The 88 is cat approved dont destroy it! Had a 1984 Olds 98 , very similar car, had it for over 30 years. Son parked it under the Throgs Neck Bridge and the salt rained down upon it and it rusted out. But I loved it and miss it always a pleasure to drive.
This brings back memories of when my dad gave me his uncle's old car (he got it when his uncle passed away)… 1979 Buick Park Avenue! Dad drove it from time to time, and when he got another car, he gave the Buick to me. The car sat under a carport, and had surface rust on one side, but it only had 28,000 original miles on it! I cleaned it up, flushed the tranny and oil, rebuilt the carburetor, replaced belts and hoses, and drove it for occasionally for 3 years, then sold it for $1800! It ran great, and rode like a cloud!
Roadkill for the most part was kind of mediocre in my opinion, at least guys like this upload consistently. If I can remember they only put out maybe ten episodes a year.
I just knew you was gonna put that car on the road. Its way to cool to be junked or trashed.. i love the sound of the motor and starter of old gm cars..
This is a fun video. Mom's rock !! Dude that is in better shape than my 09 Subaru w/348, 000 kms. It's great to see this Chanel grow. You've really got it down to an art (2022) Thank you from Canada for the education and the fun.
I love this. “It’s so comfortable!!” The modern luxury standard is kind of a spartan simplicity, but there is a real place for large interior space, smooth ride, and comfortable seats.
I got 83 oldsmobile delta 88 and motor runs great with rebuilt transmission but driver & passenger seats are torn plus body of vehicle needs paint even minor damage on left side
I agree... They were great! They were so efficient and clean running that it was literally the last passenger car engine in America that still had a carburetor on it in 1990. The rest of the manufacturers HAD to go to fuel injection years before that in order to meet the then current EPA emissions and MPG requirements. The Olds could do it with a Quadrajet on it... 👍
It's watching vids like this that reminds me why I like your channel. When I was a kid I couldn't afford new. The $300 clunkers were what we could afford (and $300 was more than it is now). We learned how to take care of our own cars, and when they broke down you called a buddy (no TH-cam back then 😯) and we did what you do... Brings back so many great memories of working on cars, drinking some beers and hanging with good friends.
I bought 2 nissan a 86 300zx 152k and going and a 81 280zx 128k not driving but paperwork for the rebuilt engine paid $600 for the 2 nobody touched them after 2012 they just sat
My Grandma had an '84 Delta 88 just like this but white in color. After sitting for 5-6 yrs my younger brother got it and made it road worthy & drove it for years. Definitely a Couch On Wheels!! Love these old GM Cars!! I would Definitely Daily this thing. Keep the vids coming buddy I Love them all!!
Honestly I agree! I know this thing is worthless, however it is just in such good shape. I would clean it up and daily it! Those 80's cars ride better than anything I have been in made nowadays! If you disagree then you have never been in one.
Yea I'm not sure why he is calling it a rally car again. Already said in the reuploaded 1st video that it wasn't going to go to rally. Did he change his mind again?
On startup, she purrs like a cat. I agree probably only 77K miles. Also from your previous video the luxury interior looks to be in great shape. Fun Video!
I immediately clicked when I saw the thumbnail! My first car was an '81 Delta 88. Same color too! Paid $150 for it, rebuilt the carb, replaced the shocks, and ended up driving it for about 10 years. I still say it's the most reliable car I've ever owned.
Head liner hint. Go to Lowes and get some two or three inch wide strips of thin plastic, wood looking veneer, hopefully to match the dash and put that across the ceiling, tuck the ends in either side. Three or 4 will hold up the cloth and won't take but a few minutes to install.
just stumbled on this buzzin through youtube, and it makes me happy to no end seeing a young dude finding the joy that is the 80s GM boat. i've had an 86 Caprice, an 86 Parisienne Safari wagon, an 84 LeSabre, an 84 Bonneville (midsize)... they're some of the best cars i've ever had. i'd love to find a beater like this, drop a 383 stroker in it and run the wheels off it til the zombie apocalypse.... and probably beyond.
I had two of these an 80 and a 84. Both 307s one with and without overdrive. The 80 was highway geared and fairly slow off line. The 84 had the auto od and was much quicker off by the line. I kept the 80 for 5 years. I took great care of it. I was only 25 when I had that one. Never misstreated it ( despite my age at the time) .The 84 I had for a couple of years and traded it in. Still ran and drove fantastic. Both of them were running good when I traded them. I still see allot of them ( for thier age) on the road. I'm 50 now and I would definitely get another. The interior of the 80 was identical to this one.
