stan 65 cutlass

what susp parts did you order? theres a nice 67 for sale on kijiji i think, alredy done, thought of you. hey i picked up a 65 4door parts car, still got the 330 in it. lots of good parts

Ranzan

Stan I went with energy suspension got a decent price on it .... sweet is it a runner? are you heading up for the show this Sunday?

stan 65 cutlass

no show. leaving today for a week of camping and boating at yellow point, havnt run the car yet, no key, but im sure it will. itl make it easier for movng it around while taking it apart. itl hot wire easy enough. odd the engine number is a 64, but the heads are 65? it doesnt look like its got a lot of miles

Ranzan

Well you have to love our Parts store.......... I talk with thier performance guy over the phone when I ordered..

I need a Complete suspension rebuild for my 67 minus body bushings ...

I go in Saturday to pick it all up.... I get the Energy suspension master kit for my car .... it aint so master it is still missing my bump stops which I have to buy seperate lol figures

and the only other thing he orders is the friggin ball joints.... WTF
I`m like what about upper and lower tie rods & sleeves, idler arm and upper control arm shafts?.... the response..... oh you wanted that to.... no Sh@t Dick Tracey.... I`ll go back in tommorow to finish the list off

anyway into the shop I go for some relaxation time

have fun everyone

stan 65 cutlass

hard to find a good parts guy these days, car show this sunday at the sportsplex, hope to walk through and check everything out. havnt done much on the car other than swap out some of the better chrome from the parts car

Ranzan

Stan I`m almost ready for Frame assembly.... I still need fuel and brake lines then it will be good to go

I might be interested in the 330 if your getting rid of it

stan 65 cutlass

that motor and trans is yours if you want it. it has a two barrel on it now. since the heads dont match the block it may even have the high comp. pistons, have to pull a head to see.

Ranzan

Painting frame and suspension parts hopefully monday night............. I`m going to por 15 with por chassis paint for the top coat
Wish me luck the only painting I have ever done for auto is with a rattle can
Went and picked up this kit today good for a amatuer like myself

http://www.autorefinishdevilbiss.com...cts.php?pg=416

stan 65 cutlass

im not a paint guy either,but that looks like a nice kit. how much? i will be needing one soon, hope to do some rust repair and new paint this winter

Ranzan

Stan I paid 179.00 for the kit from lordco my kit only came with the primer and paint gun no touch up gun

Honestly if I`m not using these when the time comes let me know you can use them if you want

stan 65 cutlass

awsome wes, thanx. still diggin for a 65 425, found one in the back of a van with an old hemi sitting beside it. could be a shady deal though, some guy owed him money so they pulled it? and stashed it? i am still gonna look into it cuz its the right year. dont want a hassle though. getting quite the collection of parts now. good trading material

Ranzan

Well 2nd coat of Por is on the parts .didnt get started till noon had to go to one of my trailers to rob some stuff to hang it all from wait till you see it total redneck the neighbours love me ....so waiting for it to dry and having a beer
Top coat of Por Chassis in about an hour Pics will follow once I am finished

Ranzan

getting started

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first coat

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second it looks the same ....

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frame looks good

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#s are hard to see it is PON 2 15 67 1
also a G 11 on the rear wheelwell part of the frame
another serial # but honestly couldn`t make it out even with the just the blasting done

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Ranzan

I used a 1.5 tip on the gun reduced 10% on the first 2 coats then reduced top coat 20% x 2...itworked out good but had a nasty leak on the first coat got paint everywhere

67 442

Nice project, love those 67's!

nonhog

Looking good !

Ranzan

ball joints and bushings are in . I forgot to take my friggin sway bar in for blasting.. also missing the bushings for it in the kit I bought go figure

Also I pulled out my body bushing kit to get it ready... yeah it`s great I think it originally came from OPG piece of crap anyone know of a place that offers a complete kit including core support that is close to OEM ?

also still waiting for my fuel and brake line kit to come in stainless fuel line is on back order... so bit the bullet and got a decent aftermarket front disc kit coming as well

stan 65 cutlass

cool, that stuff goes on like black gold! on 65's the vin is stamped on the frame under the drivers door

Ranzan

Stan it really does the last shot is after it is complete... the stamp # pic is after first coat wet . I thought I better get a pic of it before it was gone

therobski

RANZAN i POSTED SOME PICTURES ON MY 64 POST UPDATE, Same situation on my 64 rear. I called Richard this morning for some more tips I have not done this type of work vefore and i need to learn how to make small patch panels and weld them in. Also what kind of glue are you using?

