Project "Not Rod" aka '66 F-85 crew cab daily driver

[doc]

Bought a '66 Olds F-85 crew cab (yes, I stole that idea) 330/Jetaway, bone stock back in '08....

Swapped on some 15x7 wheels & 235/60/15 tires all around in '09....

Went black in 2011...

Drove the wee out of it for a couple of years....

2012 brought front disc brakes, all new stainless lines, sc & c stage 2 plus front suspension with spc springs.....

More to come.

[ford141]

Looks tough, I like the wide steelies.

[doc]

Thanks....I am going to go with 8" steels on the back with a 275/60/tire in the near future.

[Mater]

330 awesome if it's still an actual 330 (lots of them where removed) it has a forged crank from the factory all other small olds only had cast cranks

[doc]

Yes, all original local car still rocking the 330.....love these motors, my second olds (the other was a 67 more-door cutlass) 330/jetaway car.

[milner351]

Just out of curiousity - what sort of MPG do you get with this thing? I'd love to rock a simple classic car daily but here in the rust belt it would be murder on the poor car.

[doc]

18 or so....geared 2.xx in the rear.

[milner351]

That's pretty darned good considering the weight of the car, heck, allot of new pickups struggle to get that kind of MPG.

[doc]

That's pretty darned good considering the weight of the car, heck, allot of new pickups struggle to get that kind of MPG.

It's kind of a dog as a stoplight warrior, but cruises easy on the highway.

Finally got the 15x8 steels & 255/60' s on the back.