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Nice fab work. I like the way it's coming together. Just curious if Olds ever used a captive mount like the chevys did. I used to thrash a couple Olds when I was younger and was always ripping those motor mounts apart. Put a set of 8" slicks on my little 64 Cutlass with a stock 330 4 speed and almost new motor mounts, the engine about came through the hood the first time I launched it.
 
Thanks WB3, couldn't say on the mounts.... this little Olds is
just a weak 307 probably not enough power to pull out of a
wet bag... but it did run well before it got pulled, as long as
it gets there...and back I'll be happy....
 
a piece of chain ?

In the late 50's early 60's we used to use a short piece of chain with a little slack bolted from the engine to the frame. and I finally saw a shop with more roll arounds than I have, but 3 are in the old farmstead shop where we used to spend the winters and 2 are in the house garage here. and lots of unfinished projects. .
 
Thanks WB3, couldn't say on the mounts.... this little Olds is
just a weak 307 probably not enough power to pull out of a
wet bag... but it did run well before it got pulled, as long as
it gets there...and back I'll be happy....

It's still a motor capable of a hp per cube with little work. Don't believe you'd have any probs spinning the rubber right off the rims with it....
 
Wow took me a while just to find this...ha. Anyway got to spend
a little time on this thing, took some pics , loaded them on the computer
and pooofh... there gone[S... well most of them. Sooo . cut the rockers
out, found the door post were gone so nothing to do but fix it so I would
at least have something to weld to....here are some of the pics....
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made some new rockers...16ga. had to do it the hard way
my little bender didn't have the guts....
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Cut the firewall out and made a template... started the firewall,
not going to install until I get the floor finished and the dash out...

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Ok that's it for now....check back in another 6 months....ha
Thanks for looking...
 

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Nice job on Fab'ing up the sheetmetal Parts.[cl
I did the floor in my custom truck with 16 Gauge and had to use a hand sledge to bend it over.:eek:
I went to 18 Gauge for the rockers and box extensions that I built. After working with the 16 Gauge the 18 felt like tinfoil....[ddd
Keep at it. [P [P
Torchie
 

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