foo

Show you guys what I'm working with heres a few pictures.


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sealw98

Look like my massive project good luck keep the spirit.

Nilsson

Where you located FOO, looks like Michigan or Northern Ohio rust?

foo

I'm located around the Syracuse NY area

svnt442

That's a Framingham car. It didn't venture too far from the assembly plant huh.

Good luck with it.

foo

lol i guess not

meoff

mine was very rough when I started my project but I had good floor pans,minimal rust on quarters,normal rot on lower rear front fenders etc.
you are taking in a major build compared to mine and I thought I was crazy!no offense meant!I love to see someone save oneyou have a long road ahead of you and please keep us posted with picks.the pic of the cowl to windshield rust is what I'm gonna tackle this winter,but again mine is bad but not that bad.everything is repairable

68conv455

Foo,
Good luck with the project. I predict you will be very good at welding when you are finished. Are you doing a frame-on or frame-off resto?
I did my floors frame on. I replaced the pan and one floor support brace. I used goodmark panels that fit very nice. The installation will come out very clean with large pieces. From underneath, you can hardly tell they were replaced.

foo

Thank you guys, and to answer your question i am doing a frame off resto. there's alot of rust every where that need my attention

Nilsson

Awesome job on those floor pans.

svnt442

My442

You would be way ahead to start with a car with less rust.

foo

Question about he frame of the 442: The rear of it, or last cross member, is it natually bent downward in the center?

svnt442

It has to clear the gas filler tube.

alek72us

Yeah but then that would be once less 442 out there.

Don't give up on it u can fix it. mine was worst. bring that olds back to life.

foo

im not sure if there is worse if you look at all the rust now that its completely striped, there might not be a car left if it was worse haha, but there is no way im turning my back on it

foo

some more photos

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Little crack in the frame on the rear below the trunk.

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looks a little wavy
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oldcutlass

Wow, thats a project!! Keep us posted with pic's! N good luck!

442_Mustang

Glad to see you are still working on it:-)

foo

Took longer to get to this point than I wanted it to. Shes getting her life back one long step at a time.

Allan R

Looks good. How's the body coming along?

I know I arrived after the party went home, but just for kicks I have your VIN and Cowl tag info decoded. You prolly already did that?

3 = Oldsmobile Division of GM
44 = 442 model
87 = Sports Coupe body style
0 = 1970 model year
G = Production Plant : Framingham
112964 = production sequence at Framingham

Cowl (note there are duplications)
ST - 70 = 1970 model year
3 = Oldsmobile Division of GM
44 = 442 model
87 = Holiday Sports Coupe body style (fastback)
G = Production Plant : Framingham
BDY 25937 = Fisher assigned number of body provided to Framingham production
TR 933 = Blue vinyl bucket seats
PNT 20 20 = lower body color / upper body color : Azure Blue
10D = production month/week (4th week of October 1969)

What color are you planning to finish the car in?

foo

body is still untouched other than tore down from all inners that were left in that old pic, Im working on tight budget so Its gonna be waiting till after I get the engine fixed up and put on.

Tony72Cutlass'S'

You're doing an AMAZING job. Keep it up!

My car started out like that too! Got it not too far away from you (i'm in Montreal).

Allan R

Totally understandable. Sounds like you have your priorities in place. Hopefully it won't be another 3 years till the next major update, but if it is? That's how you gotta do it! All the best with your project.

stevengerard

wow what a project but a great car do do in on, love that color combo and it looks like its coming along!

lunaboy

"You would be way ahead to start with a car with less rust " just use this cutlass S on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...9&cmd=ViewItem

Allan R

The thread was started back in 2009. OP has limited funds and time. My442 said the same thing as you, but I think foo has his situation under control. I'm sure he looked over the market before he started this project. Don't forget one man's junk is another man's treasure.

lunaboy

Don't forget one man's junk is another man's treasure.[/QUOTE]

That's why I want him to buy my junk

Allan R

Ah, now I see. Only 1 day left and not even a single bid? Should throw in a "Make an Offer' option.

DENT

Looks good , just do one part at a time. Break it into small project's and do one after the other.

foo

Thats the idea Im trying to kick my butt in to gear and get things done.

foo

I decided to connect the differential to the frame(excuse my poor skills at photographing). UMI Upper+Lower Control arms, UMI reinforcing arms, MOOG Springs, KYB shocks

69'442

Looking good. I have a 70 from Framingham too.

Eddie Hansen

Never truer words spoken, take bites at a time not try to swallow the whole thing at once as long as your "chewing" it will eventually get done.

I found the times that funds were low, I could work on things that didn't cost money, like cleaning parts, restoring parts, etc, just do not be like me and forget where you put them after you finished them.

looks like outstanding work so far.

I will offer another piece of advice, have the body blasted so you know what you have, and it will save you literally weeks of work......

foo

A few before paint and cleaning

foo

I forgot to get alot of the pic during the process of paint and clean so they got for that to being put on the car.

foo

Some paint

foo

I lack the photos in between but this is where I stand as of today.





My little problem, link hitting the nut and joint.

Fixed by cutting of the excess bolt

allyolds68

I had the same problem. I took a 1/2" off the spacer too

Are you in the city of Syracuse or a surrounding town. I'm in Seneca Falls

Bunser

Nice work! Keep at it and good luck.