stan 65 cutlass

good job, looks like youl be on the road for the new year. its funny even though its a second vehicle, extra costs, i still wont hesitate to roast em (left a nice pair of strips yesterday) and drive it hard on the highway wasting tons of fuel. yee hah!

Ranzan

Stan I wish .... but it is coming I have waited 22 years to get one redone

My wife and kids are gone this weekend so hitting it hard to get the underside of the body finished off ..trunk brace came in and going to try the cross canada right side trunk floor and see if it works... hopefully by Sunday she will be good to go

Oh and yes I will drive this Car hard lol

Ranzan

well spent the morning rebuilding the bottom inner wheelhouse and trunk floor on the drivers side..... sometimes banging your head against a wall does feel good..

Hopefully by tonight I should have the new brace in depends on how motivated I am to lay back down on the floor

2blu442

Wes, just remind yourself of how cold that floor will feel in a couple months. Maybe that will provide the motivation to get-r-done now

therobski

Opposite here, finally the first cold front of the fall out of Canada is going through North Texas today, beautiful sunny low humidity highs in the 80's nights in the 50's perfect wrenching weather. have to get the post car ready to pull the 330 and trans, Another club member is coming up from Houston next weekend to pick it up.

Ranzan

John I took your motivational advice .... or the kick in the *** I needed whichever you prefer

I got everything finished off last night other than 2 body mount bolts I need to tackle .I might actually get this body on soon I`m hoping to get my fuel line and rear brake lines this week... might have to take a drive to Victoria to get them though..

I`ll have to upload the latest pics from the camera and post them

Ranzan

Oh one other thing...... what kind of steering ratio would I get with the Jeep box? off the top of my head about 4 turns lock to lock with the stock box?

Ranzan

here are some pics... I didn`t get any after I stripped the undercoating off the wheelwell

trunk panel repair

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here is what was left of the inner wheelhouse

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I saved it and and copied the patch with what was left of it

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and after it`s done

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stan 65 cutlass

godddamn, those vicegrips look like surgical tools there so shiny, nice work on the patch, looks factory, hey if im in vic i can always pick **** up for you eh?

2blu442

Nice work Wes! It alway feels good at the end of the day/weekend if you can look back and see progress!!!

John

Ranzan

Got to have shiny tools Stan lol I`m waiting to hear from Marcel about the lines I know they are in

John yeah it is good to see it finished... it`s just more time to get it back on the frame was hoping to put it back on this past weekend while the family was away

RAMBOW

The JGC box is 12.7:1 Ratio- works out to be about 2.5 turns lock to lock after its on the car (i think 3 turns lock ot lock on the box itself)

make sure you get the right box though- Jeep Grand Cherokee 93-98 ONLY.. Regular cherokee is not the same.

There is a lot of info in the Suspension forum over on Team Chevelle about how to identify the right box. Best way is to use a protractor to identify the exact sweep of the pitman arm & Match it to the number of turns on the input shaft.

If you are really lucky, some will still have the sticker tag on the box with the identifying code- but these donor vehicles are 15 years old now, and the chances of that little peice of tape still being there are pretty slim.

Ranzan

No Updates as of late been work busy... but I do get to finish the chassis I have to pick up the parts tommorow

Ranzan

Ben thanks

gearheads78

Nice work on the rust repair

Ranzan

alright is it just me or are there more options on rear brake lines than what I have....... in the manual it shows 2. One to the axel and one with a bracket to the axel... mine was the first of the two direct to axel with a T but the Right Stuff only offers the latter for my car would chevelle or others work??


here is pic of what I am working with now

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not a big deal if I need to fab something I guess but was just wondering

Ranzan

Richard thanks... wanted to keep it close to original

Oldsmaniac

Wes my rear rubber line has a T built in that bolts down to the rear and then the 2 metal lines attach to it....

Ranzan

Joe yes I have that also I have both but it is the lines that are set up for the bracket it might be hard to see in the picture but they are foward on the axel in stead of in line with the axel nut if that makes any sense ..

Oldsmaniac

I see that now....lines are too far forward it seems and too high....seems like wrong lines?

