Dragon's Cutlass build

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Dragonist

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Hello GBF my name is Dragonist I own a 83 cutlass with a 307 olds in it. I know what your thinking, boo motor sucks performance wise. Due to that swooped up a 395558 casting olds 350 from the local pick n pull(junkyard) for about 250.

Let give you a little info on my gbody I our based it in 12/2010 from a local used car dealership for 1000.00 cash. The week of the buy I changed the oil, new anti-freeze and chances the front shocks. Within driving the car for 1 week the 307 locked, that's why I got my 350 olds.

My 350 has a 403 intake on it which plan to keep until after long tube headed upgrade. My cutlass has a dual exhaust with stock manifold and cross flow pipe weld close. I Lucked up with my, why you ask?

1. It came with flowmaster mufflers.
2. Body and frame is in great shape.
3. Original Brougham interior in great shaped, with no fading or tears.

I'll post the little pictures I have
 

Dragonist

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Cutlass at the dealership when I purchased it

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Cutlass getting loaded on the flatbed to get shipped to my parents house on 02/18/2011 for I can start the engine swap
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Also some good news after pulling the 307 out and looking at my transmission(turbo350), its been rebuilt and I have a new torque converter
 

snotrocket71

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its amazing how these cars have such a sedate sleeper look to them, to me thats one of the coolest thing about them
 

Dragonist

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Dec 3, 2010
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yeah the sleeper look of the cutlasses are cool but I want mine to be the opposite
 

-83MONTESS-

Comic Book Super Hero
Nov 4, 2010
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What kind of rims are those? Are they just some knockoffs or what?
 

454muscle

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Nice buy... and you did luck out with the extra parts... Looks badass IMO. And I'm sure it's only the beginning.
 

Dragonist

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Lol yes just the beginning....I have yet to check the time they don't have center caps, i think the are generic Dayton's. How come you ask?
 

Dragonist

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454 what kind of vents are those on your hood or is that how your hood came? Also thank you for the welcome!
 

454muscle

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No it didn't come like that, I custom made it. It's a 4" cowl fiberglass hood, modified with the side pieces from a "daytona style" iroc hood scoop. Into the side pieces I added the vents. I opted for the new Buick Luscern vents, that I bought from GM. Here's some detail in this thread about it: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19524&p=153525&hilit=daytona#p153525
 
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