1968 Olds Delmont 88 Sitting 30 years! Will It Run Again??

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Life of Lind

Life of Lind

Күн бұрын

Gifted Barn Find 1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Convertible super rare only a few 100 left! Abandoned 30+ Years! Can we get it running and driving?

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@jameslowell9542
@jameslowell9542 3 күн бұрын
I like your laid-back style. And your videography is very good. My dad was a GM guy. We had a 65 Delta 88 and a 67 Riviera. Wow! The Old was the first car I drove with a driver's license. Ultra high compression on the 65. I sure was spoiled! Keep up the really good work man.
@samkin9667
@samkin9667 7 күн бұрын
Hi.. always a nice choice.. and great work.. i enjoy watching your videos.. thank you..
@philparker1705
@philparker1705 7 күн бұрын
Enjoy watching the videos. Basically an "Average Joe's Garage". I'd recommend that you take the time and pull the engine yourself when you get the time. If it turns out to be a pump issue, that would be an easy fix and with a bit of work, you'd have a nice summer cruiser on the cheap.
@bobbyGnOly
@bobbyGnOly 6 күн бұрын
just a nice quiet little chat while you explore and work on some more history....so relaxing
@tommytbone9778
@tommytbone9778 3 күн бұрын
MY NAM bud snagged that beast what a gem...We all don`t have the gumption to struggle thru the challenges an oil pump brings but hell brother you got it for FREE... the more them cackling hens on utube get noticed the more them hens will cackle, so don`t heed them no worry just do your thing brother we enjoy the effort LIFE OF LIND
@glentucker4250
@glentucker4250 6 күн бұрын
The Olds Delmont. Ya rarely see this model. A convertible AC car even. I think you have a very rare car. And no, I.didn’t know that GM built a counter clockwise timing engine. Especially the 455 rocket? I guess we learn something new every day. If you haven’t already sold it, I would say that it’s worth the time to get the oil pump fixed. Thanks Dustin! Stay warm and God bless! 🙂
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
of course the 455 Olds will run...and run well....the Olds 455 was one of the very best of the best V8s ever made...i had a 1968 olds 98 2 door and a 4 door...both with the 455..also i had a 1971 Olds Custom Cruiser,a 1972 Delta 88 and a 1971 Toronado all with the 455....they are truely the best!
@TheObnoxiousMrPug
@TheObnoxiousMrPug 5 күн бұрын
What a cool car! Pity you discovered that oil pressure issue. It should be a nice cruiser when the basics are taken care of, even if it's not a full restoration to mint condition🙂
@joshmoore8049
@joshmoore8049 7 күн бұрын
That’s a cool ride. I’ve not seen one of those in a long time
@todddenio3200
@todddenio3200 5 күн бұрын
Some engines will not build oil pressure without having the distributor or a distributor body in place to work as a seal. I'm not sure if Oldsmobile is like that or not but it might be.
@joniportwood1974
@joniportwood1974 3 күн бұрын
When I was very young my parents had one just like that one. It was the same color and a convertible and I remember going everywhere in it in the late 70's.
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 Күн бұрын
the Olds 350 cid was a superb small block for sure....AND the 455 big block was a superb engine....1968 was the first year for the 455...they did get more refined ...i sold my 1971 Olds Custom Cruiser with a 455...it had 287,000 miles on it...ran like the day i got it...excellant....the last 455 was tbe 1976 Oldsmobiles....also btw..the interior is not leather.
@nickt5361
@nickt5361 5 күн бұрын
Great video Dustin it’s good to see you working on a car and would like to see you get it driving when you have time . Ps. Ignore the haters - I would say the majority of us like what you’re doing . 👌🏻
@CaptApple
@CaptApple 7 күн бұрын
