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1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass 455
Recevied half-complete from another shop, motoro in pieces in a box. Unfortunately, we found frame damage, now documenting new frame installation and build. Built up full roller 455 with aluminum heads, March serpentine drive, Vintage Air A/C retrofit, straighten and powdercoated new frame, fabricate new hard lines, weld up and float firewall, new exhaust system, new wiring harness, and custom fit Dakota Digital gauges.

69 Olds Cutlass - how we received he
As she came into the shop..

69 Olds Cutlass

Frame not square

Frame not square - comparisson

Frame Alignment Check

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Vintage Air

Fresh 455 built with March Serp

New chassis checked before powder

frame back from powdercoat

Brake and fuel lines plumbed

Fuel and brake lines plumbed

Filling and smoothing firewall

Dropping the chassis

Preparing for suspension swap

New and old frames

Engine test fit

Engine test fit, more plumbing

Firewall welded up and painted

Chassis & powertrain ready for body

Chassis & powertrain ready for body

Chassis & powertrain ready for body

Bod going back on

Fresh undercoating

Fresh undercoating/ exhaust mock up

QTP Cutouts

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Body back on new frame

Body back on new frame

Engine bay assembly

New exhaust and cutouts

Freshly restored and ready to play

Engine after first test run!

Dakota Digital VHX Gauges

Dakota Digital VHX Gauges

Shake-down run to CPP
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