joe_padavano

That wasn’t me.

Define “major mods”.

Will it bolt up to the block? Yes. That’s about the only thing that does.

The Rover motor has a different crank flange “stick-out” distance. The Olds doesn’t use a conventional flexplate, it uses a flywheel with a spring hub and spline drive like a manual trans. The Buick flexplate bolts up but will not work with the…[Read more]

The stock intake uses the small (Holley) bolt pattern. The only issue is, are the bores in the intake large enough to clear the throttle blades as they open.

My E-brock 1403 bolts directly to the stock intake manifold. I had to fabricate linkages for the accelerator and transmission TV rods.

The 62 Jetfire parts car that I have also has a plastic plug there. I have not had the fenders off of my two wagons to see what those have.

Kanter sells new Chinesium drums for these cars.

Read the option list. You could separately order all the trim pieces used on the Cutlass models when you bought a base F-85.

You do realize that the side trim was factory-available on the F-85 convertible under option K-8, right? As the car in the ebay ad Jim linked shows – an F-85 convertible could have been ordered from the factory with the same chrome side trim as a Cutlass (or F-85 Deluxe), but it would have had F-85 emblems, not Cutlass emblems.

Yeah, every one-of-none car has a “special order” story…

The F-85 convertible did not have the Cutlass emblems nor did it have the stainless “spear” down the side. This photo is an F-85 convertible. Note the small chrome piece at the front of the front fender as the only side trim. This car also has a bench seat. My friend Scott also has an…[Read more]

And THIS is why you never want to rent your old car out for movie or TV use. When I lived in SoCal, I knew a number of people who did this. It rarely ended well.

The 1962 Chassis Service Manual tells you exactly what you have. Series 3067 is an F85 Sports Convertible. Series 3167 would be a Cutlass Convertible. It’s entirely possible that at some time in the last SIXTY years, someone replaced the front sheet metal (likely due to an accident) and the fenders they got were from a Cutlass.

That Jetfire hood was still on the wagon when I bought it, but he told me he was going to keep it and swap a normal hood back onto the wagon. I was OK with that.

Jim is correct. The progression on oil filters used on the BOP motors was PF7 to PF30 to PF24. The white AC filters are period correct. The blue ones are newer. Brand new production AC filters are horrible. The quality is very poor and the materials are much thinner. I use the Wix 51409 on my later Olds motors, but I use the 51258 on my 215 as it…[Read more]

Nice find, Eric. I’ve noticed that many vendors do not take the time to research parts that cross over from one type of car to another. For example, I found the correct color arm rest pads for my 62 available from Hubbard’s Impala Parts. Sometimes GM’s “parts bin engineering” pays off.

Nicely done, Eric. I’ve also had good results from Right Stuff.

You’ll need a custom flexplate and the D&D adapter plate. The 200-4R is set up to use a lockup converter unless you build it specifically for a non-lockup. You will need to modify the floor. The only later model automatic that fits without floorpan mods is the TH200 three speed.

I’ll also suggest browsing the engine builds at britishV8.com. Lots of good info on the BOPR motors (that’s Buick-Olds-Pontiac-Rover).

Spend some time looking at the engine builds at britishv8.com. The Buick 300 crank is the usual way to go, but put that in a Rover block with Chevy 305 pistons and you get about a 298. The late Rover 4.6 blocks have cross-bolted mains.

“It has all to do with stopping power. If manual brakes are so great then why does the D.O.T. require power brakes, and now antilock brakes.. Again its making old cars better than new.”

You apparently still don’t understand how brakes work. If the pressure at the wheel cylinders is the same, what difference does it make if there is a power…[Read more]

“Why keep manual brakes….. The whole point to convert to disc is power disc brakes… A hell of alot better stopping power. Its all about making old cars better than new.”

Uh, no. The brakes at the wheels neither know nor care if there is a power booster. All they know is the hydraulic line pressure. You don’t need a power booster to make suf…[Read more]