'76 or so I borrowed one of these from my buddy who was a cook at Dunkin's to go to a midnight movie in OB. On the way back home I was looking to cross a busy street in a left turn at around 2am. I saw a little gap in traffic and I floored it. Three front yards and a little pee later I regained control of the car having missed ALL manner of parked car and lawn ornament. That dirty beat up old car was a sleeping rocket and I'd goosed her. I'll always remember that.
@tonydziedziak3686
@tonydziedziak3686 5 күн бұрын
Thanks to that 455 cuin motor under that massive good!
@tommytbone9778
@tommytbone9778 3 күн бұрын
A cook at Dunkins had one ok
@brianbenedict8374
@brianbenedict8374 7 күн бұрын
Your knowledge is second to no one!! Awesome vid my friend!
@petercolquhoun2086
@petercolquhoun2086 7 күн бұрын
I wonder if Vice Grip Garage would be interested?
@cynthiapierson4123
@cynthiapierson4123 6 күн бұрын
Thanks! Buy some fuel for the heaters and generator.
@barrydoyl4102
@barrydoyl4102 7 күн бұрын
Bummer about the oil pan. Looks like a worthwhile project. Good luck.
@terrywindsor1310
@terrywindsor1310 7 күн бұрын
I wouldn't worry about the crybabies. Some people just aren't happy unless they're complaining about something....🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@gazlander
@gazlander 6 күн бұрын
Worth the effort, dude. Not too many of those around
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
you are working on the very best V8 America had to offer...i wud put the Olds 455 against ANY V8 you cud throw at it!
@Boga217
@Boga217 5 күн бұрын
No that would be the 350. It was far more reliable and much more common.
@hoss5852
@hoss5852 6 күн бұрын
D- "Fire in the hole!" -Hoss "YOU CAN DO IT!" ☆PIMP Rollin!
@73buickman
@73buickman 6 күн бұрын
My brothers got his old 68 delmont vert still looking for parts thou it's a wisconsin car lot of rust
@videosalvage9432
@videosalvage9432 4 күн бұрын
My first convertible in 1989 back in WI was a blue (mostly) 68 Olds Delmont 88 convertible with a 455 2 barrel carb, white vinyl interior, came with another sedan also with the 455. It had good floors, but some rust that had been filled with bondo by the previous owner. It ran great and was pretty fast.
@73buickman
@73buickman 4 күн бұрын
@videosalvage9432 my brothers is olive green I believe
@russ1046
@russ1046 6 күн бұрын
Good job. That car looks like it had quite an adventure!
@billhansen6855
@billhansen6855 5 күн бұрын
Awesome car to restore to new condition. Have the time of your life!!
@MrTommyboy68
@MrTommyboy68 7 күн бұрын
Seeing how it a rust free convert, I would do the engine rebuild and go from there. I miss the days when I had converts.
@JackieGleason-kv4xi
@JackieGleason-kv4xi 6 күн бұрын
Sweet ride, but need to pull that engine and pan and see what is up. You need four more hands and a second shop. Good luck on it.
@johncoffman2703
@johncoffman2703 5 күн бұрын
New to the channel enjoying the content
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
that was one of the hottest sedans/convertables on the road in 1968...it WAS the best looking full size GM car built that year....fix it up...be good to it...thats .."the car" in 1968.
@cynthiapierson4123
@cynthiapierson4123 6 күн бұрын
Thank you for braving the cold and giving us content. I was just about to say you need to get a "Clicky Clacky" as @vicegripgarage would say, then you got one. I like the will-it-run content. Maybe you can do a collaboration with another creator like @junkyarddigs. I love the new upgrades to your equipment and look forward to new content. See you soon.
@robertchahulski8044
@robertchahulski8044 Күн бұрын
In case you didn't know or you did. But you should probably not keep power going to the coil so you don't burn it out
@williamprice3700
@williamprice3700 6 күн бұрын
Nice car!😀
@grumpybear3066
@grumpybear3066 6 күн бұрын
I still cannot figure out where you find the time to complete any of the projects you have as you keep adding to it lol. As for the car, sell it to someone who wants to restore it if you can.
@zombienectar
@zombienectar 7 күн бұрын
Leather or naugahyde interior ? I can't imagine how many nauga skins it would take to complete that Olds interior.
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
