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Old May 2nd, 2015, 06:38 PM
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New stance for the old girl, and soon new wheels

Thought I'd give a comparison to how my car sits now versus the stock worn out springs, she ain't eating her front tires anymore.

So, first the old:



Now the new:








I've rebuilt the upper and lower control arms, replaced all the steering linkage, springs all around, front shocks, rear ones next weekend, aaaand scored some nice 90's Caprice alloys:








Tires are 235/75R15's, but they're junk, gonna get some 235/60R15 Mastercraft Avenger GT's for it soon as I get an alignment and the $400 for the new tires unless I can get a better price.
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Old May 2nd, 2015, 10:21 PM
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Now just need to put an OLDS eng in that beast.

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Old May 3rd, 2015, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 64Rocket
Now just need to put an OLDS eng in that beast.

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Don't blame me, it came with a chevy.
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Not blaming you, but you can fix there mistake
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Old May 5th, 2015, 11:28 PM
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Hah, yeah well, if anything it's just gonna wind up with a new crate 350 so I can keep flogging it. 'cause what's better than a mechanically almost brand new 1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88 4 door that still looks like a car with every bit of 230,000 miles on it?
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