Abandoned 1974 Oldsmobile Omega Project car will it run and drive on a Budget
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2023
- @DudesWithWrenches
Abandoned Project Car Rescuing a 1974 Oldsmobile Omega From Junk to a dream come true on a Budget
Come watch us Rescue this poorly built Oldsmobile Omega from abandoned Garage art to running car. You will be amazed how something so easy can become so hard. But sometimes you just have to push threw the issues to make a dream come true
Also at the end of the day The Oldsmobile Omega the Cheap Chevy Nova's Cousin is a great car to restore
#dwwrenches #cars #revival - Auta a dopravní prostředky
This "Oldsmonova" is pretty nice cosmetically.
She definitely deserves some love...
I’m a fan of calling it “Nomega”, personally
One of my favorite videos from you guys. This was me in my shop rebuilding my 64 Impala for the third time. It was in the garage then an old chicken house now it’s the daily driver once again. All thanks to this dude “me “ and some wrenches…and a hammer god knows I’ve have got nowhere with out that hammer.
Thank you very much 👍
Nice work, that’s cool you were able to help him out!
My mom had one of these when I was born, brought me home from the hospital in it. Hers was a hatchback with the Olds 350 under the hood, decently quick car for the smog era. I wish she still had it.
Hatchback was its own kind of cool
That’s a good looking car.
I had a 73 Olds omega that I had worked on for years. I made the stupid mistake of trading it for another car. Guy wrecked it less than a week later. I miss that car.
Oh no
My Uncle did something similar to that. He required it after the first guy that wrecked it, but walked away after from it after the second guy wrecked it. It was a beautiful 75 HD Trans Am. Still remember picking it up after the screaming chicken was put on over the new paint. The ultimate 80's rod.
Great video! Amazing how brutally bad and irresponsible some ‘builders’ can be. Glad you were able to get the Omega back in the road.
Oh, and don’t hate the trim rings!!
Love the long format! Keep it up!
Damn shes purty, congrats on gettin her all runnin, nothin like the feelin of that first test drive haha
Yah the feeling of taking something broken and making it whole again
Great video. Love these revive videos. Take a good looking lemon and make it a good looking and running Omega. Back in the day the Omega was the one the smart guys bought because it was a 'cheaper" Omega with all the fancy Olds appointments. Guys would not expect a quick Omega!! Sounds really nice. Look forward to the next one. Be safe and stay well.
Hi Brian how are you doing 😊
Thank you and thanks for commenting
I can verify a 350 will bolt right in where a 250 was. Swapped mine out in a 74 Nova a long time ago.
I thought so thanks for watching
I can verify this statement as TRUE. The Nova, Omega and Ventura had the same designs. The mounts for a 250/6 do not need to be changed for swapping any small block GM V8. 1973-80, including Skylark 75-80, all had the same undercarriage and mounts. The bodies had cosmetic differences, otherwise they used the same platform.
I really enjoyed the video good luck on the car
Great vid👍
I worked with my dad ( RIP I miss you deeply dad) at his shop restoring classic/antiques as well as restomods.. it was amazing to see se of the things ppl had tried to do ...this is a prime example of what to do and not to do.
I think the best one we ever came across was a Studebaker Hawk w/ a 68 Hemi mounted to a 700R with a ford 9" rear 😳🤦🤣
Oh my
Sorry for your lost 🙏🏻
Its a super cool car!
It turned out nice for what was spent
Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing. Keep the content coming. Nice job. Hope you have an incredible weekend. Much love and RESPECT Nice car
I had 71 olds Cutlass I miss it
Nice
Not to long ago I picked up a 73 omega, got it for 500 bucks and threw a starter in and it fired up. It’s rough but it was made into a 1/8 mile drag car. I plan on making it road worthy again.
Great video guys. I enjoy the longer content on these types of builds.
Helps to know welding. It was a whole lot of detail work you done on the transmission bracket. Welding is a good skill. Something I'd like to know more about.
It never hurts to learn it definitely comes in handy
My very first car was a 1974 Nova I6 single barrel 3-on-tree. Swapped the I6 with a 350 from a 78 Z28. It even bolted right to the transmission. Swapped the same 350 into a 77 Skylark. No mount changes needed at all. That same 350 was then put into a customized Vegamino 4x4 and was the only time I had to change any mounts and that was only due to a 4 cylinder extraction, not a 6 or 8. I'm impressed with the overall condition of this Project car. Must be from out West because most of those are cancerous with rust here in the East. Garage kept would be a better guess, though. 73 and 74 were the only 2 years this style was used, biggest tell-all is the back bumper(tag above, not below) and still be more similar to the 68-72(tag below) body curves. 75-80 were more square, less curvy. Biggest downfall, in my own opinion, is the weak Unibody/framing design. Definitely reinforce the shoddy welding you pointed out and it would last even longer if you went ahead and replace the bushings in that framing. The slightest dry rot could lead to disastrous results. It's what's holding everything together!! I should know, I've twisted quite a few in my time. It's no fun when you go one direction and the whole front end goes in another, especially if you have speed or momentum built up.
Sweet video, glad to see you back on Long format. Clean video quality well done!