My dad bought a Delta 88 brand new back in '78. Almost identical to this car, down to the red velour interior and woodgrain dash. Paid $10K for it. He traded a "75 AMC Hornet and a "76 Plymouth Valiant for it. The dealer wrecked both cars test driving them. The Delta had a sun roof with the landau vinyl. Under the hood was the 403 engine with a 2.41 rear end. With studded snow grips and in the winter, he never got stuck.... that car was great in the snow. Top end wasn't much, but it would pull like crazy on the low end. Two things about it.... it would eat radiators (4 of them) and the rear bumper would end up rusting like crazy. Great car and he had it for a long time. In my opinion, keep this car the way it is... a little body work and a nice paint job along with a head liner, you'd have a really nice runner. Keep it tuned and go easy on the accelerator and you'll get fair gas mileage too. Not good by any means, but fair.
6:28 For securing a headliner-sheet back up into its ancient crumbly-foam backing, I use multiple rows of small flange-shouldered hex-head sheet-metal screws, super-gingerly insterting them with a small socket-wrench fitted onto a short hex-to-square-drive adapter-extension and softly twirled between two fingers to not tear out the foam. It works better than pins because the screws have the washer-like flanges that hold the fabric better, and they actually thread up into the foam instead of just sticking in like a straight-pin.
Bro I miss my 89 olds delta 88. Burgundy with Burgundy hard top and Burgundy interior. Also had the chrome and black wheels. You got yourself a great car there at a awesome price. I would love to have that car myself.
I have had 6 or 7Olds 98s .Put hot plugs in it. Acel cap and rotor in it ur gas mileuge will go up and it will fly.Put some Lucas in the oil since u used Quater State. Read the reviews about Quater State. Please. If u dont u will be sorry!!.
WOW!!! This car interior brings me back memories! it is like exactly the same as my 92 buick regal! same color, same looking steering wheel, same looking seats, even the same keys... and yes that car was EXTREMELY comfortable! lol (got the car for $200 bucks like 15 yrs ago... ran decent but it had a million miles on it...i dont remember what happened to it. it had a 3.1 liter v6 engine. and felt like a boat riding it around...they dont make them like that anymore! felt like a really well put together car and so comfortable
mine was fuel injected tho. i noticed this was a 91. which explains why the interior looked almost identical to my 92 regal! haha, but the engine in mine was much more modern looking. i thought this was an 80s car based on the boxy look and the engine.
Had an ‘85 Lesabre 4 door with 68k on the odometer. Basically the same car. Had the olds 307 4 barrel. Awesome car. Put new tires, moog springs and Monroe shocks on it. Ripped off the resonator and had new exhaust with a glass pack muffler installed. Was a smooth riding land barge. Great in snow, awesome on the highway. Got around 27-28 highway mileage. Wish I’d never gotten rid of it.
The Olds 307 was a trooper, and they ran forever. They didn't make a whole ton of power, but they were RELIABLE as hell. A cam, headers, intake, and a little head work WILL wake them up quite a bit. I've seen an Olds 307 make well over 400h.p., but it did have a lot of work into it, especially the heads.
@@dougc190 hes going to make it a rally car. Let him do what he wants with his money. You sound like little kids.. Probably are. No way your older than 8 with that immaturity
Thanks again Captain obvious no shit it's his car and money, he could do with it as he pleases. all I mentioned was he said he was not going to rally it another video/ comment, everybody was happy about that. obviously change his mind.
@@dougc190 oooh name calling. Real mature bud. I can see im talking to a 7 year old that doesnt know how to interact with people. Maybe some day kiddo but not anytime soon
Man that's REALLY nice car, my step-dad had a 78 Delta for years and years only his was a 2 door, that 307 will run forever. I would just do a deep clean up on it and top end rebuild, throw some nice wheels or maybe even some baby moons on it and daily drive it, they get half way decent gas mileage considering it's a big car with a V8 in it.
wow. I am getting old. My first road going car was a 1978 delta 88....32 years ago. Your chores now, were mine back then. A bit of trivia for all of us .. the 4 speed automatic indication on the column is ahead of its time.
I'm not surprised that the cruise still worked. I used to have an 85 Buick LeSabre, similar body style to this Olds Delta 88, and the cruise totally worked. The engine was wore out though. It still had plenty of power, but it drank about 2 quarts of oil during a 350 mile trip.
Man you are having fun and luck with burgundy sedans. Are you gonna nick name this one Ron Burgundy? Also 1:52 to 2:13 is adorable and you made the correct noise when petting a pile-o-cat, masterfully done sir!
10 years ago, I cut the roof off an ‘84 Delta 88 and drove it that way for several years. Got a lot of looks for sure, but it raised the enjoyment factor while driving it!
