My Ongoing '75 Cutlass Supreme Project
#1
My Ongoing '75 Cutlass Supreme Project
Well, I felt that it was time to post about my ongoing '75 project.
A little background, this was my grandfather's car, it was a garage kept, sunday cruiser. As his favorite grandson (and the only one with any interest in learning about cars) wanted me to have it when I started driving. When he passed the car was put in storage for 2 years until I was able to drive. I love this car to death, and I have worked very hard on restoring it, and doing a little hot-roddin![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
So here are some pics:
When the car first came out of storage:
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/32578_130692543622370_100000448744441_247502_6708594_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/35399_131001490258142_100000448744441_249319_964708_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/35399_131001500258141_100000448744441_249320_5506757_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/35399_131001506924807_100000448744441_249322_6711009_n.jpg)
A little background, this was my grandfather's car, it was a garage kept, sunday cruiser. As his favorite grandson (and the only one with any interest in learning about cars) wanted me to have it when I started driving. When he passed the car was put in storage for 2 years until I was able to drive. I love this car to death, and I have worked very hard on restoring it, and doing a little hot-roddin
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
So here are some pics:
When the car first came out of storage:
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/32578_130692543622370_100000448744441_247502_6708594_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/35399_131001490258142_100000448744441_249319_964708_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/35399_131001500258141_100000448744441_249320_5506757_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/35399_131001506924807_100000448744441_249322_6711009_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/35399_131001510258140_100000448744441_249323_5883800_n.jpg)
#2
Gettin rid of those old spoke hubcaps with some nice muscle rims ![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Love having access to a lift and air tools too![Stick Out Tongue](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
We redid the entire suspension with all new parts, this car drives much tighter now, no longer a "floater"
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/163963_137414779616813_100000448744441_276931_2966204_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414782950146_100000448744441_276932_2882536_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414786283479_100000448744441_276933_13055_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414789616812_100000448744441_276934_5116188_n.jpg)
Me being told what to do by my dad
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414792950145_100000448744441_276935_8330424_n.jpg)
New Crome Valve Covers add just the right touch
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414796283478_100000448744441_276936_366580_n.jpg)
New BIG front sway bar (at least 3 times bigger then stock)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/37571_137414832950141_100000448744441_276937_7608059_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/37571_137414836283474_100000448744441_276938_4123288_n.jpg)
Back on all fours:
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Love having access to a lift and air tools too
![Stick Out Tongue](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
We redid the entire suspension with all new parts, this car drives much tighter now, no longer a "floater"
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/163963_137414779616813_100000448744441_276931_2966204_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414782950146_100000448744441_276932_2882536_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414786283479_100000448744441_276933_13055_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414789616812_100000448744441_276934_5116188_n.jpg)
Me being told what to do by my dad
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414792950145_100000448744441_276935_8330424_n.jpg)
New Crome Valve Covers add just the right touch
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/34770_137414796283478_100000448744441_276936_366580_n.jpg)
New BIG front sway bar (at least 3 times bigger then stock)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/37571_137414832950141_100000448744441_276937_7608059_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/37571_137414836283474_100000448744441_276938_4123288_n.jpg)
Back on all fours:
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/37571_137414846283473_100000448744441_276941_3298739_n.jpg)
#3
Pulled the interior apart to find a large piece of Aluminum (my grandfather had his on Aluminum business) covering the drivers side floor pan, lifted it up and to my surprise what was there? A HUGE FLINSTONE SIZE HOLE! So, cut that out, got a replacement floor pan from Goodmark, fired up the welder, put it in and sealed it with some seam sealer, looks like it came from the factory after I painted it:
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/47562_151549528203338_100000448744441_346831_1292941_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/47562_151549528203338_100000448744441_346831_1292941_n.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/1/58537_151549674869990_100000448744441_346832_1167718_n.jpg)
#5
Next came some tranny work on my good 'ole TH350 (preping for a 455
)
New Shift Kit, and a HD Stall Converter, New Tranny Pan filled with some nice blue Trick-Shift
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0389.jpg)
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Some More Crome Under the Hood:
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0391.jpg)
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New Steering Wheel, and Tach:
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0393.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0399.jpg)
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Retro Sound hooked me up with a sweet radio to fit the shaft style dash
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0396.jpg)
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With all that tranny work, and a 455 in the future why not put a tranny cooler in there?![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0405.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0409.jpg)
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So my front rubber piece under the front bumper was falling apart and looking crapy, so I was able to find a replacement and installed, looks great now
(Old one is still attached, new has my shoe prints all over it (Why? I don't know..))
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
New Shift Kit, and a HD Stall Converter, New Tranny Pan filled with some nice blue Trick-Shift
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0389.jpg)
----
Some More Crome Under the Hood:
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0391.jpg)
----
New Steering Wheel, and Tach:
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0393.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0399.jpg)
----
Retro Sound hooked me up with a sweet radio to fit the shaft style dash
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0396.jpg)
---
With all that tranny work, and a 455 in the future why not put a tranny cooler in there?
