my 86 cutlass need help

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hippieluke

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Feb 17, 2008
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ok well i have an 86 cutlass i have owned it for 4 years and never put it on the road the rear frame rails are rotted off so i pulled one a frame out of the junk yard its off a 78 regal that would be my guess will that be a problem i think i read that there a little different and i am going to bag it don't know much about bags so i need to know what i need and last i am going with a 79 350 and i think a t5 trans that will but out about 400 to 450 hp
 

beeterolds

Master Mechanic
Dec 15, 2007
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79 350 Olds or Chevy?.... the frames are the same... use the whole thing..
 

KrisW

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Oct 24, 2007
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You may want to chop out the section where the trans crossmember goes on the 86 frame. You got an extra set of holes on one side that the old frame doesn't have...
 

383Camino

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Luke I think your first step would be some punctuation.
 
Sep 1, 2006
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Yeah, I felt like I was talking to an over-excited 5 year old reading it.
 
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