Hi everybody I am new to the site. I recently bought a 1971 Cutlass S and I am restoring myself. Im kinda enexperienced when it comes to this so I might be asking a few questions. Thank you.

 

Hi and welcome to C.O. forums, we would like to see some pics please! Good or bad. Maybe some cowl tag info?

 

Welcome.

 

Welcome to the site. Good luck with your restoration I have a 71 Cutlass S.

 

This is it. its got a 350 with the TH350 trans. Im hoping to fully retore it some day but for now im just doing some odds and ends.

 

Nice car. Carefully plan what you NEED to do now to make the car safe to drive. Then make a list of what you WANT to do when the money, time and experience are there. These old car projects have a tendency to blossom into full blown teardown restorations if you're not careful. Not that I mind seeing another one restored. Just have to know what your limits are. Good news for you: There are lots of aftermarket suppliers for your car parts, and this site is uber helpful with anything you ask about.
If you want to know a bit more about your car, post the VIN and take a pic of the cowl tag. Post it as a thumbnail instead of IMG so it can be opened as a full size pic. You might be surprised at the info that's on those 2 things.
Cheers!

 

I think you'll find the people here eager to help and for the most part are very knowledgable. We all were "green" at one time or another----for some of us that was a looooooooooong time ago! Welcome aboard.

 

Yup, like about 40 years ago...I'm turning 'green' just thinking of that

71cutlass350
Looks like you're way out in the boonies? Probably store that car in the barn over winter, or do you get winter where you are? Just make sure the critters don't get into it and chew up your wiring and upholstery. You probably know how very little space a mouse needs to squeeze into even a small hole.

 

Question - I too have a 71 S - My grills are like Classic Joe's picture above - they are different than what is on 71Cutlass350's ride - I assume that someone changed them out as I thought mine were correct. Can you experts out there let us all know which ones are right for the model? Thanks

Nice ride by the way. I love mine. Good luck with it and post more pics!

 

It appears that the grilles on 71Cutlass350, are 72 Cutlass Supreme grilles
see attched pic from Year One's web site.

 

Your grills are the right ones.
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the vin is 336871z127434

 

F85 V-8 holiday coupe 1971 Freemont, CA built (build sequence)
Post the cowl tag and maybe we will get you some more info.

regards, Pat

 

the cowl is
ST 71-33687 z 07199
TR 948 b80 68 E PNT
06B 475407 630110

 

ST-71 = 1971 model year
3 - General Motors (Oldsmobile)
36 - Cutlass V8
87 - hardtop coupe
Z - built in Freemont Kalli four nya
TR 948 - Are you sure? There's no 948 listed for 71. There is a 940 which is black
B80 - Exterior - roof drip moldings
PNT - 68 Sable Brown
E - Sandalwood vinyl roof
06B - Built in the second week (B) of June (06)
the other numbers are related to information I don't have specific to fisher body production / option codes

EDIT: Hmmm, the color doesn't match your car at all. someone must have painted it.

 

thanks allan how come you didnt give me this advice when i joined $13000 ago

 

948 is listed in 1971 as a Sable bench seat. source 1971 Oldsmobile assembly manual

 

Thanks this is really interesting. It tells me alot about the car and the previous owners as it now has black bucket seats and a floor shifter.

 

ummm, because you looked smart enough to know all this??? Sorry.

Yes, there it is. Listed as 948c (combination of cloth and vinyl) didn't enter production till Oct 1 of 70. Same time they phased out 930v and 937v. The source I originally used for my earlier post didn't have that info. Great catch! I should have checked there first.

 

Welcome to the forum!!!!!