Project Stealth - 1971 Oldsmobile 442, the first car project for two NYC guys!

[csouth]

That's what I thought too, until I saw that this part is actually under the Oldsmobile Cutlass subsection. They also have a small update section where they say that they are now offering parts for other GM cars, Cutlasses included. I'm going to write them and get it straight from them, then will post.

Chris, do you have any input on the spindles and suspension parts I post prior to the brace post?

They are just saying other G Body cars because they list the Monte SS as being their specialty.

Although I have heard of Fatman Fab, I do not have any experience with them or know anyone with experiences to reference. I would say that if the ridetech spindles work with control arms other than their own, get those. You can use the $70 saved not getting those useless braces. One thing I can say and many other's here will attest is that ridetech will provide support on all products they sell and are here on the suspension forum helping with issues.



If you look deeper, they are manufactured by a company called MBM. I found just a blurb here from a long time ago. Just put into perspective what the car is really for before you spend your money. Is it a cruiser or do you plan to bang on it? Search ebay and the classified on here and Lat-G, you'll be surprised what you can find when people decide to upgrade to full chassis and such.

https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...M-tubular-arms

[Sasha]

They are just saying other G Body cars because they list the Monte SS as being their specialty.

Although I have heard of Fatman Fab, I do not have any experience with them or know anyone with experiences to reference. I would say that if the ridetech spindles work with control arms other than their own, get those. You can use the $70 saved not getting those useless braces. One thing I can say and many other's here will attest is that ridetech will provide support on all products they sell and are here on the suspension forum helping with issues.

If you look deeper, they are manufactured by a company called MBM. I found just a blurb here from a long time ago. Just put into perspective what the car is really for before you spend your money. Is it a cruiser or do you plan to bang on it? Search ebay and the classified on here and Lat-G, you'll be surprised what you can find when people decide to upgrade to full chassis and such.

https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...M-tubular-arms

Alright, you got me, no need for the braces, lol. )))))))))))

The car is to be a cruiser, with occasional canyon-carving weekends. No auto-x plans as of right now.

[Sasha]

Checked with Mike from Mike's Montes. The braces ARE for the Cutlass, though only from '78 to '88. So, you 5th gen guys have a part you can use, my mistake is a tip for you, perhaps.

[csouth]

Checked with Mike from Mike's Montes. The braces ARE for the Cutlass, though only from '78 to '88. So, you 5th gen guys have a part you can use, my mistake is a tip for you, perhaps.

As I said... Its not model specific, its a G Body part which covers Monte, Cutlass, Grand Nation, Grand Prix, of the era. Your Cutlass is an A Body. You're stuck on the Model of the car(Cutlass), you need to look at the platform ie A body, G Body... More specifically '68-72 A Body.

[Sasha]

As I said... Its not model specific, its a G Body part which covers Monte, Cutlass, Grand Nation, Grand Prix, of the era. Your Cutlass is an A Body. You're stuck on the Model of the car(Cutlass), you need to look at the platform ie A body, G Body... More specifically '68-72 A Body.

I know. Sometimes the brain just fizzles and shuts down, with logic and common sense going out the window. ))))))))))

[andrewb70]

There is a similar brace made for 68-72 A-bodies.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

Never mind. I thought it was a front frame brace, which they do now make for A-bodies. I don't see any advantage to bracing the rear seat area on an A-body, because they are solid in that area, stock.

Andrew

[Sasha]

Never mind. I thought it was a front frame brace, which they do now make for A-bodies. I don't see any advantage to bracing the rear seat area on an A-body, because they are solid in that area, stock.

Andrew

Andrew (or should I say Andrei? ), who makes that?


Also, I'm looking at the brake system, and I think money would be better spent on upgrading equipment, rather than refurbishing or replacing the existing stock pieces. Thinking it would be a good idea to do a rear conversion to disc brakes, any tips on that? Also, is there an aftermarket upgrade to the master cylinder and booster?

[SparkyRnD]

Sasha, looks like a great project to start with. The rust looks to be the only difficult part so far, and that can be overcome with a lot of work. Remember, what you see is usually only 25-50% of the actual rust. For your brake questions, I just sent a pm with all the part numbers / components of my build. For anyone else wanting to copy what I've done, here is what I used on Project Sabre:

The booster is a hydroboost unit with master out of an Astrovan. I removed the astrovan mounting plate and installed a Tallon Hydraulics billet mount / adapter to bolt up to the cutlass firewall. The lines are inline tube hardlines, and the flexible lines were sourced online in varying lengths with various ends to fit my specific set-up. On the booster and master, I got them in a boneyard and used them as cores for the new units through rockauto.com. Here are the p/n's for the hydro and master:

Master: RAYBESTOS MC39961
Hydroboost: A-1 CARDONE 527333

Here is the Tallon Hydraulics mounting plate I used: http://www.tallonhydraulics.com/stor...19fe3f646f8de7

[andrewb70]

Hopefully this car is running and driving by now.

Andrew

[jetmech442]

I'm glad Andrew bumped this. I'd love to see where your at with the 442. Three years is a long time-this thing may be a supercharged LS3 with Aston Martin rear suspension by now lol!