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08-10-2005 #1
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Hola!
Hey everyone, thought I'd join up and say hi, I'm sure I'll have lots of questions for everyone on down the line. I have a '72 Cutlass which I'd like to put a 6.0/4L80e combo into after I sell my '99 z28 (it was one or the other, couldnt part with the Cutlass). Here is the list of what she has so far:
Hotchkis springs and sway bars front and rear
Koni shocks
Hotchkis lower rear control arms w/Edelbrock no hop bars and adjustable uppers
Global West GenII upper and lower front control arms
Went from 4-wheel drums to Baer brakes (13" front on modified B-body spindles, 12" rear)
12 bolt from 70 Chevelle w/3.73 Richmond gears and Auburn posi
Be Cool radiator W/Flexalite dual 13" fans
Quick ratio steering box
All stainless steel brake lines throughout (fuel lines not installed yet)
Custom grey cloth/vinyl interior (nothing special, but looks purdy)
16" Cragar SS wheels wrapped with Yokohamas
Thats most of it.
She is in great shape and if it wasnt for 1 bad rod and 1 bad main bearing, I'd be driving her now. Thought about rebuilding the stock 350 but decided not to.
Hope to pick all your brains later
'72 Cutlass - 370" LS2 topped w/a LSA blower
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08-10-2005 #2
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Welcome to the site, person (name?). I kinda figured you had a Cutlass from your response in the Camaro/Chevelle thread. Got pics?
08-10-2005 #3
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Ok yeah, my name is James.
Here are a few pics after I started pulling the motor apart. Kinda cramped in my garage now....
'72 Cutlass - 370" LS2 topped w/a LSA blower
08-10-2005 #4
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Welcome aboard, James. I think you may be our first Cutlass.
08-10-2005 #5
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Welcome to the site, James.
08-11-2005 #6
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welcome..ahh i remeber my high school days now my buddy had a 69 cutlass.wow ..years ago now..thanks for bringing those memories back james...
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08-11-2005 #7
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My pleasure!
Although I love Chevelles (had a '69 and a '70) and Camaros ('75,'92, 2 - '99s) its a blast riding around in the Cutlass, just dont see too many of them around, guess its no different here.
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08-15-2005 #8
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Welcome... nice clean interior!
08-16-2005 #9
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Welcome aboard! Nice to see some BOPs in the mix.
I know, I know, I've got a cookie cutter car myself!Nick R.
69 Camaro - 383, 700R4, 12 bolt 3.55, Hotchkis, Bilstein, Global West, Morris Classic
08 HHR SS - Still Stock for now
Do you still believe in all the things that you stood by before? Are you out there on the front lines, or at home keeping score?
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08-16-2005 #10
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Thanks guys. To be honest I love '70 Chevelles and would love to own a '69 RS Camaro one day. But for now, my Cutlass is where its at for me. I can see her when she's done, god I cant wait! lol
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08-18-2005 #11
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Welcome to the site James. I just read your other post and decided to track your car pictures down. Very clean interior. Those pic of your car bring back instant memories of mine. That will be such a cool car and you have a huge advantage over the camaro generation. You actually have a full frame. Keep us updated on everything about this car.
Oh here is mine just for the heck of it. Click on the Blue 72 Cutlass.
http://camaroboy9602.50megs.com/My%2...My%20cars.html
THere are a couple other Cutlass guys in here but we dont hear from them very much.
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08-18-2005 #12
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Thanks Adam, nice Cutlass! Its hard to find other A-body Cutlasses which arent either pretty stock or setup for the dragstrip. Nothing wrong with either but after going from stock suspension and brakes to what I have now I dont think I could go back. There is just something so cool about a big, heavy, older car which can out handle and out brake most new ones.
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08-18-2005 #13
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Hi James,
When you get ready for the 6.0/4L80 swap, let me know. We are currently doing that to my A-body. More stuff out there than you think. Conversion is going fairly well.
Welcome aboard.Bill
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08-18-2005 #14
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Right on, thanks Bill. I'm sure there will be many questions for you down the road.
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08-19-2005 #15
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Nice! 2 Cutlasses in a week for PT.com
1972 Pro-touring Cutlass S in the works. Currently installing new chasis components from BMR & C5 brakes. Frame should be back under the car by the winter '05, hopefully. Bodywork to start by end of fall '05.
08-19-2005 #16
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Two in one week, the Cutlasses are coming out of the woodwork. lol Welcome aboard.
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Wow, over 7 years, funny how life can get in the way of your plans. I'm finally getting back to my Cutlass so I suppose a reintroduction is in order. The car is blown apart right now but hoping to get her back on the road at some point over the summer. Even though all the parts I put on her are 7+ yrs old, they only have about 500 miles on them at the most so if it aint broke dont fix it. Here is whats changed:
'98 JGC steering box
'05 Silverado hydroboost
Hellwig adj rear sway bar
Rick's vaporworx tank w/CTS-V module
UMI double adj LCAs
removed the anti-hop bars
HPI Customs chassis brace kit
370" forged LS2 w/LS3 topend, ZR1 cam, approx 9:1, begging for twins
6L80E - will get built up before much, if any, boost is applied
LT1 Camaro rad w/LS1 fans
battery w/Ford solenoid and kill switch in trunk
need to get:
Engine/trans harness
2800-3000 TC
a crap-ton of relays
redoing the stock engine bay harness
ridetech front musclebar
Hotchkis 2" springs most likely
front drive accessories, either VA or Wegner
VA AC
additional frame bracing
maybe power windows, we'll see
TigerCage?
Smoothed firewall
New wheels/tires
And after I climb out of debt from all that I can start on the body/paint and interior work. lol That's about it for now, I'll do my best to not go 7yrs between updates this time. Thanks for looking, James'72 Cutlass - 370" LS2 topped w/a LSA blower
01-04-2013 #18
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Welcome back James!!! I'm glad to see you are still in the mix! Try to post some new pics if you can.....
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