phantomFE3 Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 hey i am probably not gonna do this but i am just wondering if i had a 3.4 DOHC v6 and put it in my 89 cutlass that has a 3.1 would it fit? would i have to get the transmission from the 3.4 or keep the one from the 3.1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfox340 Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 Yeah, it'll fit. However you may have to drill new motor mounts holes for installation. Plus, you'd have to swap the under-carriage (engine sub-frame) with the DOHC motor / tranny from the donor car. Also, you'll need to wire it up to the instrument panel and various on-vehicle sensors. You'll want the tranny from the DOHC since it's properly geared and wired to the ECM. - RedFox340 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomFE3 Posted June 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 that would be sweet, im not gonna do it with my phantom, im gonna keep it original, but for some reason i like the , what is it, 3rd gen? the kind i have? cutlasses have been around for a while, but yah i like the looks of mine (89) rather than the the newer ones for some reason, im gonna have to save up and make a cutty BEAST!! buy an 89, swap in a built up DOHC 3.4, strip the interior, make it a racer, yeehaw! prolly in a couple years though, when i have a place to put 2 more cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfox340 Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 that would be sweet, im not gonna do it with my phantom, im gonna keep it original, but for some reason i like the , what is it, 3rd gen? the kind i have? cutlasses have been around for a while, but yah i like the looks of mine (89) rather than the the newer ones for some reason, im gonna have to save up and make a cutty BEAST!! buy an 89, swap in a built up DOHC 3.4, strip the interior, make it a racer, yeehaw! prolly in a couple years though, when i have a place to put 2 more cars You own a Generation I W-Body. I'd save it and bring it back to factory condition. I like it when rare models are restored; fix em' don't crush em'. - RedFox340 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomFE3 Posted June 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 so what are the pre-1988 cutlasses called? just, cutlasses? no w-body? because i know back in the 60's cutlasses were some pretty mean muscle cars, one of my dream cars is a 72 cutlass 442 or maybe a 67 Cutlass with the w-30 intake would be cool, im more of a muscle car guy than a newer car guy, you look in the engine bay of a 69 camaro and then look in the engine bay of a new montecarlo, geesh! wires and tubes and shit running everywhere, i liked it when the the only maine hoses/wires running off the engine that you could see was the coolant hoses from the radiator and some coming off the carburetor! not as much stuff to ruin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfox340 Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 No, the Cutlass and it's RWD "brothers" from GM were G-Bodies started way back. The body name (example: Beretta's + Corsica were a L-Body) is given to a specific frame. N-Bodies applies to the Grand Am, Malibu, 1998+ Cutlass, Alero, etc. F-Bodies were the Camaro / Firebird. J-Bodies are the Cavalier / Sunfire and the previous Sunbird. ... and so on and so forth... get the picture? - RedFox340 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomFE3 Posted June 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 oooh ya, i get it, lol it looks like you have done your home work studied for the test, took the test and aced it, good job, maybe one day i too will learn that much about body styles of different cars! my hero.. :worship: lol thanks for clearing that up, i like the RWD cutlasses and monte's and stuff, they look kinda cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patgizz Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 actually the cutlass was an a-body till 72, not sure about 73-77, g in 78 then w in 89. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfox340 Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 actually the cutlass was an a-body till 72, not sure about 73-77, g in 78 then w in 89. And then the Cutlass turned to a N-Body in 1998. Ooh... good history lesson Patgizz. Thanks for setting it straight! - RedFox340 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patgizz Posted June 17, 2003 Report Share Posted June 17, 2003 i forgot they put the cutlass name on an n-body. that kinda pissed me off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlassdude96 Posted June 17, 2003 Report Share Posted June 17, 2003 61-77 were called a-bodies 78-88 a/g-bodies 88-97 w-body 97-99 n-body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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