Ranzan

Joe my thoughts exactly but it is the only lines available for 66/67 Cutlass/442 from The Right Stuff. They have mo images available on thier website so kind of a crap shoot..... So I am wondering if anyone has a part # from them that actually is correct for this application

stan 65 cutlass

hmmmmmmm cant help ya, unless you need a beer?

2blu442

Wes, your saying that's the correct parts for 1966-67. But 1967 was the first year for the Type O, that's different than the 1966. If you look for the parts that fit 1968-70 Type O I believe it would be the same as your 1967. Work is long hours right now so it would be late this week before I can crawl under my car to see what it has on it. John

Ranzan

Stan ... its always 5 Oclock somewhere hey was wondering if you might need a rear drivers side floor pan area I only needed the front so I have the rest kicking around in the shop


Jon I will look into that about the 68 up cars thanks

daviidwilson

patches are in.......... was fun but alot of work. I could not get a drill bit in square on the sail panel so opted out with grinder and cutting wheel on edge to grind the spot weld down enough to seperate them from the sail panel

stan 65 cutlass

wes, not sure about the patch panel, will know soon though, plan on gutting the old gall for some rust repair and a coat of fresh paint over the winter

Oldsmaniac

Wes, my project has the 10 bolt but the parts car a 12 bolt. I can check but I think the brackets are pretty much the same that holds the T fitting. I changed out my 67 conv rear to a 12 bolt and dont remember anything problematic there....

stan 65 cutlass

hey wes, you should make a trip to campbell river. those heads are worth it.

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classifi...Parts_13200747

Ranzan

Stan I already have enough ____ but that is a good deal on those heads. I just need more storage space

no biggie about the pan it is tucked away just let me know

I have to try and get down that way early this week coming up I need to check out the different brake lines Marcel has I am taking off on friday for holidays with my wife and no kids....

todd66442

Great work, looks like your at the same stage I am. I've got the frame all done with suspension, lines etc. on. Just need to weld my new trunk in, paint under the body and mate the body back to the frame. Been sitting idle for a few months, cant wait to get back at her! Keep up the battle!

Ranzan

Small update

I got my rear brake lines figured out and are now sitting in the shop hopefully this weekend I will have it all finished off ....got the lines, brakes and e-brake cables to install and the chassis will finally be finished other than the JGC stearing box

Ranzan

The Chassis is finally finished..... got the rear brakes lines and e-brake finished off today

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67 442

That sure is purty!

Excellent work...

stan 65 cutlass

nice! whats left before body on? i see the hockey pucks already in place. motor/ trans? i still have the 330 and jetaway, or the 350 out of my car its pretty fast. my buddy says what if i put the 425 in and its not as fast as the 350 already in it? slurp slurp on a beer, silence, puff puff. i never thought of that, i said. that 350 is pretty tough. i oughta do a video of a launch and 2nd gear squawk. had a 3rd gear squeal once but that saginaw shifter is tough to hit third some times. would like a hurst comp plus have tore off windsheild and back window and driprail chrome already. insurance is up for the season so i wanna paint it for next year

Ranzan

Don Thanks

finally something off the list of to do

Ranzan

Stan
How much are you wanting for the 330? the way things are going it is looking better than the 455 on the stand lol.......I need to get down there and check out your progress

Still need to finish the underbody and get some paint on it the working for a living keeps getting in my way.

stan 65 cutlass

how much? would rather trade for something i need. watcha got? any big block stuff? i got a 69 350 core motor with 5 heads, 67 425 core with a torker intake and c heads, dual point olds distributor(neat), 64 330 with #2 heads, runs,

67 Cutlass Freak

Looks really nice Wes. Thanks for taking the time to share your build with all of us. If there's anything you need for it let me know. I've got a lot of stuff that I stripped out of mine.

RAMBOW

Frame really looks great!

Ranzan

Cutlass freak thanks I love following your build can`t wait to see yours done and down the track

Ben
The frame turned out way better than I was hopeing ...can`t wait till some sheetmetal is hung

Stan sent you a PM