Its still just wrong. I would of given them a olds 350.bad enough gm put cheby in olds starting 1977 I believe than desecrated the 442 with the 442 badging on the achievia in 1990's . But to have a tv show called over hauling install the wrong engine. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Just my 2cents ron
rodney fama OCA #033098 1969 cutlass s 1969 442 north carolinia car 1969 442 cali car. assembly required stay away from www.calicars.cc what a hassle. 1972 cutlass convertable 1976 phx y-76 arizona regional car. assy. required 1977 cutlass supreme (3) 1986 honda shadow vt 1100c cruiser 1987 cutlass supreme 1989 chevy k-2500 4*4 pick up 1991 yamaha warrior atv 1994 chevy caprice 9c-1 police pkg 732-986-6388 cell 732-254-9500 wk 2 pm best time to call week days web site. shows disc brake conversion using 79 trans am rear disc on my 77 cutlass,and my 77 restoration project, along with other toys http://home.comcast.net/~77w30442/wsb/html/view.cgi-contact.html-.html -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 1:36 PM To: Olds List Subject: RE: Overhaulin' on TLC- ignorance perhaps? I'll add my .02 I was amazed to see that other than the steering wheel the interior was kept stock. They didn't even cut the dash or add a "custom console"for the stereo. Body modifications were minimal and consisted of filling in all the side markers (not a good idea in my opinion from a safety standpoint, not sure of the leaglity) and filling in keyholes. I agree that the 442 grilles look better than the '72 Supreme grilles, but I probably wouldn't have changed them. The paint job did nothing for me, the color combination with bittersweet wheels is ugly IMHO. Obviously the engine swap was a mistake. However as was pointed out, the parts used (including the engines) are provided gratis. Overall I was impressed with Chips restraint as he usually overcustomizes to my taste. That said, there's not really much difference between customizing a '72 Cutlass or turning a '32 Ford into a hot rod (with a Chubby 350 of course) as I'm sure there are Ford purists that cringe about that. -- Kurt Heinrich OCA# 30442 71 Cutlass Supreme SX Convertible
