1984 Cutlass Calais Build Pics (SOLD)

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Well I wasnt going to do this, but now having a knee injury, I have some extra inside time 🙁

Pics of the car exactly how I got it.

 

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heres some of what I got done in the last 2 days before I blew my knee out earlier that is.
Sorry I didnt get an interior pic before It started.
But it was a basic brown calais interior, worse for wear aswell.

when I pulled the carpet and padding, I found eactly this.

I also started pulling the exterior mouldings and stuff off.

 

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heres a little teaser of the back with one of my rear mags on it.

the tire is a 275 60r15
Ill be swapping the backs to 255 60 r15's because they are bald.

And heres the rear end now 😀

this backing plate is coming off too, tomarrow if I can walk.

Getting ready for 3.73 and posi

Its getting all new backing plates, wheel cyls,spring kit, pads in the rear.
Im debating on new drums as of right now.

Keep posted for daily updates

 

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I've got my wheel cyls and my new backing plates, I didnt bother with pictures of everything.
My old drums were good, So I just cleaned the ridge off of them, Im going to clean them up a bit and Spray them black just so they look good behind my wheels.
New backing plates.

 

[STLRegal]

wow, your a brave man! Props to you though for saving it!

 

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wow, your a brave man! Props to you though for saving it!

you must be from the south 😀 haha
Thanks alot, Funny thing is when I pulled the carpet out, my pops was like "that dosent surprise me none"
Seems pretty common up here in the rust belt 😀
I will strive on, I really dont want the circle track guys to chop this one up 😀

appreciate the support, its what keeps me going on my builds 😀

 

[STLRegal]

wow, your a brave man! Props to you though for saving it!

you must be from the south 😀 haha
Thanks alot, Funny thing is when I pulled the carpet out, my pops was like "that dosent surprise me none"
Seems pretty common up here in the rust belt 😀
I will strive on, I really dont want the circle track guys to chop this one up 😀

appreciate the support, its what keeps me going on my builds 😀

St.Louis, MO. Were in the salt belt, we probably dont have as much put down or nearly as many days out of the year though as you. There are cars in good shape and some that arent. It varies around here.

 

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wow, your a brave man! Props to you though for saving it!

you must be from the south 😀 haha
Thanks alot, Funny thing is when I pulled the carpet out, my pops was like "that dosent surprise me none"
Seems pretty common up here in the rust belt 😀
I will strive on, I really dont want the circle track guys to chop this one up 😀

appreciate the support, its what keeps me going on my builds 😀

St.Louis, MO. Were in the salt belt, we probably dont have as much put down or nearly as many days out of the year though as you. There are cars in good shape and some that arent. It varies around here.

ahh i got some friends in independence MO

gbodys almost dont exist up here, few and far between, having 6 race tracks around us, every one of these has been cutt up.

I envy the southerners who have rust free everything haha

 

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dont take this the wrong way but that thing is in horrible condition. you are better off parting it out and buying a more solid car. i have parted and scraped cars in far better shape then it. you are going to put a whol lot of time and LOTS of money fixing all of that.....

 

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dont take this the wrong way but that thing is in horrible condition. you are better off parting it out and buying a more solid car. i have parted and scraped cars in far better shape then it. you are going to put a whol lot of time and LOTS of money fixing all of that.....

Why because the floor pan is rusted?
Thats a cheap and eas fix.
Aswell as the rust behidn the rear wheel.
The rest of the car, including the bodymounts, and frame are all solid.
Both a cheap and easy fix.
Which is even better considering this car isnt supposed to be perfect.
When all said and done, I'll have less then 3,000 into the car.
Bumper to bumper, making between 370 - 400hp.