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So, some/many/all/none of you know that I've got a classic car that is always in some state of repair...I've owned it now for 15 years...My goal is to have it done & driving by the end of the summer this year. This is the perfect place for updates when things start happening.
Here are the most recent pics I have of it, though these are pretty old.
Currently it's in the shop (actually it's been there for a LONG time) getting a 455 big block engine. After that, it's on to paint/body & then to the interior shop for a new top (f'ing thieves!!).
After the engine is done (hopefully within 2 months), I'll take new pics & update. Maybe a thread like this will help push me to get it done as I've wanted to get it completed every year...this time, I'm more serious than ever though.
Oh yeah...it's a 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible.
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Reppin': I'm like Superfly Snuka, know how to hook a hooker
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Thanks Tek...it's my baby...
It came with a 350 rocket engine which I had bored out & rebuilt, but I wanted more power, so I copped a 455. It's been in the shop getting that done forever, but money/time/family have all gotten in the way at various points. So now I'm focused in getting it back to drive & enjoy.
It also had black interior, but we don't ride em like that out here in the Bay...so I had to go with the coke white guts in it...and it has a cherry wood grain wheel now too...
It's my baby...sh*t, I had this before I had kids!!!
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Originally Posted by KarteL13
How much you shell out for your Engine?
Honestly, I don't know. The garage where it's at is a friend of mine & we've traded different things for some parts/work & I've paid along the way for a lot of it...
If I had to guess, I'd put it in the $4-5k range...but that's for new EVERYTHING... bored/milled heads, rods/pistons, Edelbrock aluminum intake, etc...the only thing that will be used on the engine is the block...
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"...I got a rottweiler, who walks me down the block with a muzzle..." - Rassy Kassy
Honestly, I don't know. The garage where it's at is a friend of mine & we've traded different things for some parts/work & I've paid along the way for a lot of it...
If I had to guess, I'd put it in the $4-5k range...but that's for new EVERYTHING... bored/milled heads, rods/pistons, Edelbrock aluminum intake, etc...the only thing that will be used on the engine is the block...
They have literally everything to rebuild the convertible top for my car...my top is functioning, but given it's age, a rebuild would be in order. I'm about to drops some $$ to rebuild the complete top. That plus a new top (exterior) will be perfect once I'm rolling.
Very cool...I'm excited.
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