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Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: WOTSA442 on March 07, 2010, 10:08:07 PM
Hi. Will be joining the AMCCA when the new car arrives. Mick & Yvette are taking care of the shipping for me. Gets here next week I hope.
Chris form Malabar (red Mustang conv) suggested I register on this site. Met him over on the Classic Oldsmobile site which is a excellent place if you happen to have an Oldsmobile.
Anyway, getting used to the way pics are posted (photobucket is new to me) so we'll see how this goes.
Looking forward to being part of the club, joining in the runs and activities and meeting y'all.
Cheers...Col.
ps..I notice in the Tech forums for GM cars there's one particular make conspicuous by its absence:huh:
And I've just previewed the post and apologies for the size of the pics.

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Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: GTA390 on March 07, 2010, 10:11:53 PM
Hi Wotsa,
Camden way man thats out in the sticks :lol:
Nice looking unit on its way though, bring it round for a cuppa, when it gets here.
David.
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: cpu on March 07, 2010, 10:18:48 PM
Welcome

Nice unit.  Pic size is ok I'll just adjsut it so it fits a little better.  we'll shall rectify the absence of the Oldsmobile name in the GM tech section ASAP.  How could I have missed that. :lol:

No comments from you FORD buffs.  :smile:


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Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: WOTSA442 on March 07, 2010, 10:38:01 PM
Quote from: GTA390 link=topic=3032.msg17579#msg17579
Hi Wotsa,
Camden way man thats out in the sticks :lol:
Nice looking unit on its way though, bring it round for a cuppa, when it gets here.
David.


You from out in these here sticks too David?
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: GTA390 on March 07, 2010, 10:45:55 PM
Yeh Chris was out at my place today, and he told me about you, you are not far, i'm in Werombi, i believe you live in the big O.
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: WOTSA442 on March 07, 2010, 11:23:19 PM
Quote from: GTA390 link=topic=3032.msg17584#msg17584
Yeh Chris was out at my place today, and he told me about you, you are not far, i'm in Werombi, i believe you live in the big O.


Yes indeed. Orangeville,....the jewell of the Wollondilly Shire.:rain: Mowing grass is all we do.
I'm through Werombi just about every day. I'll keep an eye out for that Mustang of yours.
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: joe74ta on March 07, 2010, 11:35:15 PM
Welcome to the forum Wotsa like the car
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: Bumblebee on March 08, 2010, 08:56:13 AM
Beautiful car Wotsa, look forward to seeing on a run soon!
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: sms777 on March 08, 2010, 10:44:53 AM
I know wot....it is an Oldsmobile!
Beautiful car man, welcome on board.
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: 65pony on March 08, 2010, 11:05:55 AM
cool looking car mate :bow:
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: usmusclecars on March 08, 2010, 11:17:58 AM
Welcome aboard Col, about time!

Won't be long now :shades:
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: 68PONY on March 08, 2010, 12:39:52 PM
Welcome col good to see you joined up, your wait is nearly over , mine just begining, so soon to have 2 bad ass olds in the club...... well maybe not sharons but it was bad ass in 1955 :lol:
cheers chris
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: 68PONY on March 08, 2010, 12:47:54 PM
Quote from: WOTSA442 link=topic=3032.msg17587#msg17587
Quote from: GTA390 link=topic=3032.msg17584#msg17584
Yeh Chris was out at my place today, and he told me about you, you are not far, i'm in Werombi, i believe you live in the big O.


Yes indeed. Orangeville,....the jewell of the Wollondilly Shire.:rain: Mowing grass is all we do.
I'm through Werombi just about every day. I'll keep an eye out for that Mustang of yours.

Col don't look for that white mustang coupe you see on dave's avater , he has sold it , he has a 66 convertible , dam i'm not sure what the correct colour is( some of these mustang owners can  get abit anal if you don't get the colour right)but ill have a stab, medium sage? correct me if im wrong dave, dave you slack bastard when are you going to change your avatar.
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: 69DirtyRat on March 08, 2010, 05:13:16 PM
Welcome! Looks Good, and good to see another different type of car in the club, I gotta ask because thats what I do.... Is it a 400 or a 350? I just need to know the amount of toughness! cause big blobs rule!
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: bonnevista on March 08, 2010, 07:29:50 PM
Great to see a REAL muscle car for a change.
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: WOTSA442 on March 08, 2010, 09:16:56 PM
Quote from: 69DirtyRat link=topic=3032.msg17601#msg17601
Welcome! Looks Good, and good to see another different type of car in the club, I gotta ask because thats what I do.... Is it a 400 or a 350? I just need to know the amount of toughness! cause big blobs rule!


