Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: XXXBlackLs6M22</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Ryan
Great pick up on that car.
Finally got a chance to catch up on my reads here on the forum as you know I was away were it was much warmer than ONTARIO BRRRRRRRRRRRR
All the best and good luck at bringing that Olds to it's former glory.
Danny </div></div>

Thanks Danny.

Enjoy the minus 30 degree Celsius weather.

Ryan

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

You guys are killing me!!

&quot;Ryan 1969 Chevelle SS 396&quot;

[chevyman0429]

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.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

<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

[chevyman0429]

Sounds like a great plan bud I'll be watching the progress until mcacn!

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Here are some pictures of the underside.

Ryan

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

This rust spot is the worst spot I have found on the whole car so far.



Check out the boxed lower control arms:-)



No power steering:-)

[green crv]

Really cool find, like your plan Ryan, make it safe and drive the wheels off. Or maybe burn them off. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/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]

[Postsedan]

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

[DW31S]

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?