics
you can see the cross bar. A buddy of mine has a '64 that has the stock
rad support, so all I did is measure from where the fenders bolt on to it
and made a cross bar w/plates on each end that bolt to the fenders in
the stock location. Then bolted the fenders to the body,put the cross bar
on,measured down from it to the top of the frame. I made 4 round steel
bushings, two per side. One welds to frame other welds to the down legs.
And use a 3/4" pin to slide in them. ( clear as mud? ) you will have subtract the dia. of the bushing from the down leg.

thanks for looking.......

 

hey man, looking good....what's gonna power this thing? bbo?

 

I have a few different ( Olds) engines I can use, Only way to go
is Olds for me.
One is a '67 400 solid lifter engine w/ 12.5-1 comp.

 

Very Kool. I'm Dig'n it!!!

 

here is small up date....

 

Lokking good Red. It's too bad your not running it at the "Meltdown Drags".

 

Looking Good....and Olds powered !

 

BITCHEN, just BITCHEN.
Nice work

 

That thing is going to rule the streets.

 

BRING IT TO THE MELTDOWN For Display!!!!!

E

 

Whats the deal Jim? Did you get any farther on this? I would love to see it done!

 

Sweet looking street freak... keep it up.. we need more stuff like this!