LOL OMG the windshield wipers. I had almost the exact same issue with my Delta. I’d turn right or left and the wipers would come on and sometimes wouldn’t shut off. My original cruise control stopped working on mine finally after I’d driven her for about 5 years (by that point the car was about 27 years old). I used to drive my 85 Delta between Mobile/Pensacola and St Augustine, FL (around 330 miles one way) back and forth, with cruise control in use often, during grad school. Good times
I'm in Australia and have an 84 and an 87 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon, they are very reliable cars and well made mechanically. The wipers not turning off is a very common fault, the cause is a transistor and/or capacitor failure on the intermittent circuit of the wiper control module. Switching off the ignition as you did will allow them to stop. I like the 4 door sedan but prefer the wagon although I would really like a Delta 88 Royal Brougham coupe in red like your car or in blue. and like almost everyone else said, save this car an d give it the respect it deserves, it's a survivor!
10w40 is one of the main reasons why there aren't many cars left from the 70s. It doesn't flow well on cold starts. And if one side's brake line rusted through, chances are the other side isn't far behind. I wouldn't turn it into a rally car but I wouldn't get in it and take any long trips either. There's a whole lot more I'd be checking out first, like the tranny fluid and filter, all the brake lines, the u-joints, the carb, everything. A lot of things go wrong with cars when they sit. Things that don't show up right away when they are put back into use. Seals dry up, crack, last for a little while and then there you are on the side of the road with a stuck brake caliper, huge oil or trans fluid leak, worn out wheel or axle bearing, growling rear end, or some other breakdown that has you wondering why the hell you ever decided to take the $300 piece of shit car in the first place. I'm just sayin...…….LOL
GM had markings on the oil filler cap on their the cars of this era 5W30 - not to comment yet why some of this engines died early... The worsest they made where the 3.8 f.i. engines in the A-Body cars, they had from factory weak crankshaft bearings. All the other points, i agree. The best way to change the tranny fluid is to bleed also the torque converter. 77k mls leave a lot of dirt and grease and this hydraulic converters are sensitive to any kind of dirt. But these tasks seem to big already for the boy to fix.
Looked like the ATF dipstick tube in a big iron GM, that also acts as a filler tube since the ATF is super thin hydraulic oil. That long skinny china funnel was developed specifically for ATF DIY.
@@STho205 No, the opening he poured into at 6:59 was definitely in the driver's side valve cover. GM car automatic transmission dipsticks in my experience have always been on the passenger side and very close to the firewall.
I agree, this car is way too nice for rally. Seeing how it has all of the manuals and has documentation, and is low mileage, and in awesome condition not to mention it runs like a top. You don't see those good old boats on the road too much. Love it! Haha. I'm sure she'd take you to Tennessee just fine.
If the brake light is on from the broken line, you can reset the proportioning valve by pushing the brake pedal fast and hard. You’ll feel a “click” in the pedal.
I have exactly the same car parked on my property. She has been sitting for over 15 years! Transmission went, I think it need torque converter seal but rusted pretty bad. Awesome vid TH-cam recommended me to watch. Cheers.
Interesting, if a little confusing, to see so many people saying "No, No, don't rally it.", when you've already said you won't and you're keeping it.😁🤔 You still haven't shown us much of the underside Kevin but, going by the brakes, she's not going to be too bad. The two cars looked, and sounded, fantastic, thrashing up that field. Looking forward to the road trip.👍👌😁 Cheers for now, Dougie.
I had an earlier, rounded, land barge olds 88 with 75% in that sweet pea green color they had and 25% rust holding it together. Between the "dyno-glyde?" and that engine, I just cruised down the blvd with my arm around my girl(who may have been legally blind). Smoothest power ride Ive ever had even after about 250k miles.
It’s wild to think this is how I found your channel I bought my first car based on this video I got 84 olds 88 coupe it ran horrible and I had no idea what I was getting into but it really sparked my love for cars thank you for everything you do keep it classy
Head liner falling down is a common problem. For my 89 Olds I cut 3/16 strips from some 1" pine. Measure distance across upper door trim add about an inch and place new wood slat in edge of trim allowing slat to bow up and keep head liner from your hair. Also it adds a bit of a nautical look.
Don't ask for 5k for a car we watched him pay 300 for and put 200 into Cars worth 1000 at most, which I'd happily for over. This car would easily clean up.
What do you mean oil spray it? Apart from this video / olds id love to know more about under carriage coating options. Some people throw rubbery shit up under their cars and it makes the rust even worse because it seals in moisture, gotta know what else is out there to try.
@@lcrazy8l i had an 80 with a 350 a while back. great car. as for the oil spray, the stuff i got put on was basically a grease that looks like snot. they spray the entire under carriage with it, including in the frame. then they drill out the doors and door sills and spray the inside with a red oil using a long pipe. many people spray right before winter. personally i recommend end of summer early fall. that way all the road dust sticks to the grease and creates a barrier.
@@Universal.G interesting. Yea I've never had a spray done before but I'm interested. Is there a brand name for the "oil snot"? Or does every garage/spray-place kind of create their own name for it?
