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    need help with exhaust manifolds

    I have a olds cutlass sup. brougham with the stock 260 engine in it. I have taken the entire exhaust system off of the car. I have the factory exhaust manifolds on the engine. The exhaust manifolds have a cross over pipe that connects the pipe on the drivers side to the pipe on the passenger...
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    water pump bypass question

    Hey, been a while since Ive been on. Finally got my car running, new distributor put on after the other one broke in the process of pulling it out. I have a 1978 olds cutlass supreme brougham with a 4.3l 260cid engine Anyway, my dilemma is this; I took the heater and A/C out of my car and so...
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    New Heads, need help

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2570wt_941 what do you think? NAPA will charge me 300 for both to go through my heads, that does not include putting new springs on it, new springs would be about an extra 40 total. I think its worth it to get new heads for cheaper and see if I...
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    gasket set help

    Hey guys, I ordered a head gasket set for my 1978 olds cutlass supreme brougham with the original 260 engine in it. The engine is all apart and the head gasket set came today and I think its not correct. I ordered from Advance Auto Parts online and they said it would fit my car but looking at...
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    brake line kit

    Alright, Its time to get brakes put on my car. I need a kit that will give me all the lines from the master cylinder to the calipers/drums. Flex lines, connectors, the whole shebang except for a proportioning valve (but wouldnt complain if the kit had one). Who makes a good, pre-bent kit for...
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    80 olds cutlass parts in cleveland junk yard

    Hey all, I went out to Pull A Part in Cleveland (west) looking for parts to my 78 cutlass. They have a 1980 cutlass 4 door there with lots of parts. Its missing the front pass door but the interior is there, the dash is not in great shape but not terrible (cracks along top of main piece but...
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    doors

    Looking at my doors, they are probably going to have to be replaced. The bottom if the doors is all rotted out and I dont think a skin will be able to fix that. I have a 78 cutlass and didnt know if any other doors will fit the same. Looking at the body lines, it looks like the 78-88 cutlass...
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    First look at the floors

    I took out a good chunk of the interior today and pulled out the carpet to take a look at the floors. I was pleasantly surprised at the way the floors look considering the condition of the rest of the car. There isnt a hole in the floor any where and no rust on inside or out. I put...
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    brake line/prop. valve question

    Alright, I got the car somewhat in the air and was trying to trace my brake lines. Im going to replace all the lines from master to wheels and am having some trouble figuring out what lines are for what. I have 2 brake lines that go to the proportioning valve and there are 5 lines coming off...
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    cruise delete brake switch question

    Alright, I took the Cruise control out of my car today. I still need to get a new spedo cable to bypass the cruise control box under the hood but other than that I got everything else out of the car related to cruise (except the button on the steering column). My question is this, I noticed I...
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    new project

    Im new to G bodys, I have done some work on other cars with friends: 70 AMX 80 Camaro 70 GS 69 Chevelle but this project is a little different, I want to do some custom work rather than just a resto. Ive had it for 2 weeks but has been sitting for 6 years, there is quite a bit of surface rust...
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    AC delete and charcoal canister issue

    I am new to the forum but have been reading the threads for a while now. I just got my 78 olds cutlass supreme brougham and am doing a little work on it. The car has been sitting for 6 years and I just got it running and am not doing a little work to keep it running and clean out the engine...

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