Hey G-body forum,
Haven't posted in quite some time. I've still been active playing with my g bodies. My current daily driver is a 1979 Cutlass Supreme that I put together. The car is clean and straight, however, it is lacking a paint job. I built the 403 that is in it along with the th200 transmission. Love it!
My most recent addition to my collection is a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais with the 4-speed and SBC 305. It has a peg leg 3.08 rear end. Of course it has the bucket seats minus a center console. Exterior is black with a red interior. A couple of interesting options I noticed are the adjustable wipers and temperature controlled A/C adjustment. I purchased the car from an elderly gentleman that tore it apart back in 1997, due to some transmission issues.
Best I can tell I got everything to put the car back together. Again, the drivetrain is torn apart, but the parts have been well labeled and organized. The body is straight and the only rust present is some surface rust that is on the floorboards.
My question to the G-body community is, 'how many of these cars, so equipped, left the factory?' I've always wanted a manually shifted g-body and jumped at the chance to grab this one. I've searched the web for insight on production numbers. Very little information exist. Anyone got any figures? Reason I ask is it will have some bearing on the direction I want to go with the build of this car.
Thanks for any input. I know pictures are great. I'll throw some on this thread as soon as I get the chance.
Haven't posted in quite some time. I've still been active playing with my g bodies. My current daily driver is a 1979 Cutlass Supreme that I put together. The car is clean and straight, however, it is lacking a paint job. I built the 403 that is in it along with the th200 transmission. Love it!
My most recent addition to my collection is a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais with the 4-speed and SBC 305. It has a peg leg 3.08 rear end. Of course it has the bucket seats minus a center console. Exterior is black with a red interior. A couple of interesting options I noticed are the adjustable wipers and temperature controlled A/C adjustment. I purchased the car from an elderly gentleman that tore it apart back in 1997, due to some transmission issues.
Best I can tell I got everything to put the car back together. Again, the drivetrain is torn apart, but the parts have been well labeled and organized. The body is straight and the only rust present is some surface rust that is on the floorboards.
My question to the G-body community is, 'how many of these cars, so equipped, left the factory?' I've always wanted a manually shifted g-body and jumped at the chance to grab this one. I've searched the web for insight on production numbers. Very little information exist. Anyone got any figures? Reason I ask is it will have some bearing on the direction I want to go with the build of this car.
Thanks for any input. I know pictures are great. I'll throw some on this thread as soon as I get the chance.