I wish I had a garage to work on this kind of stuff myself. There's only so much you can do with a screw jack, a screwdriver set and adjustable crescent wrench in the driveway. That being said, great job on this restore! Keep up the good work!
my dad had one of those, but the 98 diesel. Looked the same. That engine was good for about 60K miles, then the fuel pump would fail. It was fun to drive, and if you ever had a tailgater, I just floored it and it buried them in black smoke. By the time I could see them again they were way back in the distance.
My mom had one of these when I was 14 (39 now) Hers was an 84 Delta 88 Royale with the double dark blue instead of burgundy. I actually got in a car chase (long story) with the car and outran a 94 Town Car like a boss. Overheated it and lost a hubcap but a little water and it was good. So comfortable and the steering wheel was like a Cadillac.
It's so good this car. You should seriously think about making it a driver instead of a rally car.
Stop giving away the ending 🤣🤣
😁🤘👍
WAIT
Pretty sure in the first video of this he said he wasn't going to rally it
imagine what the ride would be like with some new suspension under it. that old stuff is probably just a mess.
Another great EP! Show'em how it's done buddy!
Those little kittens that were in the front seat are cute as hell
We live in a society
Okay, and what are you trying to say? Cause I don't think you finished your sentence
@@EzioNova9293 r/whoosh
Nothing better than pussy to make a car look good!
The 88 is cat approved dont destroy it! Had a 1984 Olds 98 , very similar car, had it for over 30 years. Son parked it under the Throgs Neck Bridge and the salt rained down upon it and it rusted out. But I loved it and miss it always a pleasure to drive.
This brings back memories of when my dad gave me his uncle's old car (he got it when his uncle passed away)… 1979 Buick Park Avenue! Dad drove it from time to time, and when he got another car, he gave the Buick to me. The car sat under a carport, and had surface rust on one side, but it only had 28,000 original miles on it! I cleaned it up, flushed the tranny and oil, rebuilt the carburetor, replaced belts and hoses, and drove it for occasionally for 3 years, then sold it for $1800! It ran great, and rode like a cloud!
Such a clean example don’t rally it! 😭
Worry not 🤘
@@JunkyardDigs thank you
I like shows like this better than Roadkill.They have capable mechanics destroying stuff.Please don't destroy that car.
Roadkill got oofed
@@MapleMan1984 I know.
@@AnnaAnnaYes yes 🅱️röther
Roadkill for the most part was kind of mediocre in my opinion, at least guys like this upload consistently. If I can remember they only put out maybe ten episodes a year.
why not? its a 300 $ oldsmobile.
I just knew you was gonna put that car on the road. Its way to cool to be junked or trashed.. i love the sound of the motor and starter of old gm cars..
This is a fun video. Mom's rock !! Dude that is in better shape than my 09 Subaru w/348, 000 kms. It's great to see this Chanel grow. You've really got it down to an art (2022) Thank you from Canada for the education and the fun.
starting to think that cars too nice to thrash in a rally.
Dont worry it wasent rallied
@@2xvxb609 looks like a car worth fixing I wouldn't trash it
I love this. “It’s so comfortable!!”
The modern luxury standard is kind of a spartan simplicity, but there is a real place for large interior space, smooth ride, and comfortable seats.
I had an '82 Delta 88. Nearly identical!! Hope you keep it as a driver. They're a smooth ride!!
Those cars are true treasures! Everyone in my neighborhood had one or at least drove one. They're great on the road
It's way too nice of a car to rally, especially because everyone knows that it will do shit anyway. As a daily though, amazing car.
We came to this conclusion worry not
@@JunkyardDigs Very glad to hear that!
I got 83 oldsmobile delta 88 and motor runs great with rebuilt transmission but driver & passenger seats are torn plus body of vehicle needs paint even minor damage on left side
@@EricJones_J So put some used buckets in it.
Those 307s were great engines. Smooth and torquey, not fast.
IT will run forever.
Only idiots waste money on a new vehicle
idiots and suckers
I agree... They were great!
They were so efficient and clean running that it was literally the last passenger car engine in America that still had a carburetor on it in 1990.
The rest of the manufacturers HAD to go to fuel injection years before that in order to meet the then current EPA emissions and MPG requirements. The Olds could do it with a Quadrajet on it... 👍
So true! The 307 Olds and the 350 chevy! Two of GM's best engines of this era!
Please don't turn this into a rally car it's way to nice
yeah. polish it and fix the headliner. it's like new
I agree.
It's a POS. These people in the comments sound so whiny. And the video is kind of old by now; chances are it's already done.
Scott Krafft It’s not a piece of shit! It’s an old Oldsmobile! You’re the piece of shit!
Piece shit car
Glad you decided to save the car. They are great. Take care of it.
My truck is in pieces all over the place in the background 😄 AND my Arnieee 😍
Crack the whip ..
Come back Mook!
