What to do ?!???
November 25th, 2013, 08:36 PM
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What to do ?!???
Purchased a 69 98 for the drivetrain for my cutlas but it such a nice body I'd hate to take out the engine !! Do I fix it ? Or take out the motor and trans and find a buyer for the body ?
November 25th, 2013, 08:52 PM
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I would take the drive train and stick a run of the mill 307 in there maybe to sell it atleast as a driver. Although it might take a few years to get that boat to 60 mph with a 307 lol.
November 25th, 2013, 09:15 PM
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We need more details, but if its really nice sell it and buy another motor.
P.S. it will have a long tail shaft transmission. You'll need a short tail shaft for your Cutlass, so the engine may be the only thing you can easily swap over.
John
P.S. it will have a long tail shaft transmission. You'll need a short tail shaft for your Cutlass, so the engine may be the only thing you can easily swap over.
John
November 25th, 2013, 09:56 PM
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Welcome to CO Chester, sure... pick the easy questions to start out with....
Hmmm. 69 Ninety Eights are really nice boats, but there's not much market for them and parts (most parts anyway) are not easy to come by. I happen to love big cars so for me the choice would be to keep it because I love that body style anyway. HOWEVER as John pointed out, the trans may be an issue unless you have a custom driveshaft made. You'll also have to install the TH400 kickdown linkage, change the trans mount to the back holes, and replace the e-brake cable with one for the TH400. E brake cable for TH400 is 82.5" whereas the one you likely have is 95 9/16" IIRC.
What year is your Cutlass?
Hmmm. 69 Ninety Eights are really nice boats, but there's not much market for them and parts (most parts anyway) are not easy to come by. I happen to love big cars so for me the choice would be to keep it because I love that body style anyway. HOWEVER as John pointed out, the trans may be an issue unless you have a custom driveshaft made. You'll also have to install the TH400 kickdown linkage, change the trans mount to the back holes, and replace the e-brake cable with one for the TH400. E brake cable for TH400 is 82.5" whereas the one you likely have is 95 9/16" IIRC.
What year is your Cutlass?
November 26th, 2013, 05:00 PM
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Welcome to CO from NC. Interesting dilemma to have! The nice thing about buying a running driving car vs finding an engine is you do not have to take the guys word for it that it runs, and you can get a better idea of the engines health. I would vote for buying it for the engine and finding a nice running 350 to put back in and resell it.
November 26th, 2013, 06:13 PM
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I'd recommend driving the car around a bit - you might like it.
If not, you may be able to arrange a trade with someone on here - If I had a good 455, I'd be happy to trade it. plus a few bucks, for a complete running 98 I could use as a daily driver. Considering what you probably paid for the car, you might end up getting the engine for free.
- Eric
If not, you may be able to arrange a trade with someone on here - If I had a good 455, I'd be happy to trade it. plus a few bucks, for a complete running 98 I could use as a daily driver. Considering what you probably paid for the car, you might end up getting the engine for free.
- Eric
November 26th, 2013, 06:21 PM
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November 26th, 2013, 06:24 PM
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The car needs a repaint but the interior needs a little work also but it is a very straight body all the glasses it for pans and trunk all that is in good shape. I will have to get a driveshaft made for the car anyway so I didn't know if the long tail would make a difference
November 26th, 2013, 06:29 PM
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Welcome to CO Chester, sure... pick the easy questions to start out with....
Hmmm. 69 Ninety Eights are really nice boats, but there's not much market for them and parts (most parts anyway) are not easy to come by. I happen to love big cars so for me the choice would be to keep it because I love that body style anyway. HOWEVER as John pointed out, the trans may be an issue unless you have a custom driveshaft made. You'll also have to install the TH400 kickdown linkage, change the trans mount to the back holes, and replace the e-brake cable with one for the TH400. E brake cable for TH400 is 82.5" whereas the one you likely have is 95 9/16" IIRC.
What year is your Cutlass?
Hmmm. 69 Ninety Eights are really nice boats, but there's not much market for them and parts (most parts anyway) are not easy to come by. I happen to love big cars so for me the choice would be to keep it because I love that body style anyway. HOWEVER as John pointed out, the trans may be an issue unless you have a custom driveshaft made. You'll also have to install the TH400 kickdown linkage, change the trans mount to the back holes, and replace the e-brake cable with one for the TH400. E brake cable for TH400 is 82.5" whereas the one you likely have is 95 9/16" IIRC.
What year is your Cutlass?
November 26th, 2013, 06:34 PM
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Chester, you saying your car has a TH350 in it, or you have a TH350 you can use? The 67 Cutlass V8 lineup (non 442) was typically a 330 CID with a Jetaway 2 speed trans.
EDIT: re TH350 - you know the BOP TH350 is different than the Chev TH350?
EDIT: re TH350 - you know the BOP TH350 is different than the Chev TH350?
November 26th, 2013, 06:51 PM
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Welcome to CO from NC. Interesting dilemma to have! The nice thing about buying a running driving car vs finding an engine is you do not have to take the guys word for it that it runs, and you can get a better idea of the engines health. I would vote for buying it for the engine and finding a nice running 350 to put back in and resell it.
November 26th, 2013, 07:00 PM
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I'd recommend driving the car around a bit - you might like it.
If not, you may be able to arrange a trade with someone on here - If I had a good 455, I'd be happy to trade it. plus a few bucks, for a complete running 98 I could use as a daily driver. Considering what you probably paid for the car, you might end up getting the engine for free.
- Eric
If not, you may be able to arrange a trade with someone on here - If I had a good 455, I'd be happy to trade it. plus a few bucks, for a complete running 98 I could use as a daily driver. Considering what you probably paid for the car, you might end up getting the engine for free.
- Eric
November 26th, 2013, 07:29 PM
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No reason not to use the same engine in both cars (well, it's a giant PIA, but other than that...).
Why not drive the 98, put it on the side, drop the motor into the Cutlass, and see what you think? You could always swap back and forth between the two cars.
- Eric
Why not drive the 98, put it on the side, drop the motor into the Cutlass, and see what you think? You could always swap back and forth between the two cars.
- Eric
November 26th, 2013, 07:43 PM
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I would go with your original intentions. You stated midway through this thread that the car needs a repaint and some interior work, spend the money on the 455 Cutlass and don't look back. Just my opinion. - Steven
November 26th, 2013, 08:37 PM
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X2. A decent paint job may cost more than the car s worth. Do you need the car and the 442 also. Why not put a SBC in it. Now that would be different. Just kidding guys. If you found an Olds 350 or even a smog 455 cheap and put it in the 98 it might be worthwhile. As Allan pointed out, there is a limited market for these cars.
