1987 Cutlass Build

[84dragcutlass]

Body coming out of hibernation. Stripped the seats and carpet out of it. Unfortunately water was getting in and put a few small holes in the passenger rear floor but after a good wire wheel the whole floor is looking better. Getting this ready to coat with POR 15 also so i can get this body mounted back on that frame.

 

[fleming442]

Don't box the upper arms; they need to flex.

 

[84dragcutlass]

Does eliminating the flex of the upper arms by boxing them have any differences with replacing them with tubular arms that dont flex? Or is it if you box them and they cant flex they might break because of the material?

 

[84dragcutlass]

Okay have the whole frame coated in POR 15 and the floors of the body done. Will have to go back over the frame with POR 15 top coat then it should be ready for at least some parts to start going back onto it. Have to keep telling myself not to rush

 

[84dragcutlass]

So since the frame is done the project for the weekend is prepping the suspension. Should have the rear back any time and the front got cleaned up and a lot of rust scale taken off. The front lowers i had to resort to fixing the bushings with fire and cut the shells out of the arms as they were too stuck to budge.

 

[84dragcutlass]

So now time for a coating of POR 15 to seal everything up and they aren't looking too bad. Even got the wife to help

 

[84dragcutlass]

Okay so quick update, made some progress with the cutlass. My boy helped and we got all the valves, valve seals, and valve springs installed. Then I installed the heads and torqued the bolts to spec

 

[84dragcutlass]

Next I installed the pushrods and shaft mounted rocker assembly. Keep in mind this is a 6.5 turbo diesel. Got some speedway motors solid engine mounts in for the mounting as soon as I'm ready

 

[84dragcutlass]

Finally for the day I finally got the body in the garage, which was a big moment thinking that it's finally going back together. As you can see by the plate it's been sitting quite a while

 

[olds307 and 403]

Wow, interesting engine choice. I assume a turbo is in the plans? Details please.