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0405.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0409.jpg)
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So my front rubber piece under the front bumper was falling apart and looking crapy, so I was able to find a replacement and installed, looks great now
(Old one is still attached, new has my shoe prints all over it (Why? I don't know..))
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/2/IMG_0539.jpg)
Last edited by jo75olds; April 30th, 2011 at 09:13 PM.
#7
Went to go look for some parts in a junk yard and came home with something special..... a 455!
(also something funny I just noticed, I purchased a little digi cam (I only had a dig SLR) to take pictures to document the car and know where parts go, when I took the first pic (in the back of the van of the 455) the image name is IMG_0455.jpg, just noticed this now and thought it was kinda funny.)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/3/IMG_0455.jpg)
(also something funny I just noticed, I purchased a little digi cam (I only had a dig SLR) to take pictures to document the car and know where parts go, when I took the first pic (in the back of the van of the 455) the image name is IMG_0455.jpg, just noticed this now and thought it was kinda funny.)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/3/IMG_0455.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/3/IMG_0458.jpg)
#11
Well, since the LI / NYC Olds Car Club show is tomorrow, I decided to do a couple of projects that I have been waiting to do
Project 1: White Roof, get out of here, Black Roof
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0651.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0652.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0653.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0654.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0655.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0656.JPG)
(you can also see measurements being taken for project 2 (hood pins)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0657.jpg)
Project 2: Hood Pins (will upload pics tomorrow)
Project 3: Roof Rail Weather Striping, its the only weather striping that hasn't been replaced yet, and I even found some hidden treasure from the Olds Plant
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0658.jpg)
Drivers Side, A-Pillar, between the weather strip and the pillar look what I found
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0659.jpg)
See it?
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0660.jpg)
It's a corner of an old $20 bill, I thought this was really cool, and sealed it back in there
Project 1: White Roof, get out of here, Black Roof
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0651.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0652.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0653.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0654.jpg)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0655.jpg)
(you can also see measurements being taken for project 2 (hood pins)
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0657.jpg)
Project 2: Hood Pins (will upload pics tomorrow)
Project 3: Roof Rail Weather Striping, its the only weather striping that hasn't been replaced yet, and I even found some hidden treasure from the Olds Plant
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0658.jpg)
Drivers Side, A-Pillar, between the weather strip and the pillar look what I found
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0659.jpg)
See it?
![](http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/7/IMG_0660.jpg)
It's a corner of an old $20 bill, I thought this was really cool, and sealed it back in there
#14
Well, I have been to busy working this summer to do much with the car, but hey, now I have some money to play with, this fall
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Here is the plan:
- The 455 is pretty much done, the heads were what held it up ($800 is a lot, for one head) and my spare room has become car parts storage
Pic is to large for the forum, please view here: http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/8/302001.jpg
Hehehe, look at that, it looks so sexy in bed![Stick Out Tongue](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Pic is to large for the forum, please view here: http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/8/30200.jpg
So, now done to the fun stuff, well spending money isn't fun (unless I can spend someone else's? Anyone??)
More 455 Stuff:
Mondello:
SummitRacing
I'll post what I still have to buy for the car here shortly
Thanks,
Jim
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Here is the plan:
- The 455 is pretty much done, the heads were what held it up ($800 is a lot, for one head) and my spare room has become car parts storage
Pic is to large for the forum, please view here: http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/8/302001.jpg
Hehehe, look at that, it looks so sexy in bed
![Stick Out Tongue](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Pic is to large for the forum, please view here: http://nxtgenpc.com/olds/8/30200.jpg
So, now done to the fun stuff, well spending money isn't fun (unless I can spend someone else's? Anyone??)
More 455 Stuff:
Mondello:
Oiling Accessories
- Oil Galley Pipe Plug - $9
- Lifter Oil Restrictors - $95
- Oil Restrictor Kit - $39
Flexplates
- High Proformance Steel Flexplate Balenced - $199
Head Gaskets
- Copper Head Gaskets - For Custom Bore (30 over) - $229
Exhaust Gaskets
- Copper Exhaust Gaskets for Edelbrock Heads - $79
Other Gaskets
- Olds 455 Valley Tray (Not Turkey Pan) - $39
- Steel Shim Laminated Oil Pan Gasket - $37
SummitRacing
- Harland Sharp Roller Rockers for Edelbrock RPM Heads - $255.95
- PerTronix FlameThrower HEI Tuneup Kit - $132.95
- PowerMaster Master Torque Starter - $194.95
- MSD 8.5mm SuperConductor Spark Plug Wire Set - $82.95
- PowerMaster Street Alternator 140 Amps - $181.95
I'll post what I still have to buy for the car here shortly
Thanks,
Jim
Last edited by jo75olds; August 19th, 2011 at 08:19 PM.
#15
I like it! I was set on changing the color to a different color red since the body will be redone soon anyways, but after seeing yours, I'm rethinking it. Is that the original paint just polished up? I also kinda like the black top. Can you take some more pictures from all around a little farther back for me?
![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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