RE vamping the old girl
November 23rd, 2014, 02:30 PM
#164
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Ontario, Canada
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That made my afternoon!!! Love it. What did you do to those #8 heads just what you posted earlier in your thread ? I was under the understanding I should get rid of mine.
Last edited by 76olds; November 23rd, 2014 at 02:33 PM.
December 21st, 2014, 09:17 AM
#172
Guys I'm following this up because I'm not done just yet. The engine and trans and all that fun stuff is all set to go. All I need is an alignment. I plan on painting it this spring so I gotta keep this thread going. I plan on changing color to what I think is called mist green. The car has a whole new attitude and I need a chance of color. I plan on starting sometime in feb. Hopefully the engine and trans I'm building at the moment will be done by then. They are just back up I'm building.
March 24th, 2015, 07:35 PM
#180
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You choose "Manage Attachments" on the "Go Advanced" page, then you can upload up to 5 photos, about 800x600 (the site will reduce them if they're larger), then, once they're uploaded, each will have a link on the "Go Advanced" page, and you can copy the link and paste it into the Photo window (
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March 24th, 2015, 07:40 PM
#181
Oh . I been doing it like that lately. I used to copy and paste straight from facebook. I think what happened was I moved all my pics from my news feed to an album on facebook and once I did that they disapeared because on other threads my pics are all still up.
April 4th, 2015, 10:40 AM
#183
Well today was a good day. I installed my carb after having it re worked and my distributor got re curved . It runs great. The transmission I rebuilt is working good shifting nice and firm and seems to be holding the power good . Got a little issue with the brakes smoking but I think it needs a minor adjustment . I didn't get a chance to pull the wheels and front drums off but next weekend I will get to that. For now I'm happy I took it out for a very spirited drive and it worked great.
April 4th, 2015, 12:18 PM
#185
Dane did an awesome job. The carb worked great right out of the box . I opted to fire it up with out the choke just becasue i didnt know if the the base idle setting was going to work but even with out the choke it worked great . The idle was good and driving it around i felt no bogs or any of that . The dist. works great and the rpms come in where i need them and i have 34 degrees total with an inital of 12 . Really happy with where its at right now performance wise .
April 11th, 2015, 11:28 AM
#186
Well today was a good day. I adjusted my brakes and took the old girl for a drive and she ran awesome. Not too long of a drive i still have a few more drives to make sure there are no bugs. Im really happy with the car and at this point im realy looking forward to enjoying it on the street vs. the track. Track times can come later in the summer i had a blast driving it this morning .
May 31st, 2015, 05:07 PM
#187
I thought i would update this. I been really busy and life has been a bit hectic. I have had the chance to enjoy the cutlass though. It still needs a few minor things and track times may have to wait as life seems to be in the way of that along with funds and a few things i wanna do for safety's sake. Its running great and it runs awesome. No major issues . Im just going to share a picture of where i was a year ago and where it is today and how it really is a great feeling being behind the wheel of the old girl . It turns heads everywhere it goes even though it's looks are not up to the standards i would want paint wise im not complaining. At some point this summer im going to start on the body work that needs to get done like the doors and trunk. nothing major but lots of block sanding and fixing all the dings it has acquired over the last 7 years . In the sun the paint thats still there still looks amazing considering i only buffed it once and that was 7 years ago and the flat black i laid smooth enough to look like satin . Not really that bad looking but i want it the original color , i want to stripe it and the whole trunk will be lace, paneling , and essentially one big psychedelic panel and the hood stripes will also have fogged lace panels. I have always loved that type of paint work and i want to do it but not over do it lol.
Last edited by coppercutlass; May 31st, 2015 at 05:10 PM.
May 31st, 2015, 05:16 PM
#189
it looks grey in the pic but it is black it was a bit dusty and the pic quality sucks but yes the flames where a way to not end up with a primered door and looking like a hillrod . This way at least it looks like its supposed to be that way since the flat black look is currently cool i could get away with it until its painted and it wont bug me nearly as much.
May 31st, 2015, 06:43 PM
#191
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Location: Dallas-Fort Worth
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Very, very nice. I like the work you have done after all the time, patience and with what you have to work with, example: car on cinder blocks and 2x4's.(construction) You had to put some thought into that, to insure it was stable and safe! Be proud of where the car is now! Again, thanks for bringing us up to date.
August 23rd, 2015, 08:23 PM
#192
I forgot to update this thread. But i has a happy ending . Car went down the track a few weeks ago. 13.09 @ 103 mph. Very close of my goal of running 12's which we should hit with a little work. This is will be the end of this thread until i redo the body work on my 72 and get it ready for paint this fall that will have a thread of its own. enjoy the vids guys.
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