Hi just showing my cutlass supreme -69 and some questions.

[Oldsprepp]

Hi iam from sweden so my english is what it is
just wanted to show my car and ask a few questions..

a few pics of it..





And now some questions..
my olds 350 engine is sooooo "boring" 0-60mph in 7.5seconds is not that fun...

i was wondering if it is possible to put a chevy small block in my car and use the 350 transmission that i have for my olds engine with the chevy small block?

becouse the chevy performace engines are so much cheaper then the olds performance engine's... its a big difference in the cost... !!


thats all for now ... /marcus

[joe_padavano]

Originally Posted by Oldsprepp

Hi iam from sweden so my english is what it is
just wanted to show my car and ask a few questions..

i was wondering if it is possible to put a chevy small block in my car and use the 350 transmission that i have for my olds engine with the chevy small block?

becouse the chevy performace engines are so much cheaper then the olds performance engine's... its a big difference in the cost... !!


thats all for now ... /marcus

Pretty car. It would be a shame to screw it up with a Chebby motor.

The swap can be done (the Cutlass and Chevelle use the same frame) but the items you would need to change are numerous. For starters, you would need a new trans (the bolt pattern is different), flywheel, motor mounts, frame mounts, accessory brackets, exhaust manifolds, etc, etc. Here in the U.S., this hardware can be found fairly easily. In your case, you will likely spend more money chasing down all these small parts than it would cost to upgrade your Olds motor. The Olds 350 put out 325 HP in the W-31 version.

[Oldsprepp]

Originally Posted by joe_padavano

Pretty car. It would be a shame to screw it up with a Chebby motor.

The swap can be done (the Cutlass and Chevelle use the same frame) but the items you would need to change are numerous. For starters, you would need a new trans (the bolt pattern is different), flywheel, motor mounts, frame mounts, accessory brackets, exhaust manifolds, etc, etc. Here in the U.S., this hardware can be found fairly easily. In your case, you will likely spend more money chasing down all these small parts than it would cost to upgrade your Olds motor. The Olds 350 put out 325 HP in the W-31 version.

oki thx for the info... well well then i have to speed up the olds engine after all :P

[Oldsprepp]

Originally Posted by Oldsprepp

oki thx for the info... well well then i have to speed up the olds engine after all :P

what about the olds 455 engine if i want one of those babies in my car will it fit my 350 transmission.. ?

[72Cutlass]

Nice Ride...But yeah keep her Olds. Im in the same boat as you my friend with not digg'n the Raw 160hp my engine produced from factory so Im looking into rebuilding this summer as well.

[joe_padavano]

Originally Posted by Oldsprepp

what about the olds 455 engine if i want one of those babies in my car will it fit my 350 transmission.. ?

Yes, it's virtually a bolt-in. The TH350 will live for a while, depending on how hard you beat on it.

[Oldsprepp]

do i need new transmissions mounts to change the trans to a th400 instead? or do they use the same mounts as my 350 in the car?

or are the some other way to make the 350 trans survive the torque of a big 455 engine?

[Oldsprepp]

Originally Posted by 72Cutlass

Nice Ride...But yeah keep her Olds. Im in the same boat as you my friend with not digg'n the Raw 160hp my engine produced from factory so Im looking into rebuilding this summer as well.

hehe good luck then... yeah i ve given up on the idea of puting a chevy engine in...
it was just if it was a easy thing to do it would save me alot of money but it wasnt

performance olds engines cost alot of $$$

[joe_padavano]

Originally Posted by Oldsprepp

do i need new transmissions mounts to change the trans to a th400 instead? or do they use the same mounts as my 350 in the car?

or are the some other way to make the 350 trans survive the torque of a big 455 engine?

The TH400 was a factory available option in your car. The frame is already drilled for the crossmember in the appropriate location. The problem with swapping the trans is that you'll need a different front yoke for the driveshaft and a shorter TH400 driveshaft. Also, since the crossmember moves, the front and middle emergency brake cables must be changed.

The TH350 can be built to live behind the 455. It actually has less internal drag than a TH400 and is often used by drag racers for this reason.

[Oldsprepp]

a update here.. i order a new interior that iam going to put in the car.. its going to be all black... black floormat and black seats... weel i had some big problems getting the driverseat out of the car it took really long time... but here is some pics of the progress so far...

i update more later this weekend.. on saturday or sunday.. i bought a new cutlass emblem for the trunk that was missing too..

[Oldsprepp]

fun to see the orginial color of the car too

[gutlass69]

Originally Posted by Oldsprepp

Hi iam from sweden so my english is what it is
just wanted to show my car and ask a few questions..

a few pics of it..





And now some questions..
my olds 350 engine is sooooo "boring" 0-60mph in 7.5seconds is not that fun...

i was wondering if it is possible to put a chevy small block in my car and use the 350 transmission that i have for my olds engine with the chevy small block?

becouse the chevy performace engines are so much cheaper then the olds performance engine's... its a big difference in the cost... !!


thats all for now ... /marcus

I don't know anything about the motor but just wanted to say you have a beautiful car. I like the color too. I wish my 69 looked like that !

[RacerRick]

A TH350 doesn't need a lot of work to stand up behind a mild 455.

The biggest thing that kills a trans is torque and traction. You can have one and not the other and even a stock trans will live. I always throw in at least a good shift kit and external cooler which will make any trans last much longer.

[Oldsprepp]

i have ½ way done redoing the interior in the cutlass... more pic's to come tomorrow.
gonna spend the hole day just to get it done tomorrow!

[Oldsprepp]

woohoo the interior is all done.. just gonna lay the floormats and then start putting back the backseat and chairs its gonna be nice nice nice pics to come...

[Oldsguy]

Nice color on your car, and the wheels look good too. I usually prefere stock but those are nice.

[Oldsprepp]

Originally Posted by Oldsguy

Nice color on your car, and the wheels look good too. I usually prefere stock but those are nice.

thx! yeah the color make's the car stand out in a crowd
and the wheels i stumbled across them at a autorepairshop... saw them laying in a corner asked the owner of the place if they were for sale and they were becouse ´he has sold his car but kept the rims..

was gonna go with the torquetrust II until i saw these...



Well here are some pics of todays work... the floormat is in place need some triming in the edges and last touches.. the front bucket seats are in place i only need to put in the rearseat and make a cover under the rear window.. and it will look wicked nice!


A BEFORE PIC!!!


AND AFTER PIC!!



And one inside the car.. ( my mobilcamera got a little dirty so the pics are a bit bad)



maybe i have some time finishing the stuff tomorrow well see more updates to come...

[Oldsguy]

Very, very nice! That pleated pattern is much better than the original, somehow the original looks like it should be two seat-backs with that center panel the way it was, looked weird to me.

[85CutlassSupremeInSC]

Really nice Cutlass...

[Oldsprepp]

UPDATE: ALMOST ALL DONE WITH THE INTERIOR NOW.. but i forgot to order new doorside's Well well the old ones will have to do for now...

iam soooo pleased!!!

Pics will come soon

85CutlassSupremeInSC thx

[Oldsprepp]

better pic of the interior

[Oldsguy]

Nice!

[OLD SKL 69]

Nice car! Good luck with it. I'd post pics of my 69 but it would only be the "before" shots as I am still working on the "after"!