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Member ID: phantom88

Location: portland, Oregon

Last updated: Jul 05, 2009

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erik’s Oldsmobile Delta 88

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 An odd picture maybe? This is where the new interior is being created, a one man operation that does incredible work not too far from where i live, .... Rear seat below.....  

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Completed also are the door panels and rear quarters.        

 

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now running the BLACK Bassett Racing Wheels / alloys in the attic for a little while 

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Built in Lansing Michigan November of 1972 window sticker states a cost of $5,511.25--after $1,017.20 of factory installed options.... Purchased from Coyle Buick Jeep Olds in Walla Walla Washington 
 

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The largest trailer i could find and it is still a tight fit

 
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  loading up for a trip to SPAIN'S for the exhaust work

 
                                                                                                                                                                                 The choice for exhaust on the performance small block Olds is a pair of Mondello/Hooker Super-Comp headers with 1 7/8" runners to 3 1/2" collectors, 2.5" exhaust pipes to the Flowmaster 40's and 2.25" tailpipes over the axle exiting just below the bumper 
Flowmaster 40 mufflers 
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bushing on the left supplied with the sway bar, aftermarket on the right, which one do you want on your car?


phantom88's 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88End link on the left was installed by the alignment shop..... spacer was way too long, glad I paid to have that done, ended doing it myself the right way with new Grade 8 bolts from Ace Hardware and cutting the spacers down to one inch. Ideally you'd like the swaybar parallel with the lower control arm. The extreme angle created by large spacers used required them to use 5/16" inch bolts in order to pass through the swaybar. 
 

Autometer Phantom gauges keeping an eye on the vitals phantom88's 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88

 A rebuild of the rear control arms with new bushings is next, shown here is what came in the kit for my rear swaybar, a 1/4" drilled steel plate a couple cheap spacers and 3/8" grade 5 bolts....this is not adequate for a 4000 pound b-body oldsmobile
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phantom88's 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 In addition to replacing the bushings, since i've never been happy with mounting situation of the aftermarket swaybar, i'm going to take this opportunity to reinforce the arm and make a permanent mounting plate for the swaybar....
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The lower control arms are now reinstalled with new bushings, the swaybar mounting plate welded in, powdercoated and looking and handling much better phantom88's 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 phantom88's 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88

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Remanufactured Rochester Quadrajet
K & N air cleaner
New front brake calipers/lines-Cooks Brake Service
100 amp altenator & starter w/custom length cables by Auto Battery Electric
Autometer Phantom gauges- oil pressure, volts, water temp, tach
MSD 6a electronic ignition
MSD Heli-Core Plug Wires
NGK XR45 Plugs
New radiator & Summit stainless hoses
Rebuilt air conditioning including poa elimination kit
KYB Gas-Adjust shocks
MOOG frontend rebuild/new center link, tie rod ends, ball joints, upper N lower control arm bushings, idler arm..
PST G-MAX Swaybars 1 1/8" front 1" rear/Energy Suspension bushings and end links--custom lower control arms w/ new bushings-- still gotta do the uppers
Balanced drive shaft/new u-joints by Driveline Specialties
CIBIE H4 headlight upgrade w/Hella relays, custom wiring harness

 

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Member ID: phantom88

Location: portland, Oregon