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When you get old, forgetful and slow to build you can't recall how stuff goes together. '50 Olds door weatherstrip install. Which way does the...
Started the car today after sitting all winter. The voltmeter showed over 18 volts charge. The battery had been on a battery tender and was...
A long while back I ended up with a set of Olds uprights and dropped steering arms that were not what I wanted or needed. The rings on both the...
Why am I sent to the bottom of whatever page I select including the sign in page? How do I fix this? Thanks.:confused:
Ok so I think I've finally found an empty donor door for my Olds in Colorado. But, the problem is that I found out this morning that it is...
For the 2 door "A" body GM cars 49-50 which are Chevy, Pontiac Olds 76/88 and excluding convertibles and hardtops, where in the door does the...
Any idea of the era that the steering wheel in the picture is from? The rim is foam and there are no factory markings on the hub. I'm trying to...
I'm using adjustable pushrods on my early Olds to get the desired lifter preload. It seems to me that the nut on the end of the pushrod is closer...
I ran across this picture which appears to be a Chevy one piece bumper on a '50 Olds. Can anyone tell if it is indeed a Chevy one piece? If so,...
Do '50 Chevy skirts fit a '50 Olds? I want the bottom of the skirt to be at the bottom of the fender line like the Chevy and then want to graft...
Looking to ID an AC fuel pump. Where on the pump is the part number? Also can how I identify that the pump diaphrams are compatible with the...
Dummy electrical question::confused: In everyday non-scientific speak, which fillament in a standard #1157 tail light/stop light bulb will have...
Does it make a difference how progressive coil springs are mounted? Do the closer coils go up or down? They are rears if it matters. Jamco Springs...
Anyone know the difference between the '49-'56 covers and the '57-'58 covers. Obviously the part numbers are different but it looks like the later...
Seeing if the resize worked.
I need to repair the door bottoms on a '50 Olds 88 2 door, mostly the inner structure as the skins aren't too bad. Chevsofthe 40s lists door...
Replumbing the brakes on my Olds and think that originally there was a copper crush washer between the front brake hose fitting and the wheel...
Got the rear end of my Olds back together after new seals, axle bearings, checking gears, brakes etc. and after sitting a week the thing leaks...
Well the 55 heads on the 303 and trans/throttle linkage fit looks pretty good but my plan to use a left side 55 exhaust manifold on the right side...
What are you using for sealer for the exhaust manifold bolts/studs? Seems like more than a couple go into the water jacket. Is stainless not the...
Well, I thought I had a pretty good deal on some old, Bell I think, lowered uprights. Come time to do some reassembly and I find that the upper...
Hydramatic flywheel to crankshaft gasket. Put gasket on dry or with some type of cement? Goes to 85-95 foot pounds but no mention of using cement...
Finally putting the Olds back together and found that the oil pan was too clean on the inside after being cooked to clean it. I had painted the...
Anyone know how the axle end of the track bar comes apart to be able to replace the bushing? It looks like it is pressed together somehow. It...
Looking for a source for Olds moly piston rings. Terrrill has cast. Need them for a 303 .060 over. Who sells them? Thanks,
Think I'm getting screwed over on some rockers and shafts. The casting numbers on the two sets of rockers I got do not match and in fact one set...
I picked up some 22 gauge "sheet metal" at Lowes with the intention of using it for some interior fender well patching. Took some samples along to...
Want to put the 12V solenoid ('53) on a '50 6V starter figure it (the solenoid)would last longer when running a 12V system. The 12V has one more...
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