76olds

How many 73-77 Olds guys are here in Cassic Olds? How many have plans for their cars, engines etc in the near future?
Please post what you have and what mods you have done here.
I will start.

76 Olds cutlass supreme

350 CID
rebuilt 350 trans with shift kit
TCI Saturday night special Torque convertor
Tubular aluminum finned trans cooler
2 quart deeper aluminum finned trans pan ( Summit Racing )
3:42 Richmond gears with eaton posi
Perfect launch diff cover
Hurst Shifter
Hurst Line lock
2 1/4 stainless duals welded with Flowmaster Super 44's
Hedman shorty ceramic coated headers
Remflex graphite header gaskets
Pwermaster 9610 mini starter
Flaming River power steering pump
Aluminium pulley
2 row be cool aluminium rad
Miloden aluminum water pump
2711 edelbrock intake
600 CFM edelbrock carb
Edelbrock inline 40 micron filter
Carter street/strip fuel pump
Moroso fuel pressure gauge
Powermaster alternator
Edelbrock breather/valve covers
Taylor 8.2MM thundervolt plug wires
K&N filter,,,, switched back to paper!
1" 4 hole carb spacer
Cloyes Timing chain/ gears
DUI Performance 50,000 volt recurved distributor
Wilwood tandem master cylinder
Wilwood dual piston callipers
Wilwood braided stainless brake lines
Tuff Stuff Chrome brake booster
Added buckets console
triple gauge cluster ( Summit racing )
Autogage 0-8000 RPM Tach
Grant steering wheel
new carpet, headliner, trunk mat.
sterio is a crappy old pioneer cassett deck with crappy speakers
Cragar SS rims with BFG's
Wagon coils in rear.

Looking forward to others with 73-77 Olds owners posting here.

Cheers
Eric

Gmcdually

I have 74 and 75 hurst olds with low mileage and mostly original . No plans except to keep them as they are. Would like to find a 73 hurst to go with them .

Mike77

I put my 77 CS back to completely stock. Right down to all the correct finishes and stickers.

oldsmobiledave

My 73 442 is being painted this winter.

mrw8i

'73 Cutlass S - Hurst replica
455 - runs pretty well, oil leaks in a lot places
455 on order from Mark - close to being complete
TH400
Detroit Speed A-arms and Coilovers
3.08 - undecided on what to replace them with

76olds

Thanks for posting!!
Hopefully the " MODS" here can make up a sub-forum for us one day. Part sources, etc will really help us all.
Its unfortunate, but I don't feel as thou the 73-77 olds site will ever be what it was, but we can build something good here for all of us.
I will post some part numbers of some of the parts I have purchased and that work/fit well in the near future. Perhaps others can as well.
I'm going to be in the process of making some parts with the help of an awesome guy here on Classic Olds, I'm not going to say much at this time, have to wait until we can get it perfected.
Looking forward to seeing where this thread goes and just how many of us are here.
Cheers
Eric

76olds

Can't wait to see the pics Dave !!!

aretubj

73 Cutlass S
Triple white
My dad was the original owner.
Restored to original... from the outside

oldsmobiledave

Post Pictures please.

Hurstolds1973

I'm Here too....
Another 73 HO going under this winter.
How many have I completed now?

Hurstolds1973

Seriously?


You know how to find me. The Pope is in the queue, Rusty is ready for a new home!

oldcutlass

The site is not really year specific, its model specific in relation to the forums.

442fanatic

76 Cutlass 442 - pics on my profile

Restoration complete aside from an emblem and the odd item.

Parts sources:

Ron's Classic Cutlass - Indiana
Classic Olds LLC - Clemmons NC

Fuisic Auto
The Parts Place
Original Parts group Inc
Year one

I swapped a warmed up olds 455 in place the olds 350
Beefed up TH350, medium shift kit, higher capacity cast AL pan, slightly stalled torque converter
3:42 Rear Ratio with an Auburn Positraction
2.5" true duel exhaust w/ Super Turbo mufflers
Reproduced exhaust manifolds from Thornton MFG - PA
Non smog intake and carb
Keith Black Pistons
Lunati Blue Voodoo Cam
Balanced rotating assembly
new cam and crank journals trued
New cam bearings
Planed heads and block
AL Radiator with two 1 " tubes
True duel exhaust 2.5" w/ walker super turbo mufflers
Thornton MFG exhaust manifolds
New stainless brake lines, calipers and rear pistons
Hurst dual gate shifter - Thank you ROB1960 for the assistance in installing! Those instructions were gold!
Cooper Cobra RWL tires on stock 15" rims

Olds442redberet

I had a cool, all original black 1975 Cutlass. I dove it for a little less than a year before selling it to a guy in Charlotte NC. It was a great car.

