1964 Olds Cutlass pro touring project

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Bought this 2dr sedan back in 2021 as a long term project. My first ground up, frame off build. I have a 1971 Cutlass S thats turbo LS but its kinda just a put around town beater.

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Bought a new frame, the one under the car had been wacked and pulled. Was all out of spec. No shops wanted to take it to be fixed. This frame came out from under a 65 gto, 389 4 speed car that got an art morrison chassis. Sent it to a buddy, have the HPI bracing kit installed.
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Started mocking up suspension. UMI arms, with Speedway tall 2" drop spindles. Viking coilovers. Then added some Wilwoods.
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Not pictured is a Borgeson steering box, and all proforged steering. Finished up mocking the front, and ripped it all off and threw it on a shelf to move onto the rear. UMI uppers and lowers with rotojoints. UMI cross brace and Viking coilovers. Picked up this Quick Performance 9" from their garage sale section with all the bells and whistles I wanted plus some. Waiting on my viking coilover brackets from Vector Force Industries since they dont fit with a QP rear.
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How the car currently sits minus all the glass and trim now. Built a dolly from 4x4s and casters to roll it around the garage. Frame is being built between the two cars.204998

[Mr Nick]

Nice Olds! I'd love to pull the body off mine in the future and add a frame kit to it.

Pics of the 71?

[71CUTTYS]

Nice Olds! I'd love to pull the body off mine in the future and add a frame kit to it.

Pics of the 71?


There is a good video of it on my instagram. www.Instagram.com/2slowolds91

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Well its been awhile since I updated this. The frame is complete except for some wheels to roll it on.

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Cut out a lot of the bad metal. Didnt leave much LOL. No more floors, trunk pan, inner fenderwells.
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Had a mobile blaster come and blast the body. Ordered a bunch of sheet metal today but sadly a lot of what I need is out of stock from AMD. Waiting for rockers, firewall, and some other things to become available again.
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Heres a pic of my 71 for who asked. Its down for the winter currently but plan to put water back in it really soon!.

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[sharkman]

Any updates

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Progress has been slow waiting on my body guy. We put on a new passenger door hinge panel and inner kick panel. I started on the passenger outer rocker last night. Will post pics when I can.

[carter_eng_fab]

Very cool! Is that a t56 hiding in the background? What motor are you going with?

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Close! It's a tkx. And the engine is gonna be a ls 408. I have the whole engine in the trunk of my car I just never find time to take it all to the machine shop... I'll snap some new pics tomorrow night.

[Steve68]

I had one when I was a teen, long story, it went away

But it was a cool car 330 engine, nice inside buckets console I think it was a F-85 version, wish I got to drive it more,

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Some recent pictures as requested. Have to pull out the area of the cowl so it meets up with the inner kick panel. Also I made a patch out of a NOS door skin I had to fix some rust on the bottom of the quarter in front of the passenger wheel. Working on passenger outer rocker, needs some massaging around the patch - everywhere else fitment is good.215012215013215014

[jmcghee]

Joedan this is Jim lost my phone been in hospital new number 302 463 1326

[71CUTTYS]

Oh crud - okay bud. Ill give you a call shortly.

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[kawasakii]

Great project you got going, look forward to pictures upon completion..

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Engine build underway. 408 with prc 237 heads.
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