It's a 455 with just a little work as far as I'm aware. 10.5 :1 compression, cam ,some internal stuff. It presents as stock in all other respects (stock manifolds, exhaust, carb etc).
It was originally a 350 and it still has the TH 350 trans with Hurst dual gate shifter.......and wait for it..... factory optional 8-track player. I hope it works cos I've been buying cartridges on ebay. Cruise control also (won't be using that) and something's been done to the diff. Oil capacity has been increased by 1 pint so maybe there's something going on in there. I'm hoping it's as nice as it looks.:fingers:
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: 69DirtyRat on March 08, 2010, 09:20:41 PM
Hey did you hear that all you puny mower motor mustangs...its a 455cuber, now thats propa!
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: WOTSA442 on March 08, 2010, 09:54:09 PM
Quote from: 68PONY link=topic=3032.msg17596#msg17596
Welcome col good to see you joined up, your wait is nearly over , mine just begining, so soon to have 2 bad ass olds in the club...... well maybe not sharons but it was bad ass in 1955 :lol:
cheers chris


Thanks for pointing me in this direction Chris. I'm looking forward to being part of the club.
I reckon you'll get a shock just how quick "your wife's" Olds will be. The old Rocket engines are legendary. You won't be holding up traffic that's for sure..... even if it is an 84 year old dentist's car:zip:
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: sms777 on March 08, 2010, 10:13:20 PM
Go the Big Blocks...:bow:

I used to own a 74 Cutlass coupe about 10 years ago it went to Newcastle. Some of you may have seen it around.
It also had the 455, what a fun ride that was. It only ever used petrol and tyres.

WOTSA442......Since it is not a numbers matching car... can i go crazy under your bonnet?  :rub:  Some more go-fast goodies...
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: 68PONY on March 09, 2010, 10:50:31 AM
Quote from: WOTSA442 link=topic=3032.msg17616#msg17616
Quote from: 68PONY link=topic=3032.msg17596#msg17596
Welcome col good to see you joined up, your wait is nearly over , mine just begining, so soon to have 2 bad ass olds in the club...... well maybe not sharons but it was bad ass in 1955 :lol:
cheers chris


Thanks for pointing me in this direction Chris. I'm looking forward to being part of the club.
I reckon you'll get a shock just how quick "your wife's" Olds will be. The old Rocket engines are legendary. You won't be holding up traffic that's for sure..... even if it is an 84 year old dentist's car:zip:

Sorry col but he was ..............89yo, get it right :lol:
Hey he told me how good it goes , he had her up to 90mph! on the freeway he did ,BLOODY HOOLIGAN DENTIST! :lol:
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: bonnevista on March 09, 2010, 10:57:11 AM
Driving a '55 Olds with skinny cross plys, factory drum brakes and that garbage can lid sized steering wheel at 90mph on a public street sounds pretty brave to me.:omg:
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: 69DirtyRat on March 09, 2010, 12:44:21 PM
Quote from: 68PONY link=topic=3032.msg17620#msg17620
Quote from: WOTSA442 link=topic=3032.msg17616#msg17616
Quote from: 68PONY link=topic=3032.msg17596#msg17596
Welcome col good to see you joined up, your wait is nearly over , mine just begining, so soon to have 2 bad ass olds in the club...... well maybe not sharons but it was bad ass in 1955 :lol:
cheers chris


Thanks for pointing me in this direction Chris. I'm looking forward to being part of the club.
I reckon you'll get a shock just how quick "your wife's" Olds will be. The old Rocket engines are legendary. You won't be holding up traffic that's for sure..... even if it is an 84 year old dentist's car:zip:

Sorry col but he was ..............89yo, get it right :lol:
Hey he told me how good it goes , he had her up to 90mph! on the freeway he did ,BLOODY HOOLIGAN DENTIST! :lol:


Yeah but dont forget they have good roads over there where 90mph is nothing, compared to 90mph on our goat tracks we have here! I'd be scared doing 90 on any of our roads! (unless of course its a vette, then I could do 190mph!)
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: 68PONY on March 09, 2010, 12:48:56 PM
Quote from: bonnevista link=topic=3032.msg17621#msg17621
Driving a '55 Olds with skinny cross plys, factory drum brakes and that garbage can lid sized steering wheel at 90mph on a public street sounds pretty brave to me.:omg:

Yes but they are power factory drum brakes :smile:
Title: WOTSA 442?
Post by: WOTSA442 on March 09, 2010, 06:21:23 PM
Quote from: 68PONY link=topic=3032.msg17624#msg17624
Quote from: bonnevista link=topic=3032.msg17621#msg17621
Driving a '55 Olds with skinny cross plys, factory drum brakes and that garbage can lid sized steering wheel at 90mph on a public street sounds pretty brave to me.:omg:

Yes but they are power factory drum brakes :smile:


It'll pull up fine. My last Olds had power drums and it stopped like a disc brake car. Unlike my old Road Runner.....
While I'm a great Mopar fan, their drum brakes were woeful.
Take the 1970 Indy 500 Pace Car crash for example....
If the link doesn't work, google videos for 1971 Indy pace car crash. Mopar drums at their best. (FYI...1970 & 1972 Pace Cars were Oldsmobile Convertibles.....they didn't crash)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTNDPmIO4Lw

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