Cutlass supreme Accident

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pagrunt

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Your hood is the same for '78-'80 Supreme should be what you need to look into for most of your needed parts but the header panel is a '80 only part. Not sure if a Salon (fast back/aero back/ hump back style) front clip would share the same fenders & hood but the Olds guys will be the ones who will lead you in the right direction for parts.
 
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oldsmobile joe

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front fenders are 78-80 2dr supreme or calais only. salon 2 dr or 4 dr, and wagon front fenders will not interchange with his car. 78-80 hoods from all cutlass models will interchange. headlight panel, (header) is 80 only, but a 78 or 79 supreme or calais header will bolt on.
 
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Might find better pickings in Texas or Arizona; E-Bay could be your friend. As for getting it there, if the local government allows such things you might want to look into buying a sea can from one of the container ship suppliers. The cans have a rough and short life and their suppliers usually sell them off after a few years of service. Find one that is about to be decommissioned, have your brand new/good used front clip, and anything else you might need and can think of, loaded into the can, with as much dunnage or packing as you can get in there to protect the contents from being bounced around. Think maybe of building a crate or frame for it and then using lots of old seat belts as anchor straps, or buy a lot of serious cargo ratchet straps. The cans come in standard lengths, 48 foot plus, or there are half length version, 24 foot? or thereabouts that might serve the purpose. See them on the train flat cars all the time as my home city is a port terminal site and they get unloaded here for transshipment in land. Might be worth asking around and seeing if anyone else needs something large or bulky and is looking a way to get it to the islands. if you have a partner or partners, you could split the costs of shipping and handling to reduce the cost to you. Just be sure to get your deal in writing with a witness or a notary public to notarize it so everyone knows what their portion of the buy-in is and no one tries to weasel out. Once the can gets to you and is unloaded, you can convert it to a storage shed or sell it off to someone who could put it to work. Decommissioned cans still make great long term storage units; know a guy who uses the ones he has to store/garage his cars. Instant garage??
 

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Do you think the hood can be redressed ?
What is the name of the front metal plate part where the radiator and header panel bolt on ?
 
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pontiacgp

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I think the onlu way you coudl fix the hood is to separate the hood sheet metal from the under hood metal and to repair them separately before putting them back together.
 
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