I just bought another car...

"DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully" (danceswithrotors) 08/25/2015 at 23:28 • Filed to: Oldsmobile!, Project Car!, 'Murica

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Feast your eyes on my new project.

shop-teacher > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/25/2015 at 23:33

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That’s a menacing Olds you’ve got there. I love it! What are your plans?

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > shop-teacher 08/25/2015 at 23:38

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Brakes, tires, suspension bushings and drive it... The interior is in pretty good shape, especially being an all-original ‘65, and the drivetrain is in amazing shape.

I’m waiting to put the fender skirt back on the left rear, until after I put new tires all the way around, and the hubcaps will go on at that point, too. (They’re in the trunk, at the moment.)

shop-teacher > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/25/2015 at 23:43

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Sweet!

You may want to consider a dual circuit master cylinder too. That’s a big beast, you sure don’t want to lose all the brakes at once if something blows.

LongbowMkII > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/25/2015 at 23:54

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That’s a cool car.

Your boy, BJR > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/26/2015 at 00:14

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FINALLY you got a real car. And someone on oppo didn't buy a stupid fucking Lincoln when buying a big car finally.

desertdog5051 > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/26/2015 at 00:22

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I love 98’s. Owned 2 of them. Every bit as nice as a Buick and Cattletruck, IMO.

425 or 455?

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > desertdog5051 08/26/2015 at 00:37

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It’s the high compression 425.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Your boy, BJR 08/26/2015 at 00:39

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Who in their right mind would buy a fucking Lincoln, when GM and Chrysler both made way, way better full-size cars?

Seriously... The only full-size cars I like better than the 5th gen Olds 98 are the early-70s Imperial LeBaron and the mid-70s Cadillac Fleetwood Talisman.

Your boy, BJR > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/26/2015 at 00:48

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Fact: the ‘64-’66 Imperial was better in every single way than the period Continental (and Cadillacs, don’t tell nobody though) just like every Cadillac that wasn’t those years is better than everything else.

Also idk why Ford always gets all the love on here. They aren’t as inherently cool as Mopars, or as innovative as GM, and whenever either of those two made some ridiculous powerful engine back in the day, it would always be Ford who made a stink until racing officials banned the motors.

Cherry_man1 > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/26/2015 at 01:29

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Is that a dent?

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Cherry_man1 08/26/2015 at 01:47

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Yeah, but I can live with it. It might get repaired, it might just get ignored. Not sure, yet.

JR1 > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/26/2015 at 08:23

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Congratulations that is one cool looking car!

RallyWrench > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/26/2015 at 13:40

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Look at that majestic bastard!

RallyWrench > Your boy, BJR 08/26/2015 at 13:59

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Counterpoint: I don’t know what your definition of “inherently cool” is, but this was $2500 and has stacked headlights and kickass Coke-bottle rear haunches. Plus I can use cheap Mustang parts to hot rod it. Not to say I don’t like a big Mopar or mid 60’s Caddys because I fucking well do, but I grew up in a “Ford family” so this suits me fine.

That said, when I saw this come up on local Craigslist recently I about shat myself:

DrJohannVegas > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 08/26/2015 at 21:59

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