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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
Thanks Jack. Yeah Tony had 17x8s up front. Been absolutely swamped, but we'll be in touch again soon. :D- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
Not sure there, but I know that the wagon bumper is unique. The 78-79... sedan bumpers have a raised section in the middle that matches to the middle body panel of the nose.- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
There are a few of us long backs tearing up the cones. There's a guy on Pro-touring.com that has a 66 Malibu wagon that recently won overall the Car Craft event that has an autocross, braking, and dyno contests. His car is pretty nimble and puts almost 600 ponies to the wheels with the bottle...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
Now back to the proposed ride height with the 17's bolted on. I figured this was a good reference point, maybe Powerade will sponsor me now, lol! I spent today's spare lab time tearing the car down to get it ready to come off the frame. Just a few shots of the aftermath so far. How about...- SRD art
- Post #66
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
One extreme ride height photo. Just for kicks I put the old "skinnier" rims on and let the car down. This is with 2" spindles and 2 3/4 coils cut off the springs. There was about 2.5" of clearance under the front cross member. That wood block is 5.5" tall. Wish I could drive this low all the...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
Here are a few more reference photos. Notice also with the 3/4" spacer and the wide wheels the front track is now wider than the rear, even with the 275-40s back there. Tony used 1" spacers on his car to kick the rear wheels outward. Since I'm narrowing the 9" rear anyway, I'll simply make...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
So to answer the question, yes you can run a 9.5" wheel and 255's up front on a g-body. BUT there are some issues that need to be addressed. This 9.5" wheel has 5.5" back spacing, that's pretty deep, and obviously that makes 4" width from the rotor outward. As you see them I have a 3/4" spacer...- SRD art
- Post #59
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
First off, you'll have to excuse the quality of the cell phone photos... When I was looking for a wheel and tire combo I really spent some time researching how big a tire you can fit on a G-body. I so wanted to run a 315-30-17 out back but just couldn't find an 11" wheel price (including...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
Thanks! I'm pretty lucky to have the school so close to home, it's only about 20 miles away. Had I know about it I would've gotten involved sooner. Maybe the time just wasn't right until now, sort of like all the stars are aligning or something. :)- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
Finally for this round of updates is a couple shop photos. First is my car in it's new resting spot. I picked this space because I have the fence wall to hang my project white board and inspirational rendering. I also have a couple tables tucked behind the car for working on and laying out...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
While I was in there getting ready to tear down the front suspension I slipped on a 12" rotor from the LS F-body brakes I picked up. What a difference over stock! Notice particularly the space between the rotor and the upper control arm where the ball joint bolts in. WoW! am I excited to be able...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
I put the word out on the local muscle car forum about my 5.3 and it wasn't long before someone offered a set of headers for $100 which I will be trading design work instead of cash. They're Flowtechs that he swapped for pacesetters on his late model F-body. I know Flowtechs are probably...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
Last semester when I started getting the doors ready for the low profile Geo Prism door handles I realized that I didn't like the handles bolted right to the outer skin of the doors, but I'd rather have them sunk in like on the Geos. While at the yard to be respectful of their business rather...- SRD art
- Post #52
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
The left corner of my front bumper is pretty rotted, a problem doubled because I plan on narrowing the bumper 3" like the I did to the rear bumper. I have yet to see a 78/9 Cutlass wagon appear in the yard, so I grabbed a donor from an '85 4 door Cutlass Supreme. When you compare the two there...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
Here's another great score. Through my research I found that 82-90 something Camaros have a direct swap sway bar with G-bodys. There are currently two Camaros of that vintage in the yard so I checked both. One Camaro's bar was smaller than the wagon's stock 1" bar. The other was a '90 RS with a...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
Over the summer I took a couple opportunities to raid the local junkyard for a few parts. Unfortunately useable old car parts around here are rare so I have to get a little creative. :) One of my favorite scores- Part of next semester's chassis class is narrowing rears. The 7.5" is a weak...- SRD art
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79 Cutlass Wagon G-machine build
I'm back in school and I finally have some updates on the wagon project. Mostly been project planning and price shopping over the summer and just before school started I was informed I was awarded a full tuition scholarship for the 2011-2012 year. Hard work and straight A's finally pays off...- SRD art
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5.3 on the way...
A TH350 with a manual valve body and a 2400 stall converter. I have a 2.75 center and a 3.50 center for the 9" I'll be putting in, so for daily cruising I'll run the 2.75 and for track time swap in the 3.50. Eventually when the wallet allows I want to swap to a 5 or 6 speed. We'll have to see... -
5.3 on the way...
I will be documenting this very closely as this is my school project and part of my resume for future employers. Hopefully it will inspire you guys too. It's for the Cutlass wagon. I talked to the guy with the 83 Malibu wagon for sale Tuesday -a week and a half ago. I called that Friday to go...