Ranzan

therobski

I used 3m panel adhesive and gun

adhesive # 08115

Gun # 08571

I used sheet metal vise grips to clamp it together but MAKE sure you wipe excess panel adhesive off the underside of the panel as it sets it will bond your clamp to the panel ..... don`t ask how I know

I took another look at your pics and your quarter to sail panel area might be easier than mine. my underpanel is closer to the quarter than yours by the looks of it those are the real PITA spotwelds to get

make sure to take your time fitting the panel. I had mine in and out about 6 or 7 times before I was happy with it ....aftermarket never fits perfect

stan 65 cutlass

great tips cool new avatar. whos artwork? yours?

Ranzan

Stan I found it looking at olds art... or something on google thought it was cool

Ranzan

While I am waiting on my fuel and brake lines to come in I decided to tackle the last bit of the underbody cleaning........

A new left trunk to wheelwell brace is on it`s way everything surrounding it is clean except the brace itself... and had to pull the right off to get to the trunk to wheelwell joint where I found some work to do but the brace is good
go figure lol

also does anyone know of someone that offers the 3 peice trunk kit that actually has the spare tire area? I only need the right side

Checked with cross Canada and by thier pics the repo does not have that in the stamping of the right side piece....

If not I have some more fab work to do before body get`s back on

Ranzan

Rusted trunk brace.... needed to to cut it up anyway due to rusted body bolt

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Spare tire area I might end up just fabbing but will have to find a new bolt down area for the top after I zip it out

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Here is the section of wheelwell /trunk area that needs a patch

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glad I took the brace off lots of crusty metal underneath

Ranzan

hopefully frame is being put together on friday weather has not been on my side.......

stan 65 cutlass

weather for what? working or playing with your car

Ranzan

work ...???? what is that ....actuallly took the last few days off trying to get this thing done lol

therobski

RANZAN I bought my 3-piece trunk panels, trunk braces, body braces, and the floor pans from TOPCO in Ohio. (64) A friend of mine that has a Corvette Restoration Center called them for me and set themselves up a distributor and got them at distributor cost- obviously they will not sell direct to the end user. The fit is okay, made in Ohio but they are very limited on what they mfr. for Olds.

Ranzan

Rob thanks for the info but I`m in Canada and on an island and trying to get parts is a PITA lol no one stocks these and just to look they have to order them in then want a restocking fee if its not the right sheet metal........

Ranzan

Stan picked up the disc kit and brake lines when I was down there the other day you need anything for chassis stuff talk with Marcel from Canada line & tube......... straight up and honest guy.... I think we BSed for about an hour lol

stan 65 cutlass

thanx ill remember that, i do have that issue with the top of my front tires being toed in. apparently moog makes a fix. gotta go to qualicum soon for work, ill let you know

Ranzan

Alright ...... so now that my chassis budget has been blown out of the water assembly starts tommorow.... Crap this stuff adds up fast
front disc kit with master included with prop valve on it for header clearance stainless brake and fuel lines new e-brake kit blah blah blah.... I went with Monroe sensi-trac for all 4 corners.anyways should be a full fun weekend I`ll prob get pics up after she is all together

I`m still waiting for the left side trunk mount I think it comes in today once the trunk section is done she will be good to go back on the frame

stan 65 cutlass

i can already hear the snap of the beer opening

Ranzan

You know it Stan I will be like a kid in the biggest candy store in a few days lol I can`t wait to drop the body on

Oldsmaniac

Wow, I cant wait for the body to be set either.....frame off is sweet, am kinda jealous I didnt do that with mine! Money pit aint even half full yet but I love it. More picts Wes.

Ranzan

Don`t worry Joe Car **** will follow

Ranzan

Here is some shots started at about 10 I think I made out alright My wife has now officially renamed the car to The Wench.....

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The rear all finished off

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Hopefully have it on all 4s by tommorow if all goes well

stan 65 cutlass

nice!

Ranzan

Well it`s almost done.... tie rods and center link in she is on all 4`s.......... brakes and lines are in still waiting for the fuel line and rear brake lines


still have to deal with front sway bar but not to bad ...got jumpy and put in the body bushings..

5 years since I tore this thing apart frigging SEXY is all I can say I could sit down in the shop all night long staring and dreaming

also going to do the Jeep steering box conversion just pricing reman to used

I `ll try to get some pics up in the next few days