So I showed a fellow car guy at work this picture:
and he is all like 
well now he wants to build that car or a reasonable facsimile. Mind you he has a '67 Camaro, a '97 (?) Eclipse and a '97 Camaro Z28 all sitting in his shop right now. He did have a '79 Monte with a 454 and nitrous in there a bit ago but sold it.
Anyway so we get talking and I mention the 3 Cutlasses that I have sitting around. I told him that if he wants to come over and help me with my engine swap and stuff I would gladly give him one of the spares to build his monster...so long as I got to drive it. We decided the original '80 I had would be the best candidate for the off road beast for him since it is already beat up a bit.
He plans on mostly just sourcing parts from the junk yard and using the car to bomb around on the dirt roads up in the hills. Could be a good deal of fun.
Anyway so now we just need to figure out a way to make it work with our schedules since we work basically opposite shifts lol. More than likely will end up with late nights working in the shop.
I think you have good taste in friends
Make it moar better with inspiration from this Cutlass:
http://vimeo.com/75731759
JohnRW1621 wrote:
Some inspiration:
Actually that is what we were looking at when we found the other picture on a google image search.
Oh there is also a '70 Cutlass on the local Craigslist for sale that would be very nice if I didn't have to many rigs as it was.
Grizz
UltraDork
6/8/14 9:32 p.m.
I've wanted to do something like that before, but the Cutlass makes me want to look for a Diplomat or Fury from the 80s.
Grizz
UltraDork
6/8/14 9:39 p.m.
In reply to mndsm:
Trailblazer SS or Syclone stuff maybe?
Grizz wrote:
Ooh Ralph Beckman's Barracuda. 
I've wanted to do something like that before, but the Cutlass makes me want to look for a Diplomat or Fury from the 80s.
Grizz,
I know where there's a legit police package '88 Gran Fury that you can get for scrap value. I looked at it today. It's in Hatfield, PA. It's not terrible, but it's not pretty either. I only took a pass since I have too many projects waiting for attention now. I'll be glad you pass you the contact info.
mndsm
MegaDork
6/8/14 10:53 p.m.
Grizz wrote:
In reply to mndsm:
Trailblazer SS or Syclone stuff maybe?
The syclone theory holds water because I know that a lot of the s10 stuff is a direct bolt in to a g-body due to the donk crowd. I'd be interested to know mode for sure.
yamaha
UltimaDork
6/8/14 11:30 p.m.
In reply to mndsm:
Bravada AWD system is a poor mans sy/ty setup. Lingenfelter used it on the s15 monster.
mndsm wrote:
novaderrik wrote:
Make it moar better with inspiration from this Cutlass:
http://vimeo.com/75731759
How did this happen?
Some parts and some mad fabrication skillz.. I believe it was trailblazer transfer case and front suspension..
Wally
MegaDork
6/9/14 7:50 a.m.
Somewhere there is a build thread. It was Trailblazer SS guts.
It would be funny to give it this paint scheme:
Grizz
UltraDork
6/9/14 8:46 a.m.
In reply to Rob_Mopar:
Very tempting, but I already know my grandfather wouldn't tolerate another vehicle that needs a bunch of work here.
I was trying to find a new Charger pic for my wallpaper and ran across this. Apparently the off road thing is going to be used in the next movie. I do like the spare tire mounted in the trunk.
any bets on how little of this one will be left at the end of the movie?
SVreX
MegaDork
6/9/14 1:46 p.m.
The title of this thread really had me worried...
rebelgtp said:
So I showed my buddy this picture....
The next movie? I didn't know there'd be a Dukes of Hazzard 2.
mndsm wrote:
novaderrik wrote:
Make it moar better with inspiration from this Cutlass:
http://vimeo.com/75731759
How did this happen?
I've been wondering if an S10 4WD front crossmember and suspension will bolt into a G-body, or at least fit with minimal fabrication. The G-body, S10, and several other relatives like the Bravada are in the same metric chassis family.
mndsm
MegaDork
6/9/14 3:04 p.m.
MadScientistMatt wrote:
mndsm wrote:
novaderrik wrote:
Make it moar better with inspiration from this Cutlass:
http://vimeo.com/75731759
How did this happen?
I've been wondering if an S10 4WD front crossmember and suspension will bolt into a G-body, or at least fit with minimal fabrication. The G-body, S10, and several other relatives like the Bravada are in the same metric chassis family.
I know a lot of it works, that's how the early donks were getting lifts.
