STRIPPING Down a 1960 Oldsmobile 88 to SAVE a 1959 Olds 98 Coupe! Engine Swap Pt 1 (Old Car Rescue)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2023
- I picked up this 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 about a year ago from inner-city Chicago, and even though it runs and drives great, it has some pretty extensive rust, so it will become a better parts car than restoration candidate. This 60 olds will save a fully loaded 1959 olds ninety eight (98) coupe that I bought in Arizona this past summer, which is practically rust free and loaded with rare options. The 59 has a bad engine, so this engine from the 60 will be a great transplant for it.
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Shorten the chain on the hoist as it will help on clearance when you lower the car. Windshield removal, once the seal is cut go inside with sneakers on, brace yourself on the seat or box and push it evenly with your feet, Nice & steady. Great video Keepem coming
Thanks, i bought the chain too long but plan to shorten it
Factory green tinted windows to . Nice.
oh yeah
That engine to firewall ground strap has hung me up a few times in the past. I have been working on fifties Oldsmobiles for fifty years. I have now gotten in the habit of unbolting it the very first thing so I don't forget it.
I remember someone here in my town had a 1960 2 door post that was robins egg colored. Cool cars !
I've only replaced one windshield. My step brother owned a body shop. His advice was make a hole in the gasket, fish a wire through, wrap it around a wrench 2 guys like a saw run or through all the way around. It worked great!
Ive never had luck with that on these but maybe i was using the wrong wire lol
The glue reattaches if one does not use a mix of water and oil while sawing it with the wire.
Always fun seeing a version of your car torn apart, this vid helps tremendously if I ever need to take my engine out of my 1960 dynamic 88 sedan
It isnt too bad, good luck!
Felix seems to like watching you pull wrench’s lol. Nosy little kitty. The old cars are so much easier to work on compared to todays. You need to steal some of Felix’s kitty litter for your spills.
haha yeah he is very nosey, i use cat litter but if im not quick enough, he paws it around. so i just used towels this time
God bless you and your family for sharing this with us, we are going target 🎯
Glad to see that 60 live on as a donor so others may live. Too bad about the rust though. Would love to have seen it saved.
Mr. B. Here ! It sad that the 1960 will be parts car there are so few around ! But I understand ! Good luck !
Grew up in these cars.
394’s were a much more solid engine (and heavy!) than the 371. Surprised it has a knock. 371’s tended to go through rings.
Back in the day, 394’s were used in drag cars because they could handle all the blower pressure you could give them.
We used to use a piano wire to cut the windshield seal.
Viqueens choked btw
All my experience has been with second generation Oldsmobile Rocket V8, 330-455 but quite familiar with what the capabilities of the 394 are as well. Especially the fact that they can be punched out to over 500 cubic inches as well as taking all kinds of pressure from a blower. Surprised not trying to rebuild that one as well.
Thanks for doing a great episode, looking forward to the next!
Glad you enjoyed it! Going to try to set up the livestream for this weekend, try to give more people a chance to get in on it!
You can have a good glass shop pressure-fill the crack in the windshield with clear epoxy, and polish out the scratches. That looks like a nice tinted windshield.
Nice thanks for that info!!
Awesome I am a cat lover myself
But always worries me when I see them around old vehicles because antifreeze is very toxic for animals they say it taste sweet to them but I’m sure you are aware keep up the great videos I enjoy them all
i am very aware of the spills and was watching him constantly until i got the stuff cleaned up, id die if something happened to him on my watch
@@IowaClassicCars Good for you Ryan, nice to see him looking like a healthy boy, do you have some toys for him, they like small mice, feathers, sweatshirt hood strings, and a laser pointer will have him zoom like crazy chasing it, our charlie finall caught on, but still likes to chase it a few minutes, the other thing is always get him out of the engine before starting the car, after that the noise of the running car should keep him away after, who does he slip with at night?
New shop look’s great ! Keep up the good work
Thank you
It is a pity that GM cancelled the oldest marque that was manufactured in America. Oldsmobile made some great cars.
First off. Love your cat. Second, '59 Olds are nicer styling wise.
Thank you!
Felix is doing the job well, he will keep the no good mice under control! To bad the Oldsmobile was too far hone Ryan, but at least you saved it from being thrown out before good parts were removed from it!
oh for sure
Funny thing, I’m missing the brake master and vacuum on mine along with the rake pedal assembly
, Great video Ryan. Alot of work accomplished and I can't wait to see nexts weeks. Thank you for sharing 🙏
Thanks for watching!