Let's get going on that LeMans
Russell Gowers soon ☺️
You know what "Mook" means to east coast italians, right?
It's watching vids like this that reminds me why I like your channel. When I was a kid I couldn't afford new. The $300 clunkers were what we could afford (and $300 was more than it is now). We learned how to take care of our own cars, and when they broke down you called a buddy (no TH-cam back then 😯) and we did what you do... Brings back so many great memories of working on cars, drinking some beers and hanging with good friends.
My dude this thing is too clean to turn it into a rally car
How bout you go buy your own car and let this dude do what he wants with his?
because he is 10 years old and doesn't know how to spell pepper
@@zxKrookedxz i know how to spell proper
wilfred heggart you don’t know how to properly do grammar!
lol
I wouldn't rally this thing. I'd actually daily drive this!
I can't imagine that there are many of those left with under 100,000 miles
i bought one just like this for $700 off ebay,and drove it home.
these cars are all over the place.
john dillinger Nice, good find
94 ciera with 70k lol got it for 900 since put 3k on it
I have a 1973 oldsmobile 98 with 84000 original miles
I bought 2 nissan a 86 300zx 152k and going and a 81 280zx 128k not driving but paperwork for the rebuilt engine paid $600 for the 2 nobody touched them after 2012 they just sat
You got more than your money’s worth, it’s a well cared for car and deserves good care. Needs to be somebody’s daily. Don’t tear it up!
My buddy had a Delta 88 back in the early 90's and I loved riding in that car, it rode amazing and floated down the highway, they were great cars!
Anybody else notice the cat noddef its head like sup bro at 2:40
I love what you do with fixing up old cars and trucks it makes me smile when I watch your vids!
My Grandma had an '84 Delta 88 just like this but white in color. After sitting for 5-6 yrs my younger brother got it and made it road worthy & drove it for years. Definitely a Couch On Wheels!! Love these old GM Cars!! I would Definitely Daily this thing. Keep the vids coming buddy I Love them all!!
Actually it's a Double Couch On Wheels Floating Like A Cloud!! : ) I own a 1983 98
Please don’t kill it in a rally!
Watching a summer vid on a 11 below zero night in Northeastern Iowa. It helps me forget the cold.
Next Video: This car is too nice to rally
Honestly I agree! I know this thing is worthless, however it is just in such good shape. I would clean it up and daily it! Those 80's cars ride better than anything I have been in made nowadays! If you disagree then you have never been in one.
I agree 100%! Sure, it's a crap 80's Olds but everything works! Just drive the thing, don't beat on it!
@@juubilo1509 I must have missed it somewhere. I didt hear anything
Yea I'm not sure why he is calling it a rally car again. Already said in the reuploaded 1st video that it wasn't going to go to rally. Did he change his mind again?
On startup, she purrs like a cat. I agree probably only 77K miles. Also from your previous video the luxury interior looks to be in great shape. Fun Video!
I immediately clicked when I saw the thumbnail! My first car was an '81 Delta 88. Same color too! Paid $150 for it, rebuilt the carb, replaced the shocks, and ended up driving it for about 10 years. I still say it's the most reliable car I've ever owned.
Rocky 😍
Hi Dylan !!!😀
@Ian RowenSomeone squash these spambots like an egg please...
Head liner hint. Go to Lowes and get some two or three inch wide strips of thin plastic, wood looking veneer, hopefully to match the dash and put that across the ceiling, tuck the ends in either side. Three or 4 will hold up the cloth and won't take but a few minutes to install.
"fix the cigarette lighter " for some reason that blues brothers quote came to mind lol
Hahaha it's Leif my cigarette lighter in the 1993 Taurus works and I love the blues Brothers movies my car is a Chicago Illinois built car.
just stumbled on this buzzin through youtube, and it makes me happy to no end seeing a young dude finding the joy that is the 80s GM boat. i've had an 86 Caprice, an 86 Parisienne Safari wagon, an 84 LeSabre, an 84 Bonneville (midsize)... they're some of the best cars i've ever had. i'd love to find a beater like this, drop a 383 stroker in it and run the wheels off it til the zombie apocalypse.... and probably beyond.
From all the way in Barbados the Caribbean. Your channel is awesome dude, keep bringing the great stuff.
From bug catcher to air dam, that sounds like an erudite summary of this project. Rally! Rally! Rally! Can't wait for the next installment.
Too good for rally don't make this mistake
I had two of these an 80 and a 84. Both 307s one with and without overdrive. The 80 was highway geared and fairly slow off line. The 84 had the auto od and was much quicker off by the line. I kept the 80 for 5 years. I took great care of it. I was only 25 when I had that one. Never misstreated it ( despite my age at the time) .The 84 I had for a couple of years and traded it in. Still ran and drove fantastic. Both of them were running good when I traded them. I still see allot of them ( for thier age) on the road. I'm 50 now and I would definitely get another. The interior of the 80 was identical to this one.
