Grandpa Car: 1979 Cutlass Thread

[fleming442]

I'll just leave this here as food for thought...

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Ok, I'm going to catch alot of crap for posting this, but I'm as giddy as a school girl! Big thanks to Frank at TR Performance in Beltsville, MD. They

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And it sounds like this

 

[pontiacgp]

I'll just leave this here as food for thought...

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Ok, I'm going to catch alot of crap for posting this, but I'm as giddy as a school girl! Big thanks to Frank at TR Performance in Beltsville, MD. They

www.tapatalk.com

And it sounds like this

you have one of the nicest styles of Olds made and you have made it much more than showroom quality... 🙂

 

[fleming442]

you have one of the nicest styles of Olds made and you have made it much more than showroom quality... 🙂

BAH! It's a 50 footer. NONE of the panels line up right, shrinking Bondo, checking paint, pitting chrome, etc. I'm just thankful dear ol' Dad didn't go with anything as pedestrian as a typical Chevy when he ordered his first one out of high school (traded it in on a 307, 'glide Malibu when Mom got pregnant with me).

 

[pontiacgp]

BAH! It's a 50 footer. NONE of the panels line up right, shrinking Bondo, checking paint, pitting chrome, etc. I'm just thankful dear ol' Dad didn't go with anything as pedestrian as a typical Chevy when he ordered his first one out of high school (traded it in on a 307, 'glide Malibu when Mom got pregnant with me).

you didn't need to crush my admiration of your Olds... 😵

 

[Kennybill]

I'm tripping over them darn 67 442's here in Ohio. 🙂

 

[DRIVEN]

I'll just leave this here as food for thought...

realoldspower.com-Pump Gas 468

Ok, I'm going to catch alot of crap for posting this, but I'm as giddy as a school girl! Big thanks to Frank at TR Performance in Beltsville, MD. They

www.tapatalk.com

And it sounds like this

"Just a cruiser"

 

[DRIVEN]

Got it.

 

[Kennybill]

Is that the much sought after Solid Main Web 403??? 🙂
That looks like a "sturdy" piece!

 

[DRIVEN]

Yup. Extra ultra rare small bore, tall deck, large journal, stroker 403.

 

[DRIVEN]

Well, exactly 6 months after being tucked in...another taco run.

Since they're still take-out only, I enjoyed my lunch at the Dan's Ferry boat ramp.


After that I went over to my dad's shop and put in my new dash speakers. I was super cautious and nervous about cracking the dash but managed to pop the grill covers without any damage.



That white plastic tool is intended to be used to wedge against side glass and hold it in place when you're doing regulator replacement but it worked great for this. Replacement speakers were a perfect fit and I ordered up some pigtails as advised by TURNA . Glad I did too.






The screws aren't super easy to get out but I had plenty of room for a 9/32 socket on a 1/4 drive ratchet -- No problem. Massaged the grilles back into place and life was good.
Do they sound great? No, not really. But I don't expect much from 3.5" speakers. They don't fuzz out though and I get equal volume when I set the balance to the middle. Both improvements over what I had.

I'm going to wash it now and shake out the cover. Nice weather is here and I plan to put more than 100 miles on it this year.