76olds

I was thinking maybe a 73-77 cutlass years in vehicle line up, but its all good.

Thanks

pherbicide

Currently loving my crusty '77 Cutlass Supreme. It's a California car, the motor is tired, but I still love driving it. Working on a rebuild of a '71 350 to drop in one day.

76olds

Put-r-ther, let us know the details of your build when you get started on it
Cheers
Eric

oldcutlass

I made your thread a sticky like the 46-48 cars in the Vintage section.

76olds

Put-r-ther!!
Thank-you Eric! You help is always appreciated .
Cheers,
Eric

77ricbaez

1977 Cutlass 350
Bone stock everything, no engine mods, no tranny mods, nothing.

Probably this month or next month I might put some lighter springs in the dist. mechanical advance to make it more efficient. Also might need some new tires, still have some BFGs from 2007

76olds

Rick, be sure to dump a little oil on the rear tires and take a pic of the smoke show running down the street before you put new tires on it.
No one needs to know it is just a bone stock 77 350 haha.
Cheers, thanks for playing in this thread.
Eric

rob1960

Here's some pics of my girlfriend, Cheryl's 76 Salon. I went through it for her back in '09. She's owned it since the early 80s. It was a true "little old ladies car" with 20k on it, that was traded in at the old A. D. Pelunis Olds in Cleveland where Cheryl worked in parts at the time. When she saw it come in she snapped it up right away,before it even hit the used car lot! It still only has about 46k on it. It's loaded was almost every option except cruise & a big block. It still looked good & the interior is mint but it needed so serious attention mechanically. It had never been apart & it was leaking fluids everywhere,the rad was rotten, brakes needed work,etc. I blew it apart,cleaned & detailed everything. I added some nice upgrades while at it. On the engine,it's stock but it now has an Edelbrock intake,earlier exhaust manifolds with '73-'74 true duals plus a nice set of '73 "Oldsmobile" stamped valve covers. While I had the trans out for a reseal it got a shift kit plus I added a dual-gate shifter. I got rid of the lazy 2.41 gears replacing them with 3.08s & an anti-spin carrier. The interior got rally-pac gauges, complete with the correct seat belt warning lamp on the top of the dash, & of course the 4 spoke wheel. The car runs great!

76olds

Thanks for posting Rob, I'm sure Cheryl is happy with the transformation. Nice and clean with added features to make it an awesome looking 76'.
Eric

76olds

Thanks for posting Joe, If you can't get through the road blocks on the 73-77 forum I hope you bring the guys over here. I know you've been trying for at least a couple of years over their now.
It would be great to have you all here!!

Eric

76olds

We still have to hook up on day Joe!!! Thanks for posting, hope to see you around here more often.
Cheers
Eric

76olds

Nice spread sheet on your build, Thanks for posting !! Your contributions are appreciated here.
Cheers
Eric

76olds

Looking forward to hearing more about you new build that Mark is working on. I'm sure it will be a beast.
We need pics of that !!!
Detroit Suspension pics would be great as well,
Cheers'
Eric

Inline

76' Cutlass S 442

Mods on the way

Mikey_mick

I too am working on a crusty '77 cutlass. I got it complete from a junk yard auction for $225. It has a 260 but I just bought a 76 parts car with a built up 350. I'm having fun beating on the 76 right now before I take the engine out.

pherbicide

That's basically exactly what I'm doing with the '77 350 that's still installed, just enjoying it before I take her out of commission for the swap

Also, it would be nice to get more of the 73-77 forums guys over here, as there are still quite a few active posters over there.

