85 cutlass street/strip

[Garrett1982]

New arrival from Strange Engineering!

 

[Garrett1982]

Got the wimpy stock rear and suspension out of the way and hit the s60 with some high gloss por-15.

 

[Garrett1982]

Lightweight bumper brackets coated in por 15. Did more bodywork on the drivers door. Wish I would have just bought a new shell to begin with. Paid too much for the one I have and I have had to put a lot more work into it than I ever imagined. This build is definately a learning process.
I finally broke down and bought a mig welder. Going to teach myself to weld as soon as I get some time to pick up a filled bottle. Why no weekend hours, welding supply companies?

 

[Garrett1982]

I have almost everything for the rear suspension to get the s60 up underneath the car. The UMI ultimate uppers came in and I got their poly housing bushing pushed in. Moroso trick springs should be in this week so I can mount everything.

 

[Garrett1982]

New arrival from Summit. Now I can get the rear mounted in place.

 

[Garrett1982]

The rear is ready to go in.

The chassis is all coated except where the cage will be welded in. Still working on the damn driver's door. Really wishing I would have bought a new one.

 

[Garrett1982]

Got the rear in and the motor mounts. Making some real progress. Getting close to making it a roller again. Everything is going together really well. UMI makes some beautiful parts.

 

[Garrett1982]

Scored a 4L80e so I'm gonna go overdrive, give the valvesprings a break on the way to the track. Still gonna be full manual, reverse pattern with a transbrake after the rebuild. Gonna start looking for a reputable transmission place in the Western Pa area to take it to.
Also started welding my cage in. Only have the main hoop in so far.

 

[Garrett1982]

Relocated the door handle to clear the cage. Welded in a couple more bars before I had to go in the house and put up a new light fixture and window treatments. Haha

 

[Garrett1982]

New core support came in. I hit it with a coat of por-15. Finished connecting the cage to the frame, cleaned it all up and coated it except where the floor pieces go in. I am going to start making some templates for those.