86 Supreme Brougham build and pics- new guy
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Very nice Josh. And your rebuilding and detailing just set the car off!! I like the spare tire, really nice. I used the Eastwood undercoating on my doors and chassis, worked really well just like the 3M undercoating. May I ask what part of Wisconsin you're in? Are you going to change the interior (more sportier buckets, console) or are leaving as is?
Oh, apologize for the snow you got, some of that was supposed to come our way here down here in Chi-town but we got lucky again.
Oh, apologize for the snow you got, some of that was supposed to come our way here down here in Chi-town but we got lucky again.
all these wisconsin g bodies... im sensing a meet come spring!!! my regal will be done for sure.keep up the good work. that cutty is pure sex
josh77 said:
Naw, you keep it!! Possessions' 9/10ths and all.
Agree, if the seats are mint and comfy-cozy keep them. As Samuel Jackson said in "Jackie Brown" "...the comfy confines of an Oldsmobile"
I went for and like the sleeper look too. My '86 does pretty well until people take a closer look and see the B&M shifter in the console, hear it (damn 40-series mufflers) or I pop the hood. My 350 is painted black, preferring it to the gold color and at first glance people thought it was a 307, but with Performer RPM intake, carb, and later headers that kind of blew that idea out the window.
jae said:
I'm trying to decide how "incognito" I want the engine to look. I've got a dual snorkel air cleaner I'd like to run for a factory look. I'm keeping the A/C and cruise. You're right though, it will be hard to disguise exhaust note and headers. And seems a damn shame to me to paint a nice intake black. And I've got that new pair of chrome Edelbrock valve covers around somewhere too. Got to agree with a black engine though. 8)
wow thats really nice!
i wana one day do that to mine too,
did u just smooth it down then paint?
and what kinda paint did u use?
i wana one day do that to mine too,
did u just smooth it down then paint?
and what kinda paint did u use?
oops, didnt even notice page 2 and 3 lol
wow, you do realllly nice work, its giving me alottttt of ideas!
im really feelin the drop with the tires too =)
very nice, definetly gona keep up with the build
wow, you do realllly nice work, its giving me alottttt of ideas!
im really feelin the drop with the tires too =)
very nice, definetly gona keep up with the build
I saw a Cutlass a while back that had a 455 in it that looked like it had literally just rolled off the assembly line. I wish I still had the pictures saved on my computer. Unless you noticed the taller deck height, you'd never know what it was. He had kept all the miles of vacuum hoses and emissions equiptment criss-crossing the engine compartment, but they weren't functional, and just added to the stock look. Until it ran low 12 seconds on stock size radial tires! He said it would drive tech inspectors crazy at the strip! :lol:
Blake442 said:
I'm not hardcore enough for that! It was all I could do just to leave the air pump and sh*t on this thing while I was playing with it. I just kept telling myself it needs to drive 3 miles home now, and 3 miles back to my shop come spring to yank the 307 and metric 200, never to reside between the rails again. Repeating in my head over and over and over............don't F%^K with anything on the engine yet.
I remember spending the better part of a weekend tearing my 86 442 down to put valve cover gaskets in, replacing hoses, etc. and detailing the crap out of everything along the way. Yay fun. 
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