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  1. bigfella

    First trip to the drag strip last night

    Headed down for test n tune last night. My first time ever going down the track in anything. Did my burn out came outta the box staged it like a pro jeez things happen pretty fast after that I had a nap at the light (.638 reaction time) and ran a 15.2 @92mph and hurt the engine Not really much...
  2. bigfella

    Rear springs?

    Finally been driving the cutlass around my friends have nick named "hot chocolate" . It was a v6 car i swapped in a 355 sbc the car had brand new v8 springs in the front and it sat really high when i swapped the small block in i expected it to level out but it did not. Still high in the front...
  3. bigfella

    Holley carb issue

    Just finishing up my cutlass engine swap v6 to 355 sbc Ran great with a holley 750 double pump unfortunately it's not my carb so I had to buy one , I bought a holley 650 mechanical secondary double pump. I made the mistake of flipping it upside down before I bolted it on the car long story...
  4. bigfella

    Found a 9" but...

    I have finally been working on my cutlass! Swapped from the 3.8 to a mild 350 , engine is in just needs the headers and plumbing , anyways I found a ford 9" for sale cheap! But it's for a "gm metric chassis" . Is a gm metric chassis and a g body the same ? The ears on the top look really close...
  5. bigfella

    tow rigs !

    I know I should be working on the cutlass but I came across this rig figured it was the right price Paid $1750 for it , injected 454,cam,headers, intake, chip and 3 inch exhaust But it's not a 4x4 so I bought a pair of Dana 60s with 4.56 gears it needs a lift and some tires probably around...
  6. bigfella

    Well this is a bummer how do I fix it???

    Since I already got mad , really really mad ... Some how the front drivers side window got smashed in my cutlass it's being held together with the tint, I'm not sure what happened either someone was trying to the steal it( the door was unlocked) or someone doesn't like me :x anyways where can...
  7. bigfella

    Found something interesting today

    Hello everyone, So I was pulling my headliner out and found this paper. Original build sheet for the car! It's pretty cool it's in decent shape too , just thought I would share ...
  8. bigfella

    Engine tear down good news and bad

    Started geting ready to do my swap 3.8 to sbc 350. I tore into the engine everything looks ok time for a re ring and bearing to for insurance. The engine has brand new timing chain ,cam and lifters only thing is the cam has no markings on it only "YH" stamped on the end. I tried googling sbc cam...
  9. bigfella

    headers? a body?

    good day all i bought my 1984 olds cutlass supreme last summer for decent money but it has a 3.8 v-sucks and some sort of trans (th250 or somthing i think) anyways i bought a sbc 350 and a th350 with a little work done to both :D i guess my question is i have heard that A-body bbc headers...
  10. bigfella

    Lsx swap

    Good day all, I think I have decided to do a lsx swap , I can buy a carbureted 5.3 for a reasonable price. I have been reading and searching but can't seem to find a clear answer on what motor mounts and headers to use. I will be using a carbureted 5.3 , I don't need to worry about a/c (...
  11. bigfella

    Bought a g-body decided to sign up

    Good day, I have been a g-body fan for a long time , finally bought at 1984 olds cutlass last week , I'm Planing to do either a sbc or lsx based engine swap as I currently have the 3.8 v-sucks ( decent on fuel , crappy on power :roll: ) the car will be a street car with some trips down to the...

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