Just dropping in to say Hi.

New to the Forums but Not to the Oldsmobile.

Love started with 1968 F85 350 2 speed power glide Car that I bought from an Elderly Lady for $300.00 21 years ago. I restored the car but she Burned in a car fire 2 weeks after she was painted. I did try to bring it back to life but was to far gone. 10 years ago a close friend found a 1970 Cutlass S 350/350 auto that I was able to get for 500.00$ I parked the car in 2003 and am now going to restore her Frame up after dragging her out of the weeds and giving her a bath.

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Welcome! Looks like a nice car to start with.

 

Sorry to hear about the fire, Welcome!

 

Welcome to the forum

 

Thank's All. I Think I will be Haunting these forums alot as I make Decisions on how I want to go about restoring the Car.

 

Welcome aboard!
Where in the Pac North West are you at? there are quite a few of us on here from the seattle area. :-)

 

I'm 145 Miles South of Seattle and 29 Miles North of Portland Ore

 

welcome, sounds like you live on mt st helens?

 

St. Helen's is almost my Backyard, and too my left across Road is North fork of Lewis River

 

Sounds like Woodland to me! Welcome to this site! I'm just up the freeway a bit in Oly. You will enjoy lots of technical expertise at this site, plus a lot of people who enjoy their Oldsmobiles!

Randy C.

 

Welcome to C.O.

Mt. St. Helens?? Acccck. Not sure I'd want to live there... I still remember when...

 

welcome.

 

Welcome. Will be looking to see what you decide!

Ted

 

Welcome aboard

 

Your Cutlass already looks pretty good! I look forward to seeing the progress.

 

Welcome to the site! As you can see there are several members here in the PNW!

Allan, if you've never been to St. Helens you ought to but it on your bucket list. After all that ash you'd be amazed at the carpet of trees growing across the mountain sides. There's a lot of places in Central/Eastern Washington and Oregon that if you dig down you'll find a layer(s) of pumus from one of the Cascade mountains popping its top in the past. Just part of nature, and amazing how quickly the planet can heal itself.


John

 

Sweet ride

 

John I remember that eruption very well. At the time I was just 3 months into my new job that turned into almost 32 year career. Actually I'm not that surprised that reforestation took place that quickly. Prolly a good thing too. All that ash needs stabilization and tree roots will sure help.

I was on vacation through the PNW back in 1978 (with my new 78 Cutlass Calais of course) and was really enthralled with the area. It was December and incredibly pretty country. Who knew that a couple years later that mountain would lose it's top? Bucket list? Man I need another roll of toilet paper......

 

Rob's been looking the area over for a possible retirement home. He's got a lot of years before he's there... but since your ahead of us what do you think of a place that doesn't salt the roads? Your car won't rust before your eyes? With the economy I'm sure you could pick up a place, say 20 acres with a pole barn pretty reasonably. I'd even help you fill the barn with Oldsmobile treasure

 

John, you're a real trooper! If it was just me? I'd prolly already be there. But I gotta consider the Mrs. too

Still with luck in a couple more years I should be about 900 miles closer to you. Is the housing market soft down there?

The good part is she is already talking about trips across the border to go 'shoppin'. Her shoppin and my shoppin are 2 different animals.

 

Welcome to the site, from another PNW Cutlass S Owner. If you can make it, you should bring your car to the South Sound 442-Cutlass Picnic at Griots in Tacoma on July 8. Hopefully the rain will stop by then.

 

Sure sounds like Woodland area to me. I'm east of Woodland about 4 miles off Hwy 503 on Cowlitz Co. side. Sure wish the site administrators had set this up as a relational data base so members could see who was in the neighborhood.
Jerry

 

Yes, I'm in woodland. It is nice country a little to wet at times but that's what the 2 car garage and shop are for!

 

Nice Car! and again Thank's all for the Welcome. I have been looking all over this forum soaking up all the info my mind can handle. which is not a whole lot the older I get.