Sounds really good!! Nice job 👍
Great video, very well done and lots of great information!
Great video and very cool car. Sounds really good. 👍😎✌️
Old school trick for that kickdown cable is squirt oven cleaner down the cable, works on all Manuel cables & you just leavArite™️
I'm gonna try that thanks
what suprises me is the fact that the engine still spun turned over with the fuel/oil crud siting in it and for how long it had been sitting
Liquid death all the way brother!!!! ✊🏻
Dude!!! Thanks for working a #gmxbody…
A Olds Omega is a cool project 😎 wondering if that's a factory color?
Nice little old car and rebuild. The engine gas oil was kinda scary though.
Yah that 383 had seen things and non of them good
Knuckle busting at its best ! My fingers hurt just watching. You guys did a great job !
Sweet ride, how much did it set you back ?
Close to 8k with the car
I am enjoying your restoration immensely!❤ ❤
I own a '73 omega coupe with a rocket 350 V8 and auto transmission.
Your build might be struggling mostly because your usimg a chevy motor and transmission.
Though, you are showing us all how to switch over to a chevy powertrain which in itself ( given today's lack of olds parts at local stores ) is indeed useful knowledge.
Question: I don't have any documentation on my 14 inch factory wheels.
Your 1974 has the same wheels as mine. I'm about to buy aftermaket wheels in either 14 or 15 inch.
What's the correct bolt pattern, hub size, and backspace?
I currently can not messure mine.
Long embaresing story.
And the internet is full of broken bits of information that I can not yet verify.
I helped a buddy build a budget 65 Studebaker, we got a cheap "Rebuilt 350" with a cheap "Rebuilt Th350", the 350 was a 305 bored .040 and the th350 was a th350 with lockup converter... we put a cam in that 305, and was quite a fun little 4 door.
Also, did they clearance the oil filter to make those bashed in headers fit?😅
Oh man, now that you said it . I wouldn't put past them
@@DudesWithWrenches They were hammer happy! Haha.
The second law of thermodynamics is running rampant on this project
Long road of other people stuff they mess up 😢
Sometimes other people's work can be the worst part of a car
My God. Whoever owned that car and installed that engine should never touch a wrench again. 😳😳😳
They definitely have some learning to do
I've learned 99% of old cars require a blood sacrifice to fix them, no matter what it is your fixing lol.
That right there is facts
Did a 400 small block chevy with a turbo 400 trans back in the mid 80s and it was a direct drop in from the straight 6 ...not sure why yours wasn't and my only guess is the olds transmission
No it was a factory 250 inline six car if it would have been left alone It would have dropped right in but someone did alot of things wrong with the previous install that never got finished . 99% if this cars problems was the previous owner
Um yeah... I bought an abandoned project ('63 Fairlane). I still haven't figured out why they put a disc brake kit on the front, but didn't hook up the lines. The rear drums hadn't been touched in 40 years & the brake lines were broken in several places, but those [were] hooked up to a brand new proportioning valve & master cylinder, 🤷. People do the darndest things!
Edit: LOL! Mine had that exact 12S fuel pump too. It was swinging from a tank strap, by a zip tie.
Yah somethings don't make much sense
Dudes with wrenches.....so easy...a caveman can do it!!!!
Yep, small block Chevys easiest way to go for quick enjoyment
You should’ve probably put on a taller mount.
The pump is on back wards
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Filter goes on the other side
Are you going to roadkill nights?
I've only seen your shorts with voice over. For some reason I pictured you 100 pounds heavier lol
Well, thanks. I could probably still lose a few more pounds
700r4 out of pontiac fire bird
Time for a better cameraman !!!!!
Yah, you will have that learning as we go. Newer videos are better
First of all.... good video....but let's get to the main issue here ...
HE ADMITTED HE WAS....... WRONG!!!!!!
NOOOOO...
CAN'T BE.....!!!!!
I SWEAR.....MY FAITH IS SHOOKETH!!!
(Passes out)
NOW IF THEY'LL ONLY ADMIT TO THE BIG TRUTH...
THE PRICE GAUGHING....
THE NEEDING OF CONNECTIONS...
AND .....DARE I SAY IT.....!!!!!
I SHOULDN'T.....
THE GREAT BARN FIND TRUTH....
(crowd gasps in shock)
I'm slightly confused, but thanks for the comment
@@DudesWithWrenches whatchya need to know?
I'll be glad to explain
The Olds Omega: putting the “O” in Nova since 1973!
Really disappointed that Oldsmobile never gave the Omega a real chance for “performance” during the oil crisis seeing that the only options for a V8 were between a smog choked 350 (Olds or Chevy) and the 260
Yah I really think these cars could have shined with some big olds power under the hood
@@DudesWithWrenches I’m more of the opinion that the 403 would’ve made for a killer sleeper engine in these cars. Granted, any Oldsmobile engine is gonna cost a real pretty penny to have machined, but the 403 can put out some half decent numbers when properly built (300hp+ at 9:1 with 350 Olds heads)
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How old are you? My wife thinks 55 after seeing this video, I think early 40’s… or maybe it’s the abundance of wild hair and zero F’ks given…!?
Late 30s