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Member ID: mels72dodge

Location: Fairfield, Vermont

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Last updated: Jun 08, 2005

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Matthew’s Oldsmobile Toronado

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Ok, there's kind of a story behind this one....
mels72dodge's 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado Fairfield, VT Customized with Goodyear Tires, Audiobahn Sub Enclosure, Audiobahn Subwoofers, Alpine Head Unit - 1 mels72dodge's 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado Fairfield, VT Customized with Goodyear Tires, Audiobahn Sub Enclosure, Audiobahn Subwoofers, Alpine Head Unit - 3

My grandfather purchased this car from a guy who lives about 2 miles away from us. He decided to remove the rear wheels, get a new set of calipers, brake pads, and bearings. Well, he didn't end up putting the new calipers in because they wouldn't fit. So there it sat in a garage for 6 years.
When my grandfather passed away late last year, my family wasn't interested in keeping the car....I said 'hold up', I'll take it!
mels72dodge's 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado Fairfield, VT Customized with Goodyear Tires, Audiobahn Sub Enclosure, Audiobahn Subwoofers, Alpine Head Unit - 4 mels72dodge's 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado Fairfield, VT Customized with Goodyear Tires, Audiobahn Sub Enclosure, Audiobahn Subwoofers, Alpine Head Unit - 5
I couldn't figure out what was up with the brake calipers not fitting into the housings either. So I sent it to my mechanic to see if he could figure it out. Sure enough, there was a recall in 1986 for that car and GM altered the design of it's rear braking assembly. My grandfather had the right calipers, but did not make the changes to the housing.
mels72dodge's 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado Fairfield, VT Customized with Goodyear Tires, Audiobahn Sub Enclosure, Audiobahn Subwoofers, Alpine Head Unit - 6 mels72dodge's 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado Fairfield, VT Customized with Goodyear Tires, Audiobahn Sub Enclosure, Audiobahn Subwoofers, Alpine Head Unit - 8
Along with fixing the rear brakes, I had a new exhaust system installed too.
Even though its a 5.0L V8, it still sounds sweet.

mels72dodge's 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado Fairfield, VT Customized with Goodyear Tires, Audiobahn Sub Enclosure, Audiobahn Subwoofers, Alpine Head Unit - 10


Yeah, those are the original miles!!

These are further mods I plan to make:
-new rims
-pair of 1400w 4way 6x9 Cuspid rear speakers
-pair of 500w 3way 4x6 Cuspid front speakers
-2 800w 12" Audiobahn subs
-Alpine CDM9803 cd headunit
-either a 6 or 12 disc cd changer

I haven't decided yet on amps,or a capacitor, but those will probably go in too.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: mels72dodge

Location: Fairfield, Vermont