85 brougham royale i have alot of questions need info
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First off, a Royale would be a model of Delta 88 and as such it is a B body and not a G body. If it is a 4 door Cutlass Supreme Brougham and not a Delta 88 Royale Brougham, not a single body panel will interchange with the 2 door. The Front seats ( if you swap the outer hinge in place of the 4 door's solid bracket), carpet, column, some switches and dash are all that interchange with the interior if it is a 4 door Cutlass and not Delta 88 which is the same as a Caprice and not a G body.
As for the 3.8, it's a POS. If you just want to see it live again, find a good used engine. Look for a car that is junked because of collision damage as that is an indicator that it ran before it was junked, or find a good running parts car. It will be cheaper and easier than putting a lot of money into an engine which is not well suited to either car. There is a 4.1 liter variant of this engine which is rated at 10 more HP and has a 4 bbl carb which was used in some Grand Prix as well as some B bodies and ( for the love of god why?) some Full sized D body RWD Cadillacs in the early to mid 80's! It's a bolt in and is worth considering if you find one for the same money as a 3.8.
As for the 3.8, it's a POS. If you just want to see it live again, find a good used engine. Look for a car that is junked because of collision damage as that is an indicator that it ran before it was junked, or find a good running parts car. It will be cheaper and easier than putting a lot of money into an engine which is not well suited to either car. There is a 4.1 liter variant of this engine which is rated at 10 more HP and has a 4 bbl carb which was used in some Grand Prix as well as some B bodies and ( for the love of god why?) some Full sized D body RWD Cadillacs in the early to mid 80's! It's a bolt in and is worth considering if you find one for the same money as a 3.8.
I would need ot see pics of the actual car to tell you what it is. I have never heard of a Cutlass Supreme with a Royale designation, only the Delta 88 B car chassis and that is what I thought you were referring to. If it is what you say it is, you have may have a rare ( but not valuable) trim option. You also may have a case of someone adding extra badging to their boring car to make it seem ( to who, I dunno!) like something more special. I have the 1985 Cutlass brochure from GM, and I can find no reference to a Royale Brougham anywhere.
Could very well be a G-body chassis. Pontiac moved the Bonneville from the B-body to the G at some point. ('82-3?) I think also Olds moved the 88 designator to the "new" FWD platform sometime in there. Could be wrong tho.
The four-door later cutlasses also had different taillights and header panel styles than the 2-doors, which makes them look like they should be B-bodies as well.
Maybe a vin could help us out, or some pix.
(doh, I just realized I never re-upped my '85 olds brochure to the new album. Looking at it, I think its definitely a G)
The four-door later cutlasses also had different taillights and header panel styles than the 2-doors, which makes them look like they should be B-bodies as well.
Maybe a vin could help us out, or some pix.
(doh, I just realized I never re-upped my '85 olds brochure to the new album. Looking at it, I think its definitely a G)
well it has cursive lettered cutlass supreme fender emblems
and door panel emblems that say SUPREME
never evne noticed it til now hahah
crazy
damn
thanks!
and door panel emblems that say SUPREME
never evne noticed it til now hahah
crazy
damn
thanks!
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