Project: Olds and Noma
 

Hey guys i've been scoping out this site for some time now and just finally registered. The name is Dan, I have future plans for several g-machines in my distant future but for now i drive a 02 GMC Sonoma that i somewhat recently airbagged...

After...
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My future project is something my father and i have been working on for the past 9 years.. a 68 Cutlass S. While it is just a resto with a few improvements.... Pic...
http://www.vertical-limit.com/gallery2/d/1889-2/aae.jpg

I have been plotting out plans for her for some time...

http://www.vertical-limit.com/galler...160-2/Chop.JPG
http://www.vertical-limit.com/gallery2/d/1893-2/aag.jpg


I am open to opinions and hope to learn very much from most of you on this site...

Welcome aboard-You'll learn alot here I have. Love the Cutlass, It's great to see an alternative body style on the site!!

cool projects. I like the Olds photochop, the wheels and stance look great!

Welcome aboard, Dan. :thumbsup:

welcome Dan. It's good to see more Olds blood in here. I've got a '68 as well but it doesn't look as good as yours. And replacement sheetmetal is hard to find. Oh and the Noma looks good too. But I see those all the time down here. When was the last time you saw a '68 cruising the streets?

Welcome to the site.....

-Paul

welcome aboard. I agree, it is nice to see some different cars. I always have liked the olds cars.

oooh i like that!

is the last two a photoshop? the drop that is...

its actually a rendering i did in MS Paint. I'm not too swift in PS. :lol:



you're telling me man, parts are either scarce, nonexistant, or overpriced with this thing. I always keep my eye out for nicely done 68's and it seems i never see them unless i turn on overhaulin, (they did another one last night.) i could only be so lucky. lol. And the truck is just my daily.

Thanks for all the appreciation.

there's 2 fenders from a 68 442 on ebay. Last I looked they were at $125 and $110 shipping a piece. And they have to be patched. Hell, I can patch mine for that.

at time of paint, (2001) there were next to no body panels, i ended up welding in patch panels at the bottom and having the rear quarters reworked. Luckily i was able to buy a new trunk lid, mine was toast. Its that lack available/affordable parts that made me decide to make the car modern.

I wonder how black centered wheels would look on the olds..

-Paul

well this place is full of top notch renderers.. ha

The rims that will be going on her are not our dream rims. Though we love TT2's and originally wanted them, they are so common on musclecars these days we decided to try something different. I attained some Eagle 212's (yeah, i know i know) for next to nothing and feel with some slight modifications they will work well....
They are 17X8 with 245/45/17 up front and 18X9.5 with 305/45/18 out back.

Heres what i'm thinkin.... (again, opinions are welcomed)

Paint the recessed sections dark grey or a matching blue, add black lugs, and plain center caps with the late60's-early70's Oldsmobile emblem CNC'ed on them.

Pics.... Please forgive the crappy "rendering"
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7379/darkgrey2pm.jpg
http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/7236/darkblue9rn.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f5...e/71342b43.jpg

I think I like the look of the black better than the blue but not sure how much better than leaving it chrome.