85 regal w cutlass euro front end
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look at the wheel wells, he used the gnx flares but you can still see the shape of the cutlass body lines behind the flares. will it bolt of? yes it will byt the cutlass wheel wells do not match! this is a ok solution to it but the only way to do it right is to section the regal wheel well into a cutlass fender. but then again who would want to give up the regal front end?
doesnt look bad at all, i am just saying that there is more work then just bolting it on. it looks like he fabbed the gn hood buldge on to a cutlass hood? that could not have been easy getting all the metal perfectly strait again like a hood needs to be. dont get me worng, i like the car but the squarish outline on the cutlass wheel well stands out like a sore thumb to me, i am guessing many people wouldnt notice it but then again how many would notice that the front end is a olds and the back end a buick? i had this same idea a few years back and decided it was not worth doing, at least to me...
OMG, its bad enough many Cutlass guys are grafting the Euro front on to their cars, now people are grafting onto other g-bodys. And those Cutlass Euro fronts are selling at a premium and continue to go up.
I love the Cutlass Euro front too, but I guess I am a purist and would leave the car the way it was supposed to be. Just my .02 cents.
At least I know where there are a bunch of NOS Euro parts for them. I think I better buy some before its too late.
I love the Cutlass Euro front too, but I guess I am a purist and would leave the car the way it was supposed to be. Just my .02 cents.
At least I know where there are a bunch of NOS Euro parts for them. I think I better buy some before its too late.
im gonna be honest, i dont see why gbody owners prefer the euro cutlass front end over the classic cutlass front end. i personally think the euro front ends look so much worse and were a transition into the pathetic 90's styling for the most part.
personally i am starting to hate the euro clip. on the plus side it is making my car and others with the old clip look like the rare ones since no one has them anymore! i almost did it and i decided the old one with the correct grills looks so much better!
I myself can appreciate them either way. Personally I like the euro front as do I on the Montes but I have no complaints of the other styles either. I think these cars are nice looking however you find them.
No grafting allowed!
Come on, didn't we all get over this with model cars!??!
If you wanna look like an after thought of the car in the pics, go ahead. Take the stripe tail lights out, I want them, the turbo hood too, I got an '83 Regal that is beggin for those parts!
Olds front on a Regal with a turbo motor....want some olds rallies to put on it too? Make it an 'aero coupe' while you're at it...
Just kidding. Its yours man. I think I would go to the junkyard and look at a couple to make sure the wiring at the firewall plug for the front clip is close to the same, you might luck out and it plug right in. Post pics, I am, uh...well, its like driving by a train wreck...you don't really want to look, but you just have too!
Come on, didn't we all get over this with model cars!??!
If you wanna look like an after thought of the car in the pics, go ahead. Take the stripe tail lights out, I want them, the turbo hood too, I got an '83 Regal that is beggin for those parts!
Olds front on a Regal with a turbo motor....want some olds rallies to put on it too? Make it an 'aero coupe' while you're at it...
Just kidding. Its yours man. I think I would go to the junkyard and look at a couple to make sure the wiring at the firewall plug for the front clip is close to the same, you might luck out and it plug right in. Post pics, I am, uh...well, its like driving by a train wreck...you don't really want to look, but you just have too!
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