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Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Ryan what are the plans for this beauty. A complete restoration or get it running and drive it. The body looks really nice from what I could see in the pics.
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Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chevyman0429</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ryan what are the plans for this beauty. A complete restoration or get it running and drive it. The body looks really nice from what I could see in the pics. </div></div>
Hi Mike:-) In General: Step #1: Nothing but investigation, documentation, research, and purchasing of needed items, till after MCACN, so they let me bring her to the BF/HG Display. Step #2: Clean, polish, scrub, service, repair, reinstall every item that came with the car that I can still use, install new parts purchased during Step #1 such as carpet, headliner, seat covers, rebuild the mechanicals, get it certified, and drive it as is. Step #3: Undetermined.....I have a feeling it will be so much fun with crappy paint I may want to have spot repairs done and enjoy the heck out of it. Step #4: Drive it to Chevelle, (park out behind the porta-potties) and Oldsmobile shows all over the place!!! (No Truck, No Trailer, she will get wet, she will be ok:-) Ryan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Sounds like a great plan bud I'll be watching the progress until mcacn!
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Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">LOL. Not to highjack your thread...You'd be amazed where you can find usable stuff in the plumbing aisle. I converted the airbox on my 6.5 diesel to the high flow K-47 optional unit but couldn't locate the main 90 degree air intake duct has been unavailable for years and very fragile if you can find an old one. I went to the plumbing aisle in the local Home Depot and found a 90 degree black ABS sewer duct that fit and flowed batter than the original crimped duct. It's not an original duct but now it flows much better than an actual K47! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]
The unobtainable busted up factory duct piece: https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...9-p1010976.jpg And my Home Depot version: https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0-p1010992.jpg Now back to our originally scheduled program. : Nice plumbing Steve:-) Ryan </div></div> |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Here are some pictures of the underside.
Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...5-dsc_3210.jpg |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
This rust spot is the worst spot I have found on the whole car so far.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...6-dsc_3302.jpg Check out the boxed lower control arms:-) https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...7-dsc_3304.jpg No power steering:-) https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...8-dsc_3305.jpg |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
You`re lucky does meat hooks didn`t go through your gas tank.....tow driver was young....young usually means inexperienced. You NEVER should use them hooks near a gas tank.
Double check your gas tank.....is there a dent in your tank now. Dan |
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Really cool find, like your plan Ryan, make it safe and drive the wheels off. Or maybe burn them off. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] . I'd love to have a $15,000 paint job to, but I have to much fun driving it, like the hour drive to NOCC. Will be watching the progress, hope it warms up soon, to cold to stare at it in -20 for you. Good luck, Steve. Also like RAM ROD RYAN very cool. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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Dan is right about those hooks....sure be a shame to damage that original tank. Ryan, have you figured out just what a good find you have there buddy?
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Also like RAM ROD RYAN very cool.
__________________________________ X2 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] Dan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Is that a W31 balancer seen above on the spare engine mounted in the car??? Again the original warranty engine w/ W31 balancer are out of the car pictured back on page 6. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] ~ Pete |
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Congrats again Ram Rod Ryan !!! Future Pure Stocker to run against Rhondas Car ???
I'm sure I could talk her into taking it easy on you till you get your feet wet.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GreenLS6</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Congrats again Ram Rod Ryan !!! Future Pure Stocker to run against Rhondas Car ???
I'm sure I could talk her into taking it easy on you till you get your feet wet.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div> This car is perfect for PSMCDR, I will start off with a stopper on the gas pedal so I don't make a fool of myself. I would be proud to get stomped by a girl!! Ryan |
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Hi Pete
I will brave the cold in a minute to check on the extra engine in the car. Ryan |
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I would be proud to get stomped by a girl!!
__________________________________ In the famous words of Kurt Burdick (69 Post Sedan)..... "Who says that?" [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] Dan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Here are some more pictures of the extra engine in the car. (Not the warranty block on the floor)
Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1726-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1727-image.jpg |
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Here are a few under hood pictures!
Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1728-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1729-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1730-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1731-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1732-image.jpg |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Here are a few of the balancer on the extra engine in the car
Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1734-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1735-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1736-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1737-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1738-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1739-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1740-image.jpg |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Here are a few on the cowl, I think the spot of missing paint inside the area where the hood grills should be was remnants of the black hood stripes:-)
Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1741-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1742-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1743-image.jpg |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DW31S</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dan is right about those hooks....sure be a shame to damage that original tank. Ryan, have you figured out just what a good find you have there buddy? </div></div>
Absolutely, and she keeps getting better!! Ryan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Can anyone identify the extra engine in the car? Al was told that it has a cam in it, and that it was an Oldsmobile:-)
Ryan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Looks like the balancer's too thin to be W31 but considering how all's been working out for you so far, it really wouldn't have been that surprising. Still tough to read the stamped pad #'s from here, please note & relay them...is the 2'nd # a 9? Exact applications aren't stamped like Chevy engine suffixes but the stamping there is the vehicle info and should be 9 digits beginning w/ a 3 for Olds division followed by year digit then plant digit ending w/ the sequential six of the original vehicle Vin. Whatever the engine is, again you're lucky being an Olds that the crank's drilled for a pilot bushing so hopefully you can get it fired up and car moving around under its own steam to use while rebuilding the W31 engine. Did you check the trans again and are there any more stamped #'s? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] ~ Pete |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
The stamp as best I can read it is:
3 = Oldsmobile 9 = 1969 1 = Oshawa I assume 113288 = vin of the car it came out of The block has a huge cst number on the front 395558. 2 = 1968 - 1976 350 Olds engine Ryan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
#5 heads are 1968-1969 all small block. Original W31 units will have bigger valves.
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Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
The original W31 5 heads are in the trunk
The 5 heads on the extra engine I assume are the normal valve size Ryan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Spent half the day cleaning the workshop in the house and taking things to the dump so I could take items from the garage to the WS to make more room:-) we also put the dolleys together that my son won at NOCC (I think two years ago) THANKS NOCC!!! I also put the car on the dolleys and pushed it over to the wall so we can continue to clear out more items from the garage. I even washed and vacuumed the wife's car so she wouldn't feel jealous:-)
This was a father and son day, although it was not as glamorous as hoped...step by step young Jedi!! This car is great motivation!! Ryan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I even washed and vacuumed the wife's car so she wouldn't feel jealous:-)</div></div>
Happy wife......Happy life!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img] Kurt [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] |
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Bingo Kurt!!
Ryan |
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The first two pictures are from the MTO Ministry of Transportation, they show the 1969-1972 plates without the sticker, then the 1973 plate got the sticker and no longer had to be replaced every year.
The next two pictures are of the 1973 plates on my car with the last sticker purchased in 1976. I have Al's insurance slip but it is for 1975, so somewhere in there was her last drive:-( Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...219_150959.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...219_151007.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...215_190953.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...215_191011.jpg |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Ryan,
Mailing you out a little something :-) 57-57 Glade Green Enjoy [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps9wi3y6on.png Dan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
She looks good with the Wheel Trim and the B90 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
Dan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Oh man, that is one sexy car!!! And one great gift!!!
Thanks Dan!! Ryan Glade Green 57-57 |
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Imagine her with the W-31 on the fender!!!
Me Happy Guy!! Ryan |
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Screen saver on all the pc's now!!!
Ryan |
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Nice [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
Dan |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
Got a few more pictures to share, the radiator looks original to me:-)
Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1831-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1831-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1833-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1834-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1835-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1837-image.jpg |
Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
The clutch linkage looks like poo poo ka ka
The a arm splash shields look nice, check out the rivets:-) Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1838-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1839-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1840-image.jpg |
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The oil filler tube has the stamp:
9463172 I am still trying to find out what the extra engine is:-) Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1841-image.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1842-image.jpg |
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Bob D'Antonio sent me this chart but I don't see the stamp number from my tube?
Ryan https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1843-image.jpg |
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