Off topic: Wheels for my new to me ride... 71 olds

[Cemetery21]

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In keeping with the idea of factory correct look, but aluminum instead of steel and 17". No trim ring needed since the aluminum is polished in that area. https://www.jegs.com/i/Year+One/219..._3RzA1FHwxaeEf3NywevX6TEv5P-Fgn8aAkO5EALw_wcB

 

[457ciSBC]

Billet Specialties mentioned above has some nice stuff. Year One has a 17" version of the Olds super stock wheel in aluminum.

Street cruiser....17’s with a lower profile tire

Year One SS2WSLVSTK: Super Stock II Wheel Set Size: 17" x 8"/17"x9" - JEGS High Performance

Super Stock 2, SS2,SSII, SS 2, SS II, S/S 2, S/S II

www.jegs.com

 

[Topstrap]

Any of the old school classics such as Cragers, Torque Thrusts or Keystone look good. I liked the original wheels on my 70 SS Chevelle for that car. I'm partial to Torque Thrust style on my Challenger. A buddy had a yellow W30 and the original wheels looked great on it.

 

[Bc'z]

Any of the old school classics such as Cragers, Torque Thrusts or Keystone look good. I liked the original wheels on my 70 SS Chevelle for that car. I'm partial to Torque Thrust style on my Challenger. A buddy had a yellow W30 and the original wheels looked great on it.

I was waiting for someone to bring up Keystone the classic would look great on a 442.

 

[Mark W]

For a classic car I would consider Cragar SS, Keystone Classic, Torque Thrust, Weld Draglite, Centerline Auto Drag, or an American Racing Slotted Mag in 15” only. Tall wheels ruin that classic muscle car look IMO.

 

[M-61]

Sometimes you really can't think of a nicer replacement for the factory ones.

 

[john 800]

Title is transfered! Deal is done. I know the car is solid, body is great other than one deep scratch in the drivers door. What I dont know Is exactly how long it has been parked, guessing 8 years or so, or what issues will come up due to it sitting.
Probably be a few weeks at least before I have it out to even get an assessment on what it needs to be road worthy. I will be shocked if its as easy as fresh gas, battery, fire it up and drive it home, and im ok with that. If I have it to the point that I can drive it reliably this summer Ill be happy. I will be occupied a few nights a week coaching softball till late july, maybe later.

 

[john 800]

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Sometimes you really can't think of a nicer replacement for the factory ones.

I dont think id change those, thats a noce looking kraut burner haha

 

[M-61]

I dont think id change those, thats a noce looking kraut burner haha

Thanks. Last of the blown V-8's

 

[farmerjohn]

After 8yrs, I would like to see how much rust is above the oil line in the rear end. Bore scope through the fill plug would work, save you lots of grief, ask me how I know... John

 

[john 800]

After 8yrs, I would like to see how much rust is above the oil line in the rear end. Bore scope through the fill plug would work, save you lots of grief, ask me how I know... John

Im hoping for the best, prepared for the worst...
He gave me a pretty good deal on the car, if I have to yank the whole drivetrain and rebuild everything I can accept that, buuuut it would be awfully nice to get it on the road with minimal work. I will take a look at the rear end, it is up in the air on a lift

 

[DGP4]

My cousin had a '68 442 with the polished rim magnesium center wheels. I can't remember if they were Cragars or American Racing. They would look period correct to me. He ordered it without power steering which was a common street racer thing to do, 3.08 rear end and a Muncie M21 close ratio 4 speed tranny. That thing was a bear to park without PS but boy did it scoot!

 

[biggun2869]

Surprised that I haven't seen the stock Olds honeycomb wheels. To me they would be best but they probably would cost ya more than custom. Keystones would be my 2,nd choice

 

[john 800]

My cousin had a '68 442 with the polished rim magnesium center wheels. I can't remember if they were Cragars or American Racing. They would look period correct to me. He ordered it without power steering which was a common street racer thing to do, 3.08 rear end and a Muncie M21 close ratio 4 speed tranny. That thing was a bear to park without PS but boy did it scoot!

My one minor gripe with the car is that its a an automatic trans. An auto is quicker alot of times, but the 4 speed is still more fun and simpler for a street car.

 

[Cemetery21]

I drove a couple of 4 speed cars when I was looking for a "classic". They were not as much fun to drive as they were 40 years ago.

 

[DGP4]

My one minor gripe with the car is that its a an automatic trans. An auto is quicker alot of times, but the 4 speed is still more fun and simpler for a street car.

All the Hurst/Olds 442 had a tricked out THM400 automatic and they could do 0-60 in 5.4 seconds so they were no slouch. If you rebuild your tranny, make sure to get the high performance sprags and 6 disk clutch pack for it. With those upgrades, the THM400 is virtually unbreakable.

 

[tcmikey]

I knew a bracket racer that told me he watched the center separate from the rim on a Keystone classic at launch. When I bought my Olds guess which wheels were on it? For that reason, and the tires occasionally rubbed, they got replaced. Wheels are a very personal thing in my opinion. So, anything goes!

 

[Evan]

I drove a couple of 4 speed cars when I was looking for a "classic". They were not as much fun to drive as they were 40 years ago.

I think there's a lot of rose colored nostalgia there. They're never as sweet as remembered. Like the 3 on the tree in my 53. Unsynchronized. The romance wore off in minutes! Even double clutching, it didn't like to be hurried, and in modern traffic sometimes you need to hurry.

 

[Cemetery21]

Like the heel-toe dance trying to keep a 69 GTO running at an uphill stop sign when the carb is flooding.

 

[Sandstorm]

uphill stop sign when the carb is flooding.

Been there done that... SF streets come to mind....that was a long time ago.
P.s Tourque thrust and 17 inch polished