Well I brought home that cutlass a week or so ago and here are some updates on it. After giving the car the once over, all the floor boards are ROTTEN, there is bondo everywhere, but that olds 350 runs like a top, even with the quadrajunk on top of it. The guy I got it from said it was sitting for 2 years so I'm runnin a couple tanks of gas through it before I put the edelbrock performer series carb on it [$30.00], and the new wires are on the way. I ran straight 2.5 inch pipe out in front of the rear tires and it is loud! We almost got the frontend back together last night and all the rats and debris out of it, I also found the original oil cap in the fenderwell woohoo. We also tore out the core support and replaced it, but the old condenser, wich was the tranny cooler wouldn't fit so I'll be gettin a new cooler also, Soon I'll be tearin the carpet out and fixin the floor boards. I've come up with 2 color schemes for it so far and I would like a vote. #1 white with a flat black hood and spoiler, #2 or white with 2 blue stripes.
The beast is coming back!
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richduty455
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Q-jet isn't a bad carb. As long as its tuned properly it works great. My grand prix i have the carb jetted and all done up and it works like a dream, no bog EVER! Good luck with it man! Are you planning on keeping the trans am hood scoop? You should try to make it a shaker again
As far as I know it never had the shaker, and I've been told that the shakers were bad about suckin rain. So yes the TA scoop is stayin. But the shakers look mean. This is gonna be the wifes daily driver so suckin rain would be bad. And you are right a good quadrajet is a good carb, but I couldn't pass up the edelbrock for the price and its SHINY, I like shiny stuff 
. I'm goin for that old mopar look with the paint scheme. Also does anyone Know where I could get in depth knowledge of this car like we have here for our marks?
. I'm goin for that old mopar look with the paint scheme. Also does anyone Know where I could get in depth knowledge of this car like we have here for our marks?
De-marko
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There is a guy around here who has a '77 Pontiac Can Am that has that same style shacker, but it is factory and a true stock part. The car has been sitting for about 10 years. Too bad.
My 1st car I bought at 16 was a '77 grand Prix LJ that was grey primer with big and little Keystone Klassics rims. Your "cutty" really reminds me of it.
My 1st car I bought at 16 was a '77 grand Prix LJ that was grey primer with big and little Keystone Klassics rims. Your "cutty" really reminds me of it.
Well it finally cooled down and stopped rainin here in K.C. and I got some time with the car. We put the front end all back together and after many hours of shimmin here, yankin here, and hittin here, the lines of the frontend are getting back on track. here are some pics.
richduty455
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looks good....its coming along!!!
Thanks man, Earlier I said this would be the wifes car, and now shes changed her mind. So I'll be driving back and forth to work and she will be drivin the mark. The reason is I'm also gonna start buildin the S-10 soon and need to have 2 cars for the family to drive. The cut may be ugly but its dependable.
Lincoln ave
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Go with all black
Lincoln ave
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Oh I see, didn't know that part. Hmm that's a tough one cause white will even show the work.
stlunatic
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looks like a good project car. i love those body style cutlass'. you going to put some 6's on it?