 

A few more exterior pics and what I'm thinking of doing with her. I'll post some interior and engine bay pics later. when I start this project I'll move to the Major rebuild thread and start documenting everything.
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what I know about her to date

336870Z102965

Year: 1970
Division: Oldsmobile
Series: Cutlass (V8)
Body: 2dr Holiday Hardtop
Plant: Fremont, California
Serial Number: 102965

3 = Oldsmobile
36 = Cutlass, Cutlass S 8 Cyl.
87 = 2 dr. Plain Back Hardtop Coupe
0 = 1970
z = Fremont, CA
102965 = Production Number

350 v8 Numbers match car
350 Auto was in car when purchased ( Not original )
Rearend 12 bolt O with I believe to be 2:93 ratio
column shift
Most interior Original except some year Camaro bucket seats
front left and right Fenders possibley have been replaced was told they looked like 72 fenders.
black plastic fender wells
Manual drum brakes all 4 corners

I'm thinking of Keeping her about the same had my fun with over powered Muscle on the street.
time for a Nice clean car with a little get up and go for those "Emergency foot to the floor moments"
start with Frame off
Refresh the 350 not sure on trans rebuild or drop in a th400 (gas mileage not an issue) put shift on the floor. Rearend change
split bench seats back into Her.I'll keep interior the black it came with. The paint was a Blue color originaly it looked to me (cracked peeling paint showing her original)
But wife loves the red so it will most likely stay the red.
suspension brakes and such refreshed most of the car I'm looking to just make her look pretty again and run and drive great with all new components.I'm lucky I have 2 car garage and nice shop to be able to do this in.

 

I'd at least upgrade to power brakes.

 

Yes, I will do that

An update Made some room to start this project. I put 82 corvette up for sell "Cough" P.O.S basket case and moved the Bikes out of the shop.

also going to look at a 1972 Oldsmobile 98 with the 455 rocket this weekend a buddy has ( same guy that found my 70' Olds ) it was a 1 owner car that was well maintained and documented since purchased new in 72. not sure at this point if I really want purchase it to strip it down for "parts" for the 70 or not.

 

Wow thats a nice car and welcome! These guys are very knowledgeable and can help with anything

 

All 72 98's were 455 powered. If you have a line on a one owner car that's in good shape? I'd seriously think 2X about parting it out. Although not as collectible to most as the A bodies, too many of them have been stripped down just for the driveline, and there aren't as many around as there used to be. The 72 98 is a fabulous riding car. Little thirsty but a great car. Is it a 2 dr or 4dr? When you go to look at it, take some pics and post them for us? That would be really appreciated.

 

Welcome from another up here in your part of the world....this is a great forum to find what you need.......

 

ok, here's a few pic's of the 72 98

what I was told. It has Power everything and all work's 82k original miles it has been outside in the weather for a number of years. I guess the older gentlemen who owned it has 2 of these. I guess for 800.00 bucks I cant complain.

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You're right. If I found one like that up here for 800.00 I'd be all over it like cheese on a burger. 2 of them?

 

Ya, for 800 bucks their should not be any complaining! Good , no great score
Ted

 

Yes, the original owner is 81 and he purchased 2 a 'His" and "hers". the intention was to put some new paint and a new top on the green one while he drove the "hers". the shop that was going to do this work was the 81 year old mans sons auto body shop who my buddy just happens to work at. well long story short car sat around for a long period of time and nothing was being done to it and the guys 81 year old father had his license revoked for not passing this last time around on renewal. His son drives his father around in the other one and did not care about this green one. so instead of getting paid for a Job he offered it up to my buddy for some work he did. and as he has way too many projects in the fire atm offerd it up to me for a good price.

 

The body looks pretty solid. One area of those cars that always had rust issues were the skirts; and they look ok. Shouldn't take much to bring that car back. Engine bay looks not bad for it's age. I love the dash layout on that beast! Looks to have Cruise, Safety Sentinel, AM/FM 8 track/ Tilt/ AC. Curious to know if it also has PDL/PW/Ptrunk/PSeat?

Guessing here: Is your VIN similar to 3U37V2M(123456)?

 

the area around the skirts look ok. he removed one to show.
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Car has Pw/PdL/Ps/Tilt-tele/Ac But does not have PT has everything else. Also they just put new Exhaust on it, New tires and recharged Ac.

and looks like I'm getting the car as part trade for my 82 "Vette" funny how thing's work out sometimes..

 

pics didn't come in...

 

Should be there now

 

Im pretty new to this forum as well but was wondering if you have been up to the all american classics up in vancouver washington? been there once and got a few things like drip moldings and some taillights for the 69 cutlass. i know they have a lot of cars and a lot of thorn vines that attack you around the cars. ha.

 

from another web footed Washingtonian. Nice ride