yup yup ...in 1968 Olds ran everything off of the horn relay...haha
@tonydziedziak3686
@tonydziedziak3686 5 күн бұрын
For many years and certainly before the advent of muscle cars only way to get the sporty model was to buy the convertible!
@Bama_Vintage_Iron
@Bama_Vintage_Iron 6 күн бұрын
How much for the car?? Thanks,Ellis
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
i love that car!!!
@okc557
@okc557 5 күн бұрын
Cool car
@tonydziedziak3686
@tonydziedziak3686 5 күн бұрын
Old Carter 4 bbl carb! Before the Quadrijunk.
@ninoreeves7702
@ninoreeves7702 4 күн бұрын
cool convertible son
@foamyflightmaster9385
@foamyflightmaster9385 7 күн бұрын
Such a shame, but a long time project for someone or a golden opportunity for a collaborative with another tuber
@ReCheck_WotTheFluck
@ReCheck_WotTheFluck 6 күн бұрын
The stories that car could tell.
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
i will be looking for future videos....but i bet someone will snatch that car up !!!!
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
did u watch that Tatoo reality show with Kat VonDee in Los Angeles? she had a red 1968 Olds 98 convertable in the show...hot car hot girl !!!
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
that shud be a bulletproof engine AND it wont burn oil either!!!
@deanpaidas8089
@deanpaidas8089 4 күн бұрын
Look at the end of cylinder head if you see a letter it’s a big block. A number it’s a small block
@stephennowicki7158
@stephennowicki7158 7 күн бұрын
OMG !!😊
@RadioMan666
@RadioMan666 7 күн бұрын
👍👍
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
dont just sell that car....fix it up....thats a special car...
@steveosgood9182
@steveosgood9182 7 күн бұрын
come see the famous Pimp Daddy death car at Lind automotive inc. Shotgun blast to the windshield. Lind will recite a mostly made up story of the gangster's last ride.....
@davidweidner1675
@davidweidner1675 5 күн бұрын
Electric leaf 🍃blower to the rescue
@robertgarrett5009
@robertgarrett5009 6 күн бұрын
Another pickle Rick?
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
the valves arent seating...get it runnin..and heated up....the firing order is wacky...look up the firing order
@Spock-yt3dd
@Spock-yt3dd 5 күн бұрын
I have 68 98 - you can unbolt the engine mounts and jack up the engine enough to get the oil pan off. Still a real pain.
@johncoffman2703
@johncoffman2703 5 күн бұрын
I had the 1969 Delta 88 four-door a great car
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
check the firing order..its diff
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 Күн бұрын
you dont have to rebuild that engine...those are 300,000 mile engines...at 70,000 miles an Olds is just gettin broke in....its not junk Ford or Mopar whose life spans are drawing to a close at 70,000 miles !!!!!
@sothernborn1
@sothernborn1 5 күн бұрын
I see that hat w/ the American flag your wearing w/ cleetus name going right thru it .. I’m not sure how I feel about .. I’m a patriot also been fight against tyrants in this country for 47 yrs. and you don’t see me trying to profit off of it . I see no problem if you put your name beside the American flag under or over it but thru it naw .. it’s we the people not cleetus the people. You just don’t F with the American flag 🇺🇸 for any reason in my opinion .
@daviddavisvideo
@daviddavisvideo 7 күн бұрын
Why not put that 350 in it?
@daveli9760
@daveli9760 6 күн бұрын
because it would not be original needs a rebuild!
@ferrochinabisleri1587
@ferrochinabisleri1587 4 күн бұрын
This should be a 1969 model. Keep it!
@tonydziedziak3686
@tonydziedziak3686 5 күн бұрын
Correction on the nomenclature. That would be Delta 88 not Delmont !
@robertpasquini4097
@robertpasquini4097 4 күн бұрын
Delmont was two years only. 67&68.
@nickrichards7646
@nickrichards7646 6 күн бұрын
that was one of the hottest sedans/convertables on the road in 1968...it WAS the best looking full size GM car built that year....fix it up...be good to it...thats .."the car" in 1968.
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