Saw a nice complete 59 Impala dash for 1100 isn't that a little high? Felix is a beautiful cat
Yes way high. I have a couple here for sale for 400
Felix is cool! Love the cat!!
haha hes a good boy
I had two 60 oldsmobile a dynamic 88 and super 88 they were both great cars had the super was,2Dr like yours and dynamic was convertible all have left is ,The air cleaner for the ,4 barrel really miss those cars now have.Pontiacs 59 catlinia and 65 grand prix and 76 olds ninety eight 2dr also good idea about swapping the booster and brake pedal lot better then one on bottom save that steering wheel they are rare and cool
The wire is called piano wire I think you can get it at auto body supply or glass shop
Felix is turning into a good shop cat. Keep up the good work!
thanks man, yeah he really is a good boy!
That drivetrain didn't want to give up, but you won! The worst part is all the fluids leaking out that you think you got blocked. Mine never come out clean!
Heat guns help when removing old glass from solidified ancient rubber.
i am definitely going to order one
I wonder if you could do a time lapse. Then it would be a shorter vid and just as interesting but we wouldn't have to be so bored watching , if you know what I mean. Love these vintage cars. Nice garage .
Thanks, sorry to bore you, i try to keep them short but also want to try to showcase the everyday life of a normal garage guy. Ill try to better the videos going forward 😎
@@IowaClassicCars Like what you are doing and I do have a FF button , so, not to worry. Can't wait to see her on the road.
I am busy restoring 1959 Oldsmobile Delta 88 in South Africa and although many GM cars of the era (Pontiac, Chevrolet & Buick) were built here at the time Oldsmobile was not built in South Africa. I can import most of the mechanical parts required from the US, but I can't get hold of body/window trim or dashboard components etc. I desperately need the lefthand front quarter window.
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Little bit of heat on the sealant works on glass removal
im going to need to order a heat gun, good idea!
Yes Fleix the Shop cat get lots nice 👌 👍 and would put light tarp over glass till need Ryan so get ruin too!
Good idea!!
@@IowaClassicCars welcome Ryan :)
Good deal, enjoyed
Thanks for watching!
SUPER GOOD VIDEO WAAAW THANKS...
Thank you!
Nice shop..I think you Lift next
Thanks Mike
For the windshield
The shop looks fantastic.
Thanks man
Well if it was gonna get cubed, then it's better that you have it as a parts source. At least it will do one more good deed in its life.
Felix is soon grow to be a mechanic and will fetch you tools when you will need them :)
Didn't know about radiators being standard and heavy duty.
Congrats on engine cooperatin g and going out :) Altough making the mess in process. Working with the windshield is another side of the story, unsealing all the seal around it sure is massive task. There must be meters of it all around all the circumference. But this huge piece of glass is sure a sexy thing. Epitome of engineering and ingeunity.
33:06 - that's still the '58 Anniversary Gold being used on a '63 ? They even had that still as a paint selection ? They switched to Gothic Gold already as soon as '59, didn't they ?
it wont get cubed, just going to a yard where it can be picked over more and used up fully
@@IowaClassicCars oh that's even better 😎 yay for the Olds.
What about the Gold?
I use a come-a-long from tail end of tranny to hoist . Lol
I had a 1959 Dynamic 88 sedan and I wish I would have kept it 😢
I see you have others covered from curious eyes. Helps with the "is the... for sale" questions
1000%
Don't you know if you take a guitar string you can use it to cut the windshield right out it works real good and it's fast and less chance of breaking it..and if you cat gets into the antifreeze he is a dead cat they like it because it's sweet.
Beautiful garage there Ryan, acres of room
Thanks 👍
Have you measured the driveshafts? Kitty litter is a great substitute for oil absorb. I love watching noobies tear apart cars.
Driveshafts are the same, i wouldnt say im a noobie but im definitely novice when it comes to engine swaps
Beautiful car I think I wa t a 60 Olds 88
Thanks for watching
What you need is a roll around a frame or car lift, work smarter not harder!
Car lifts will be here in a bit, stay tuned
Excellent video Ryan :) also is Steering wheel and some dash parts may need same both cars plus wire harness too be use on Orange from White car ! Also foot pedal too be worth saving to and hopefully hear what need and don't need to!
Good call!
@@IowaClassicCars welcome Ryan :) help anytime!
I will say that it needs adjusted on the rack .
Hey that’s me
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Another great video let me ask something what is the name of the stuff you sealed the floor with please I need to do my 40x65 building that got put up last week thanks Ryan.
glaze n seal wet look sealer from home depot
@@IowaClassicCars thank you Ryan and is that dry wall on your walls with insulation behind it thank you Ryan looking forward to your next video.