Herbie

Alot of 73 to 77 Cutlass fans here. I have a 76 Cutlass Supreme Brougham coupe with the 455 and T Tops and a 77 Cutlass Supreme Brougham sedan which is a rare find today. Both cars are loaded with all the options. I had in the past, a few more including a couple of 76/77 Salon 5 speed coupes which I should have kept.

76olds

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Also, it would be nice to get more of the 73-77 forums guys over here, as there are still quite a few active posters over there.[/QUOTE]


X2, Now that Oldcutlass (Eric) made this thread a sticky for us, I really hope to see more of those guys come over.
I really think ther is alot of 73-77 guys out and about, also see more and more of our cars up for sale and coming out of the woodwork.
Maybe someone can post over on the 73-77 forum to inform them about this awesome site.
Thanks for posting guys, I hope to see more join in here!!!
Cheers
Eric

ELY442

I use to have a brown 74 with bucket seats and console, 350/350 & a firethorn red 77 C/S with bench seat, 350/350. I miss my 74.

76olds

Looking forward to following along with your Mods thread.
Thanks for posting
Eric

mjt77Olds

Bought it off the showroom floor 1977, Twin Falls, Idaho. Has just over 200k miles. Been repainted to original hue, not exactly Firethorne Red, but close. Need a grill, bought a piece of crap that doesn't match, so am looking for a replacement, caught a bird in the right side and demolished the original. Finished 2009.jpg

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rocketraider

74 Y77 Hurst Pace Car replica that I might can get finished now that I'm retired. I'm 58THNDY on 73-77.

If we get our own subforum, may I suggest calling it "The Forgotten Five" same as the old Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupes group? Though I'd really hate to see 73-77 go under if we all came over here...

damaged442

Yeah, I figured I'd set up a profile and share some love over here too. It kinda irks me to watch the death of the 73-77olds site, as we have so much great information over there. Hell, I was there pretty much from the beginning. Lots of great memories and stories and laughs, of course!

Oh well, I digress!

For those that weren't members over there, or familiar with the site, here goes!

1977 Cutlass Supreme Brougham sedan. Code 44 Medium Green, 350/ TH350/ 2.41 rear. Purchased in May 1992 for $1658.50.

1973 Cutlass S 442. Special Order Omega Red, 350/ TH350/ 2.73 rear. Purchased in July 2000 for $3500.


I am a fan of originality and I prefer to keep my cars as close to that as I can. The cars are great cruisers! I have acquired quite a bit of knowledge about this generation over the last however many years we have been causing trouble discussing them.


I look forward to sharing the love over here and also learning a thing or two!


Any time you Ontario guys want to meet up, if you are interested in heading south of the border let me know! I'd be interested in sharing a beverage or two and some good conversation! Besides, Joe, I want to see those quarters in person someday!

Herbie

Hey there damaged442, I just saw the photo of your 77 Cutlass Supreme Brougham sedan. Do you know how rare that car is? It was a 1 year only model built in limited numbers. I have the exact same car, mine is black with a black vinyl top and the firethorn red and gold pinstriped pillow interior. It's been in my family since brand new. We ordered the car and it's loaded with everything. I would like to see more photos of your car. Mine has been stored in the back of a warehouse for decades but I will see if I can take a clear photo and post it, or I'll dig up an old photo. Great find you have there.

damaged442

Hey there Herbie! It's great you have one also! I have always been of the philosophy that four doors need lovin too! I have never really thought of her as rare, just a great car. She was my first car, that I bought at 17, because it was the first car I looked at that was in my price range! She is a Framingham, MA built car, also loaded up with everything!


I think that back in the day, my mother wanted me to get this car as she thought that if I ever got in an accident, that I would have some iron around me for protection. She never thought I would still have the car after all these years! I've had the car through high school, college, married life, kids, and divorce. I joke that she has been with me longer than any relationship I have been in! LOL.

I have lots of pictures of her, and I will get around to posting them soon enough!

I would love to see the black with that interior! Get her up and running and out of that warehouse! I proudly have over 147,000 miles and still going!

Ratdog442

1969 350 with #5 heads, rv cam, edlebrock performer intake with holley carb.
1985 200r4 slighly modified trans out of a Buick Gran National
3.73 eaton posi
2 inch dual exhaust.

Plans:
upgrade to 2.5 inch exhaust
change to pass through fuel injection
torqstorm supercharger