The brake light could be from the parking brake lever being on a little or the switch is bad.
My dad bought a Delta 88 brand new back in '78. Almost identical to this car, down to the red velour interior and woodgrain dash. Paid $10K for it. He traded a "75 AMC Hornet and a "76 Plymouth Valiant for it. The dealer wrecked both cars test driving them. The Delta had a sun roof with the landau vinyl. Under the hood was the 403 engine with a 2.41 rear end. With studded snow grips and in the winter, he never got stuck.... that car was great in the snow. Top end wasn't much, but it would pull like crazy on the low end. Two things about it.... it would eat radiators (4 of them) and the rear bumper would end up rusting like crazy. Great car and he had it for a long time. In my opinion, keep this car the way it is... a little body work and a nice paint job along with a head liner, you'd have a really nice runner. Keep it tuned and go easy on the accelerator and you'll get fair gas mileage too. Not good by any means, but fair.
Nice car, it will outlast any new car you would buy now. A keeper!
6:28 For securing a headliner-sheet back up into its ancient crumbly-foam backing, I use multiple rows of small flange-shouldered hex-head sheet-metal screws, super-gingerly insterting them with a small socket-wrench fitted onto a short hex-to-square-drive adapter-extension and softly twirled between two fingers to not tear out the foam. It works better than pins because the screws have the washer-like flanges that hold the fabric better, and they actually thread up into the foam instead of just sticking in like a straight-pin.
Bro I miss my 89 olds delta 88. Burgundy with Burgundy hard top and Burgundy interior. Also had the chrome and black wheels. You got yourself a great car there at a awesome price. I would love to have that car myself.
I have had 6 or 7Olds 98s .Put hot plugs in it. Acel cap and rotor in it ur gas mileuge will go up and it will fly.Put some Lucas in the oil since u used Quater State. Read the reviews about Quater State. Please. If u dont u will be sorry!!.
You are really a very good technical guy! A joy to watch. And the cats are so sweet:)
One of the ways my Dad taught me to check the vehicle's mileage was to look at the wear on the gas and brake pedals.
Thats a tips,to buy used car too..
Yep!
WOW!!! This car interior brings me back memories! it is like exactly the same as my 92 buick regal! same color, same looking steering wheel, same looking seats, even the same keys... and yes that car was EXTREMELY comfortable! lol (got the car for $200 bucks like 15 yrs ago... ran decent but it had a million miles on it...i dont remember what happened to it. it had a 3.1 liter v6 engine. and felt like a boat riding it around...they dont make them like that anymore! felt like a really well put together car and so comfortable
mine was fuel injected tho. i noticed this was a 91. which explains why the interior looked almost identical to my 92 regal! haha, but the engine in mine was much more modern looking. i thought this was an 80s car based on the boxy look and the engine.
I think you need to keep that dream as a cruiser! 😂 That thing is awesome!
Had an ‘85 Lesabre 4 door with 68k on the odometer. Basically the same car. Had the olds 307 4 barrel. Awesome car. Put new tires, moog springs and Monroe shocks on it. Ripped off the resonator and had new exhaust with a glass pack muffler installed.
Was a smooth riding land barge.
Great in snow, awesome on the highway. Got around 27-28 highway mileage. Wish I’d never gotten rid of it.
That is an 80s stealth beast waiting to happen. Modern EFI, turbo, lsd (and a limited slip diff ;-) then off to the drag strip...
The Olds 307 was a trooper, and they ran forever. They didn't make a whole ton of power, but they were RELIABLE as hell.
A cam, headers, intake, and a little head work WILL wake them up quite a bit.
I've seen an Olds 307 make well over 400h.p., but it did have a lot of work into it, especially the heads.
Hmm.. did you change your mind about not rallying it? That's too bad, for this would be a great cross country/long-distance car
Its his car lol he can do whatever he wants with it.
Well of course it's his car he can do with it as he pleases but don't go telling everybody on your other video that you're not going to rally it
@@dougc190 hes going to make it a rally car. Let him do what he wants with his money. You sound like little kids.. Probably are. No way your older than 8 with that immaturity
Thanks again Captain obvious no shit it's his car and money, he could do with it as he pleases. all I mentioned was he said he was not going to rally it another video/ comment, everybody was happy about that. obviously change his mind.
@@dougc190 oooh name calling. Real mature bud. I can see im talking to a 7 year old that doesnt know how to interact with people. Maybe some day kiddo but not anytime soon
Man that's REALLY nice car, my step-dad had a 78 Delta for years and years only his was a 2 door, that 307 will run forever. I would just do a deep clean up on it and top end rebuild, throw some nice wheels or maybe even some baby moons on it and daily drive it, they get half way decent gas mileage considering it's a big car with a V8 in it.