@@terrencegiordan2775 r-25 insulation from menards with 7/16 osb, i have a video on this as well on my channel from a month or so ago you can see how i did it all
Not good to pry glass with screwdrivers, you need something broader like putty knives.
Putty knives work too, with screwdrivers just gotta pry real gently, take a lot of time & they work good...just cant rush it
A damn shame the '60 couldn't be saved. Actually a better-looking car than the '59 in my opinion.
I’ve got a gone over by machine shop 394 from a 64 star fire for sale .
nice but this one was free cant beat that :D
Was hoping you'd take two seconds and wipe up the ATF before stepping in it and spreading it around.
Thankfully it didnt get into the drain tho lol
Good to see you Ryan I lost my most prize possession Dec 9th my beagle Arnold passed away just before his birthday on Xmas day he got cancer and kidney failure I took him to the vet everyday for almost two weeks and he passed away that Friday morning as we went out the door to go back to the vet for treatment he passed away in my arms he is on the right side of my profile picture and Bigfoot is on the left I lost 20 months ago
ah man sorry to hear that
Hi Ryan, I will just echo what John Hunter already said. You are using too long of a chain on your cherry picker. Basically you used 2 chains, where you only needed 1. That made your cherry picker reach its peak, before you were able to clear your radiator support. Easy mistake, but even easier to fix the next time you do it. As for windshields, you're on your own. I have removed a couple successfully and 1 not so successfully. Now I just pay a Professional glassman to remove them for 60-$100. Just not worth the hassle to me. Thanks for the video
Im going to cut that chain down this weekend! Thanks for the tips :)
Are you going to use the 98's 4 barrel carb? Enjoyed the video
No but im going to keep the engine complete so if someone wants it all numbers matching
Could use all the window trim, inside an out, for a 60 cad
Correct, except the caddy has a longer roofline. Same for the buick 225s and olds 98s
Use a piano wire to shut your windshield out with it's a lot faster simpler and easier after you get all your Chrome and all that stuff off have a great day
Thanks for the tip!
Just curious , do you have a filtration in your garage drain ? For oil , I mean . Thats what you normally do here in sweden when you build a garage .
No filters but thankfully there is a little bit of a lip on the drain, so no oil went into it
Should have dropped the front clip off the 60. Sure would have made engine/trans removal easier.
Pulling a 59/60 gm front clip is NOT fun lol and takes way longer than youd think, ive done a few in my life lol
@@IowaClassicCars I cheated, I used a torch.😂
I have a 60 88 coupe.
nice
Complete with all brackets
thanks
Did you get that from your Dad, messing with old cars? He kinda seems like he's into it too, working on cars. I was just curious, I figured the apple didn't fall too far from the tree, know what I mean? Anyhow, good stuff buddy, rock on 🤘!
He actually got interested in cars after i did, lol kinda backwards but i got the bug before he did
@@IowaClassicCars - haha, oh well, nothing wrong with that buddy, nothing at all! 👍👍🤘✌️
Good.jop 😃😃😄👏👏👏👍👍👍
Thanks 👌
My cousin swapped a 394 into a 54 Ford back in the day
Nice!
Maybe you could have taken out the radiator wall or support and the grill it would have right out , straight.
pulling these front supports on 50/60 gms is not fun lol
Have a windshield guy drill and fill that crack with epoxy before you do anything else with it.
Good thinking!
Shame to part that beautiful 60 olds what are you going to do with the rest of the car?
It took me about half way through the video to notice the dollies under the front wheels. Meanwhile, you're struggling to get the engine over the core support.
Sadly i had to use the dollies because the lower control arms were sitting on top of the picker arms, as you can see in the clip, we pushed the car & the picker came with us...thats why
Why are you pulling out the 394 enging which makes 325 horsepower and putting in a less powered 371 is their something wrong with the 394
Yes the 394 knocks very badly
😎👍😎
Let the air out of the tires
that would make life even harder lol
Judgment day is whan we die. lol Cool car for sure.
haha this car had its judgement day
Take u screw driver and wack the top of it to get u screws out of the clips.
thanks
Curiosity killed the cat lol
Haha
What's the point of the car covers? None of your cars have new paint or have been restored. Why don't you get a vehicle lift, instead of buying all those car covers?
Got tired of everyone asking if all the cars in the bsckground were for sale on facebook, this eliminated that. + my camaro does have nice new paint
Felix be like I want to see what your doing
he needs to learn how to help lol