Project distraction... 65 Olds F-85

[A-man930]

Between the slow pacing of my MJ restoration, mild ADD, and my kids bugging me to get a hot rod... I did a thing.

 

 

[89 MJ]

That looks like a super nice car! I'm a sucker for 64-67 A-bodies.

[neohic]

I love how four door classics are finally getting embraced. Well done!

[A-man930]

4 hours ago, neohic said:

I love how four door classics are finally getting embraced. Well done!

Well, the 4dr price point helped make my decision 

[Gojira94]

'65? Buick 225 I-6, Chevy 250 I-6 or Olds 330 under the hood, or did the original get gone a long time ago? Great find!

[A-man930]

On 10/23/2026 at 3:10 PM, Gojira94 said:

'65? Buick 225 I-6, Chevy 250 I-6 or Olds 330 under the hood, or did the original get gone a long time ago? Great find!

 

Olds 330 with a 2bbl and an ST300 behind it, sir! Slowly working towards getting it to run.  

[derf]

2 hours ago, A-man930 said:

 

Olds 330 with a 2bbl and an ST300 behind it, sir! Slowly working towards getting it to run.  

I'm guessing with that bent pushrod, you're going to do some significant repair work while it's apart?

[A-man930]

4 minutes ago, derf said:

I'm guessing with that bent pushrod, you're going to do some significant repair work while it's apart?

Yeah, as home-brew / cheaply as possible. It had 3 stuck intake valves. 

 

[A-man930]

All 16 lifters disassembled, cleaned, and put back together.   This is routine maintenance, right?