Car is a 🐈 magnet
He will get a smooth ride in there lol floating along lol
wow. I am getting old. My first road going car was a 1978 delta 88....32 years ago. Your chores now, were mine back then. A bit of trivia for all of us .. the 4 speed automatic indication on the column is ahead of its time.
I would daily drive that. Good daily beater, its still nice.
The cats were appreciating the comfort of the Olds interior!!
Liking kitty cats is a plus in my book.
I'm not surprised that the cruise still worked. I used to have an 85 Buick LeSabre, similar body style to this Olds Delta 88, and the cruise totally worked. The engine was wore out though. It still had plenty of power, but it drank about 2 quarts of oil during a 350 mile trip.
Pretty little kitty’s .😻 Name that big Oldsmobile Kitty . It all works ,it a. V8 engine .
K
Man you are having fun and luck with burgundy sedans. Are you gonna nick name this one Ron Burgundy? Also 1:52 to 2:13 is adorable and you made the correct noise when petting a pile-o-cat, masterfully done sir!
buf the paint to get back some of the ol luster
That was my first car when I moved to Canada in 1986. Identical 1976, same colour too. I loved that car.
Please don’t rally this
10 years ago, I cut the roof off an ‘84 Delta 88 and drove it that way for several years. Got a lot of looks for sure, but it raised the enjoyment factor while driving it!
Don't destroy it
LOL OMG the windshield wipers. I had almost the exact same issue with my Delta. I’d turn right or left and the wipers would come on and sometimes wouldn’t shut off. My original cruise control stopped working on mine finally after I’d driven her for about 5 years (by that point the car was about 27 years old). I used to drive my 85 Delta between Mobile/Pensacola and St Augustine, FL (around 330 miles one way) back and forth, with cruise control in use often, during grad school. Good times
Such a beautiful car please don't hurt it
I'm in Australia and have an 84 and an 87 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon, they are very reliable cars and well made mechanically. The wipers not turning off is a very common fault, the cause is a transistor and/or capacitor failure on the intermittent circuit of the wiper control module. Switching off the ignition as you did will allow them to stop. I like the 4 door sedan but prefer the wagon although I would really like a Delta 88 Royal Brougham coupe in red like your car or in blue. and like almost everyone else said, save this car an d give it the respect it deserves, it's a survivor!
I would love that olds
These are so nice and durable cars and also easy to work on! Keep it and restore it to its former glory!
10w40 is one of the main reasons why there aren't many cars left from the 70s. It doesn't flow well on cold starts. And if one side's brake line rusted through, chances are the other side isn't far behind. I wouldn't turn it into a rally car but I wouldn't get in it and take any long trips either. There's a whole lot more I'd be checking out first, like the tranny fluid and filter, all the brake lines, the u-joints, the carb, everything. A lot of things go wrong with cars when they sit. Things that don't show up right away when they are put back into use. Seals dry up, crack, last for a little while and then there you are on the side of the road with a stuck brake caliper, huge oil or trans fluid leak, worn out wheel or axle bearing, growling rear end, or some other breakdown that has you wondering why the hell you ever decided to take the $300 piece of shit car in the first place. I'm just sayin...…….LOL
GM had markings on the oil filler cap on their the cars of this era
5W30 - not to comment yet why some of this engines died early...
The worsest they made where the 3.8 f.i. engines in the A-Body
cars, they had from factory weak crankshaft bearings.
All the other points, i agree.
The best way to change the tranny fluid is to bleed also the
torque converter. 77k mls leave a lot of dirt and grease and
this hydraulic converters are sensitive to any kind of dirt.
But these tasks seem to big already for the boy to fix.
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dude when you're done with this thing I'll fly out to Iowa buy it from you and drive it back to NY. I love this thing lol
Sooooo, where did those first few ounces of oil actually go?
Ikr
In the engine just took the slow route to get there
Probably into the port in the valve cover where the PCV breather hose connects. It leads into the head, but there's a baffle in the way.
Looked like the ATF dipstick tube in a big iron GM, that also acts as a filler tube since the ATF is super thin hydraulic oil. That long skinny china funnel was developed specifically for ATF DIY.
@@STho205 No, the opening he poured into at 6:59 was definitely in the driver's side valve cover. GM car automatic transmission dipsticks in my experience have always been on the passenger side and very close to the firewall.
I agree, this car is way too nice for rally. Seeing how it has all of the manuals and has documentation, and is low mileage, and in awesome condition not to mention it runs like a top. You don't see those good old boats on the road too much. Love it! Haha. I'm sure she'd take you to Tennessee just fine.
Please don’t rally this car it’s way too nice
If the brake light is on from the broken line, you can reset the proportioning valve by pushing the brake pedal fast and hard. You’ll feel a “click” in the pedal.
dont rally this pls
I have exactly the same car parked on my property. She has been sitting for over 15 years! Transmission went, I think it need torque converter seal but rusted pretty bad. Awesome vid TH-cam recommended me to watch. Cheers.
