1966 Cutlass ground up resto - new member

scubastever · 04-23-2008, 11:51 AM

hi all, fresh meat here-
10 year old resto in the works, finally getting to reassembly.

2 door post, sandblasted and refinished frame,
330cube rebuilt with performer&600cfm holley
Turbo 350
2" drop front spindles, with disc brake conversion kit

final assembly date....TBD..lol

currently shopping around for a body shop, im a mechanic, not a body man.
thanks!!

gearheads78 · 04-23-2008, 02:10 PM

Welcome.... another 66 here

Oldsguy · 04-23-2008, 02:11 PM

Welcome to our site! No fresh meat, we try to treat all with respect. No newbies, no Old Salts, just all Olds Enthusiasts.

Olds64 · 04-23-2008, 06:45 PM

Welcome. Those are some cool pics. You should put a drive train in that thing and drive it! Even if it doesn't have fenders.

Run to Rund · 04-24-2008, 10:18 AM

Good luck and try to find a shop that won't put you at the back of the line and take months or years! I ended up doing my 66 myself even though I am not a body man either. It was a good chance to learn! Go onto ebay and get an assembly manual if you don't have one. With patience and a couple sanders from harbor Freight (I prefer 3M sanding stuff though) you can do it. Get a DA and an in-line sander (the latter to get the waves out if you use bondo). Your 3M or other supplier can sell you Z-grip etc. bondo.

scubastever · 04-25-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by gearheads78

Welcome.... another 66 here

thats precisely the look i'm going for my friend =) drop&wheels wooo!

sweet ride u have there!

i'm modifying mine to look the 67, with flashers between the headlamps & 4 tailamps in the rear.

but i'm loving the lowered height on yours!

67CSragtop · 05-09-2008, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gearheads78

Welcome.... another 66 here

Gearheads78, nice car! I have a 67 convertible and am trying to decide what type of wheels to put on it. I see you got some on yours what type, can you post a picture from the side.

gearheads78 · 05-09-2008, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scubastever

thats precisely the look i'm going for my friend =) drop&wheels wooo!

sweet ride u have there!

i'm modifying mine to look the 67, with flashers between the headlamps & 4 tailamps in the rear.

but i'm loving the lowered height on yours!

thanks...I cheated just to have it look decent for Goodguys last year. I chopped the factory springs to get just the right look. I had to do it twice because the first cut was not quite aggessive enough. Took about 5 hours the first time do to never being apart. The second time only took about an hour.

gearheads78 · 05-09-2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 67CSragtop

Gearheads78, nice car! I have a 67 convertible and am trying to decide what type of wheels to put on it. I see you got some on yours what type, can you post a picture from the side.

It was just something I bought used that looked decent and fit the car OK for the same Goodguys show. They were Billet Specialties SLX wheels but I forgot the style number. I sold them about a month after the show.

New wheels should be here about 7-10 days. Watch my build thread for pictures of them.

http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/...her-while.html

here is an old pic with the other wheels

04-23-2008, 11:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
scubastever restoring '66 2 doorpost Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario Posts: 4	1966 Cutlass ground up resto - new member hi all, fresh meat here- 10 year old resto in the works, finally getting to reassembly. 2 door post, sandblasted and refinished frame, 330cube rebuilt with performer&600cfm holley Turbo 350 2" drop front spindles, with disc brake conversion kit final assembly date....TBD..lol currently shopping around for a body shop, im a mechanic, not a body man. thanks!! __________________ :10 years in the making: 1966 2 door post 330 CID turbo 350 front disc conversion w/ 2" drop spindle ground up resto(ie. always buying parts lol)

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Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 80	Good luck and try to find a shop that won't put you at the back of the line and take months or years! I ended up doing my 66 myself even though I am not a body man either. It was a good chance to learn! Go onto ebay and get an assembly manual if you don't have one. With patience and a couple sanders from harbor Freight (I prefer 3M sanding stuff though) you can do it. Get a DA and an in-line sander (the latter to get the waves out if you use bondo). Your 3M or other supplier can sell you Z-grip etc. bondo.

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