Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Status:

Shake, Rattle and Roll....

The car has a shake, I hope it relates to the driveshaft. I have a new one built but need to shorten the slip yoke and possibly shorten the driveshaft.... I will measure and move ahead this week.

The shifter ter is not happy. I can get it into some gears some of the time but I need to get this sorted out before any spirited vroom vrooms.

Funny sound.... I have a feeling the sound I am hearing is an exhaust leak. I catastrophize naturally so I need to get this under wraps shortly.

Fuel mileage.... it seems to enjoy fuel :-)

Some lights need to be replaced/fixed. Dome light, dash lights, etc.

Brakes take a little (lot) of getting used to. They function as intended as far as I can tell. After Prom I had the opportunity to test them, a dingbat pulled out in front of me and I locked it up. I was impressed the car stopped quick enough for me to share a single finger communication and drive around said dingbat. I shared a verbal communication but the windows were up.... I am confident my message was clear.

Odds and ends, of course there are lots of other items to sort out over time but these are the hot topics.

Ryan W31

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Driveshaft part deux... shortened up the slip yoke some. Had some little spigots made up so I can measure the driveshaft by myself. One end has a slot for the measuring tape and one end has a point to measure too. (Pretty snazzy) after careful measuring and remeasuring I am confident the DS is too long. On various sites I have seen that one inch of travel is needed and I have zero. 56 inches center to center with the yoke pushed all the way in till it bottoms out in the trans and the DS measures 56 inches. I will have it shortened. Now the tricky part...... I want to be able to use a Chevy rear as well as an Olds rear... by memory the Chevy rear Center of the yoke is closer to the trans than the Olds rear. (Tough to explain....) in summary I think I can have the DS shortened 2 inches and it will be good for Olds 3R or in future if I install a 1350 yoke in an Olds rear or in future if I install a Chevy rear with a 1350 u joint.....


Ryan W31