Headliner and a Maaco paint job and cash out at $2500
You could probably bring that paint back to a decent shine with a thorough detailing
Noone would pay more than 800 dude.
1:53. Those comfortable Oldsmobile seats get the feline seal of approval!
Mad Max: Carpet Road
Interesting, if a little confusing, to see so many people saying "No, No, don't rally it.", when you've already said you won't and you're keeping it.😁🤔
You still haven't shown us much of the underside Kevin but, going by the brakes, she's not going to be too bad. The two cars looked, and sounded, fantastic, thrashing up that field. Looking forward to the road trip.👍👌😁
Cheers for now,
Dougie.
Please don‘t rally with it!
I had an earlier, rounded, land barge olds 88 with 75% in that sweet pea green color they had and 25% rust holding it together. Between the "dyno-glyde?" and that engine, I just cruised down the blvd with my arm around my girl(who may have been legally blind). Smoothest power ride Ive ever had even after about 250k miles.
An aftermarket 8 track player would complete this car! ^^
8 track was actually a factory option. He might already have it! The needle section flips down to push a tape in.
@Goddess Sky That's funny because I owned an '81 Delta 88 with a factory 8 track player.
@Goddess Sky 8 track went out as an option in 1982. Still made 8 track tapes until 1988.
It’s wild to think this is how I found your channel I bought my first car based on this video I got 84 olds 88 coupe it ran horrible and I had no idea what I was getting into but it really sparked my love for cars thank you for everything you do keep it classy
you pouring your oil backwards.
Head liner falling down is a common problem. For my 89 Olds I cut 3/16 strips from some 1" pine. Measure distance across upper door trim add about an inch and place new wood slat in edge of trim allowing slat to bow up and keep head liner from your hair. Also it adds a bit of a nautical look.
If you Jokers don't want him to rally this car...its for sale...$5000 and its yours
I'd pay 5k Canadian for it, but then I'd have to bring it up here.
@@cameronnelson2853 We don't accept play money in the lower 48.
How about 5K Baht?
Don't ask for 5k for a car we watched him pay 300 for and put 200 into
Cars worth 1000 at most, which I'd happily for over. This car would easily clean up.
@@fredmaxwell9619 I don't think so...we would rather have some gravel. If I looked it up right a baht is only worth about 3 cents.
"Eleventeen thousand will be our limit" I FUCKING LOST MY SHIT! LOL
PLEASE don't rally it! It is definitly way too nice to trash it....
The 350 runs really good. And we love the Kitties!
I heard the 350s in those were diesels.?
No not diesels just slow.
To think this car was gonna be scrapped.
So many wonderful memories of my first and favorite car. Such nostalgia. Thank you
You should wash the undercarriage of the car and oil spray it
Lycanthropic Paranoia oil spray..? its not plastic.?
What do you mean oil spray it? Apart from this video / olds id love to know more about under carriage coating options. Some people throw rubbery shit up under their cars and it makes the rust even worse because it seals in moisture, gotta know what else is out there to try.
@@lcrazy8l i had an 80 with a 350 a while back. great car. as for the oil spray, the stuff i got put on was basically a grease that looks like snot. they spray the entire under carriage with it, including in the frame. then they drill out the doors and door sills and spray the inside with a red oil using a long pipe. many people spray right before winter. personally i recommend end of summer early fall. that way all the road dust sticks to the grease and creates a barrier.
@@Universal.G interesting. Yea I've never had a spray done before but I'm interested. Is there a brand name for the "oil snot"? Or does every garage/spray-place kind of create their own name for it?
@@lcrazy8l The place I went to a while back just had a big drum of it. Didn't get the name. I should of, that was 15+ years ago. Sorry.
I wish I had a garage to work on this kind of stuff myself. There's only so much you can do with a screw jack, a screwdriver set and adjustable crescent wrench in the driveway.
That being said, great job on this restore! Keep up the good work!
gas smelling oil could also just mean its running rich
my dad had one of those, but the 98 diesel. Looked the same. That engine was good for about 60K miles, then the fuel pump would fail. It was fun to drive, and if you ever had a tailgater, I just floored it and it buried them in black smoke. By the time I could see them again they were way back in the distance.
The "Check Engine" light is on.
He checked the engine. It's still there, so It's OK.
@@uzivatel56 Right. Also the "Brake" light is still on.
@Simon Legree Yeah. You're right.
My mom had one of these when I was 14 (39 now) Hers was an 84 Delta 88 Royale with the double dark blue instead of burgundy. I actually got in a car chase (long story) with the car and outran a 94 Town Car like a boss. Overheated it and lost a hubcap but a little water and it was good. So comfortable and the steering wheel was like a Cadillac.