The Oldsmobile Connection

delta88uk · Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 22 Location: Essex, UK

Hi all,

The problem with living in the UK is that I can't get any kind of manual or information (be it tech or otherwise) on my '77 delta 88 royale. Does anyone out there have something they could scan and email me? Any help would be appreciated!!!

cheers,

dave

ps. that wiring diagram is so useful! thanks for that!

73Delta88 · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:26 pm Post subject:

Welcome to TOC dave. I'll let you know if I find anything on the 77 Delta 88.

73Delta88 · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed!!!

delta88uk wrote:
The problem with living in the UK is that I can't get any kind of manual or information

I ran into this on Ebay...CLICK HERE... They'll probably charge more than the listed shipping cost to ship to the UK... email them anyway and see how much

Cutlass95Ciera · Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 433 Location: Portage, Michigan

73Delta88 wrote: delta88uk wrote:
The problem with living in the UK is that I can't get any kind of manual or information

I ran into this on Ebay...CLICK HERE... They'll probably charge more than the listed shipping cost to ship to the UK... email them anyway and see how much

Did you bid on it dave :?:

delta88uk · Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 22 Location: Essex, UK

Hi there,

Didn't worry about bidding, there was a 'buy now' thing for $5 so i went for it! Looking forward to getting it, it'll be nice to have!

On another note, it's weird because everyone in the UK with a US car seems to be a bit older! Reason being petrol prices and MPG can prove to be a lot of money, plus insurance over here is silly expensive for young drivers in big cars. Its nice to see some young people with these cars, and seeing what they can do to them!

Thanks for all your help, and cheers for being interested!

dave

Cutlass95Ciera · Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 433 Location: Portage, Michigan

Sweet, congrats on the manual! :D Is insurance more if you have a bigger car over there??? That just seams kinda wierd, but then again here in the us everyone has a big fridgen suv! :lol: I guess if everyone had a smaller car then it would make sence.

delta88uk · Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 22 Location: Essex, UK

well, my first car had a 1.1L engine and the insurance was £900!!! now, 7 years later i still pay £600 odd for my olds. The insurance goes up if you have a bigger engine, but also is performance-based as well. Bad news! Nevermind, I've fallen in love with my car! I don't think anyone else in the country has one though! I've asked around on US Car websites and no-one seems to have a delta88!!!

73Delta88 · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject:

alot of the insurance cost can depend on the theft rating on that particular car also.

This is great... we're really becoming a global orginization here.. USA, Canada, and now the UK

Brando maybe we should figure out a way to build in some sort of currency and unit of measure converter so we all don't have to do so much math :lol:

go ahead... call me lazy :laughing:

Brando · Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 3067 Location: Michigan, USA

73Delta88 wrote: alot of the insurance cost can depend on the theft rating on that particular car also.

This is great... we're really becoming a global orginization here.. USA, Canada, and now the UK

Brando maybe we should figure out a way to build in some sort of currency and unit of measure converter so we all don't have to do so much math :lol:

go ahead... call me lazy :laughing:

I am looking into it...unit of measure converter seems possible...but currency conversion rates change daily....so that would be a little difficult to keep track of....

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Brando

73Delta88 · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 8:40 pm Post subject:

ahh, true

It would be cool of the unit of measure thing could work though

Brando · Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 3067 Location: Michigan, USA

73Delta88 wrote: ahh, true

It would be cool of the unit of measure thing could work though

Hmm...I found a currency conversion script that checks on current currency conversion rates from a reliable source. I'll integrate it sometime....we'll see....I'll probably make my own calculator for the unit of measure converter....what measure conversions should I include?

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Brando

73Delta88 · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject:

Brando wrote: what measure conversions should I include?

hmmm....

just some of the standard to metric and metric to standard conversions for units that might come up while talking about cars, ex. miles to Km's cubic inches to litres, and the other way around of course.

there must be alot more but I'm kinda drawing a blank right at this moment.

Cutlass95Ciera · Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 433 Location: Portage, Michigan

Brando wrote:
what measure conversions should I include?

How about everything! I'm just like73Delta, LAZY :lol:

Brando · Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 3067 Location: Michigan, USA

Eh...everything?

P.S. You sure did mess up that quote you tried to do! :laughing:

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Brando

Cutlass95Ciera · Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 433 Location: Portage, Michigan

Wow, mabye I should be the village idiot :lol:
I'll fix it #-o