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In order to install the redline tires that I’ve acquired, I have to have 14” x 6” rims. I had a nice set of 7” wide rims, but they were too wide. A bit of a horse trade got me three 6” wide rims with 4” backspace. I found a fourth on Craigslist locally, so I was able to have a complete set. It was w...

I’m a bit tardy on the post of this, but a before the new year, I was able to get the shifter installed in the 442. It looks and feels great! I think there might be a small amount of tweeking that has to happen to make sure that it’s just right. The “A-Dapter Kit” that I used to make the Muncie shif...

Over the summer, for $30 I purchased a box of 2 bar spinner hubcaps from a local guy. In the box was enough parts to make one complete hubcap and then a bunch of miscellaneous other stuff. I made the first hubcap out of the parts on the day I got the box. A couple of weeks later, I took my wall-art ...

I’ve searched around for a factory shifter lever for the 442 since I’ve owned the car. The lever that’s in the car works fine, but it’s not correct for the car. I was able to score a decent shifter lever for $135 shipped to me last week. The lever I purchased looked like someone took a bench grinder...

That’s a pretty rare car. Only 555 convertibles made in 2009.

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It has the “cold weather” package installed. Notice the cord hanging out of the
grill. Nice!

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Some projects are a challenge. This looks like one of them. It ought to
keep you busy for a bit!

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40,045... Hibernation time. The other day, the weather was wonderful, so I washed up the 442 and got it ready for winter. It really was a pretty easy task. There were tons of bugs on the front of the car that I washed off, but other than that, I put a battery tender on it and covered it up. I think ...

40483…. Summer tires off/ snow tires on. There’s no threat of snow this week, but it was a nice, dry and sunny day, so
The snows were popped on. Brakes look to be at least 85% all the way around. TPMS sensors programmed. Ready for snow.

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SOLD!

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I heard they didn’t do any of the work themselves, they “sub-bed” it out
to a contractor.

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WXO, I’m not certain this motor will ever see anything more than a four barrel and dual exhaust if I hang on to it for any duration. With many small block choices that have much more displacement, it’d be tough to hang on to only 330 cubic inches, with that being said, it does move the car pretty we...

I’m always impressed by guys who can take a mundane car like that Olds and make it a hot rod.
Not only do they have a cool vision in their minds, but having the skills to make it a reality is
truly something special.

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We don’t have 80 mph speed limits in Ohio, but on my ride to work, there’s no enforcement
of the 65 mph speed limit, so 80 or above isn’t uncommon. I can say that those speeds haven’t
hurt my mileage on the Terrain. It’ll be interesting to see how the freeway helps your mileage.

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AKROVER wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 10:54 pm So you found something exciting on the internet and then you checked it out in person and even had a few beers. This is a story that could have ended a lot worse than bringing home an old convertible. I think you have room for a few more Oldsmobiles in that garage.