Greetings;

I have surfed this forum off-and-on the past few months, and registered this week. My primary reason for joining is my kids' 1974 Cutlass S. We live in a small town, and this car is a bit of an icon. It was originally purchased from my friend's dealership by a "little old lady", and was willed to a family member. In turn, the dad and all three kids used this car as a daily driver. The last kid in this family graduated when our oldest got his license, so we purchased the car for our three kids to continue the tradition of transporting students to St. Joseph Central Catholic.

We've had a fair amount of work done, including a transmission rebuild, dual Flowmasters, new tires and shocks, paint, and front seat upholstery. At some point in its life the engine got really hot. After recently replacing the carb and machining the intake and heads, there are still compression issues.

Our third is getting her license this summer, so we need a few more years out of this car at least. We cannot afford the quotes we are getting for rebuilding the engine - hoping to find an affordable replacement on this forum for the original 350 Rocket.

 

Welcome, cool story. It would help to post your location to find something close to you. Also we do love pictures, please post a few when you get a chance.

 

Thanks for the welcome. My location is Ironton, Ohio - on the Ohio River @ the West Virginia/Kentucky border. 2 hours from Lexington KY and Charleston WV. 2.5 hrs from Cincinnati and Columbus OH. 4 hrs from Louisville, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Knoxville. Working on posting some pics.