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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 03:10 PM
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63 f85 (oldbleu)

My wife and I recently bought our (my) dreamcar. Its a 1963 cutlass f85. It had been sitting for 16 years so it took some work but it is now officially my daily driver... I have had a million questions and D and D fabrications has answered a lot.. I have yet to find a mechanic locally who has ever seen much less worked on one of these with the aluminum 215 which Im not going to lie is somewhat cool to me.
Any how just wanted to say hello to everyone and thanks in advance for all the questions I know Im going to have as this is the las t car I will own.. Everytime Im behind the wheel all my troubles seem to go away. I don't know how to post a pic but if you view our public profile there is a pic.. Love to hear what ya all thnk of our ride!

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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 03:28 PM
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Welcome, post some pictures of your car when you get a chance.
Old Jan 27, 2014 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by barbiekiddo
I have yet to find a mechanic locally who has ever seen much less worked on one of these with the aluminum 215 which Im not going to lie is somewhat cool to me.
Welcome. You may not be aware that GM sold the rights and tooling for the 215 to British Leyland (Rover), where they were built for nearly four decades and used in the Rover 3500, Triumph TR8, TVR sports cars, Morgan Plus 8, and various Range Rovers through the early 2000s.
Old Jan 28, 2014 | 08:19 AM
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Welcome form the left coast

Nice ride. I copied you picture and added to your intro
Old Jan 28, 2014 | 09:36 AM
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Cool looking ride, Welcome!
Old Jan 28, 2014 | 10:30 AM
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I love those.

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Old Jan 28, 2014 | 12:08 PM
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Welcome aboard

Very nice car. Looks great for sitting 16 years. Congrats for getting it back on the road.
Old Jan 29, 2014 | 05:47 AM
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Thanks for all the compliments guys!
Anyone know of someone who makes headers for these? Or for something close that could be bent to work on mine.. Im not lookin to get crazy, but Im lookin for a tad more power. Gotta admit however Im loving the 20 miles to the gallon Im getting the way she sits!
Old Jan 30, 2014 | 08:12 PM
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Welcome to CO. Nice looking ride!
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