just bought my first olds. it is a 56 rocket 88 2 door and I was wondering what if any chevy parts will fit, such as floor pans, doors, rockers or anything that i could steel off of one of davidh73750's 55's or snag off of another. and thanks in advance.
If Its a hardtop, a lot more pieces will swap than must people realize, the sedan not so much. The bigger comes between the firewall and the front wheels, door seals, glass and some outer curves (sheetmetal) could be used, if its a hardtop, forget the glass if its a sedan. The B.O.P. gang shares more with each other than they do with Chevies. The 98s are way bigger but you can steal front sheetmetal off them. They are great old cars, don't let Chevy guys get you down.
thanks darrin you answered what I was looking for. I dont let anyone get me down all I have ever had was chevys but now it was time for a change. you can go to ANY CAR SHOW and see 15-20 55-7 chevys
Well, no, Buick and Olds are one body, Pontiac and Chevy the other. Very little interchanges, just some small bits GM used on every car. Some other things will physically fit each other, but aren't the same parts.
floor pan would be different. Even the chevy and pontiac, which share doors and glass and roof stuff, use different floor pans and frames and suspension.
I have a '55 Olds, so can't speak 100% for the '56 but Its mostly the small general stuff that swaps. such as the coat hooks, the interior light and the interior light switches in the door jams. That sort of stuff. Body wise the 'Turret' on the Olds and Buicks is the same, so windscreen and rear glass , the flippers etc. Door will also but the outside sheet metal is slightly different. I'm not sure on the window winder mechanisms, but I would think its probably a safe bet Olds-Buick that is. As for motor, nothing I know, maybe thermostat. if your car has the 56 motor while its a 324 it has the larger cam than the 54-5 motor ( journal size) but the better heads '10' and more HP from factory. I did find on mine that the outer tierod ends where a later GM unit here, but it used one side for both, as in we have left and right threaded tierod ends, but the Olds only used 2x left thread ( can't say it was could have been R, but it was 2 the same thread) Not much help, but all I know of.
Glass fits 54-56 Olds and Buick, nothing else Doors 55-56 Olds and Buick Deck lid, again, Olds and Buick, nothing else Roof, Olds and Buick, nothing else Source of information: Hollander Interchange
Don't forget the most important part of all that fits both 56 Olds & 56 Chevys: Olds Fiesta spinner hubcaps!
Keep in mind that only the Buick Special and Century parts will interchange with the Olds 88 from 54-56. The Olds 98 shared a body with the Buick Super and Roadmaster, and the two don't interchange either. None of the glass or sheetmetal from the Chevy will fit the Olds. NONE. I have a '56 Special and a '56 Chevy, nothing is the same. No, the trunk hinges will not interchange. They're different too.
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