It's that time of year...

"The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123" (mattp123) 04/04/2015 at 22:14 • Filed to: None

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When the olde timers come out. Enjoy some lousy uneventful walk around videos of my Cutlass and my dad's Charger running before we give them a check up after sitting all winter. The Camaro will be next.

And I finally replaced the sport steering wheel in the Cutlass with the original one!

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 04/04/2015 at 22:40

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That Cutlass is a beaut. Tell me more please. A Cutlass is one of few GM products I'd happily own as a collectors car.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 04/04/2015 at 23:09

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Thank you. And here , have a review of it. What would you like to know? It's an 81k mile unrestored NC car, except for paint and a few little cosmetic things. When I got the car it had SSii wheels with white letter tires and the sport steering wheel. I deemed them to look out of place on a cream colored car with paisley seats. So I have since reverted back to original, and will probably get a set of G78x14 1" white wall bias plies this summer to replace the radials. The 71/72 Supreme has always been my favorite body style. And they can be a bargain entry into the classic/muscle crowd. Mine is definitely the old man polar opposite of a W-30 442. And I'm OK with that. It's really a nice time capsule and a few people have asked to take some very specific pictures for their restoration purposes.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 04/04/2015 at 23:30

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Things like that suit some cars, and don't suit others. Some can deal with little subtle things, but I think you've done right by that Olds. Keep it up. Here's a picture of an old Torino me and father built a few years ago. I still miss that old tank.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 04/05/2015 at 00:06

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I like the plain Jane look. What did it have for a drivetrain?

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 04/05/2015 at 00:32

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In 1970 it left the factory with a 302 and 3 on the tree. It was the most basic trim you could get, not a 500, not a anything. just a plane old notch back Torino hardtop. By the time it left for England and the new owner it had a massaged 429 big-block, 15 inch rally wheels, front disks and a C6 automatic. It took us 6 years to build, and we did everything except the machine work and paint.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 04/05/2015 at 01:33

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I love it. Even more so now knowing that it is terrorizing the streets of England.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 04/05/2015 at 02:07

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It does make a funny picture doesn't it? Its changed hands a couple times, but we still keep in touch with the guy who has it now. He's changed the grille and wheels, but its more or less the way it was when we sold it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 04/05/2015 at 11:16

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Looking good! I'll be pulling out the Montego for some spring work!

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/05/2015 at 12:42

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Your Mercury just reminded me that a friend of the family is selling a 390, 4 speed, 1967 Comet Calient convertible. Hmm...

Jedidiah > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 04/06/2015 at 18:37

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Your hood pops up slightly out of alignment on the drivers side just like mine.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Jedidiah 04/06/2015 at 21:18

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I've tried adjusting it but it never seems to get better overall. But the beauty of an unrestored car is that it still has those subtle factory imperfections. There are a grand total of zero shims to make things line up.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 04/07/2015 at 09:49

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ooo man. That sounds epic. 67 with a big block.

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