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restoring a 1980 cutlass supreme?
29th November 2008
Chris asked:
i recently bought a 1980 oldsmobile cutlass supreme which i plan to restore the car runs perfectly fine but is gutted on the inside as far as seats but the dash also needs replacing as well as the speedometer door panels and inside trim are blue ( im wanting a kind of beige interior ) and it also needs side mirrors and inside lighting to get these im going to a salvage shop friday and do not want to get ripped off and since this is my first restoration project i don’t know to many prices so my question is for this is how much can i expect to pay and will they even have most of these parts
Russel
i recently bought a 1980 oldsmobile cutlass supreme which i plan to restore the car runs perfectly fine but is gutted on the inside as far as seats but the dash also needs replacing as well as the speedometer door panels and inside trim are blue ( im wanting a kind of beige interior ) and it also needs side mirrors and inside lighting to get these im going to a salvage shop friday and do not want to get ripped off and since this is my first restoration project i don’t know to many prices so my question is for this is how much can i expect to pay and will they even have most of these parts
Russel
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not sure but tell them you are gona buy alot of parts…. maybe they will give u a discount! good luck
Comment by poloboy4000 — December 2, 2008 @ 3:29 pm
your cheapest solution is to find a parts car and get most of your parts for that car.
Comment by 67 Bronco — December 4, 2008 @ 7:21 am
Choose a particular part and call several junk yards for prices .
The price range for seats in my area range from $ 50.00 to over $300.00 guess where i got my seats .
Comment by ed9455 — December 4, 2008 @ 11:29 am
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Comment by alvarz — December 6, 2008 @ 11:49 am
This depends on the wrecking yards, these people are in the business to sell commonly wanted parts, which now days include cars built in the 90’s and 2000. If the yard has a 77-83 buick/Ols you should have your fair share of pickens for the inside. Also if you find one that’s pretty much in tacked I would ask them how much for the whole car and just purchase the whole car as a donor car. That way you have what you need and you’re not having to make 500 trips to the yard to get parts. Then when you’re done, call up a scraper to pick up the car or donate it to Kiddey Kars or some place like that. I wouldn’t pay more then 1000 bucks for it. as far as price, most wrecking yards are pretty cool about haggling as long as your not trying to rip them off, also if you build up a relationship with a guy they often times cut you really good deals and will hang on to stuff that they know you need. Good luck and happy hunting.
Comment by gearnofear — December 9, 2008 @ 7:02 am
You could go on-line to see if there is a car club site for your vintage car. This sites usually have some sort of forum and you could ask about parts there. They would probably be able to steer you to the best and cheapest place to purchase your parts.
Comment by Daisy — December 11, 2008 @ 5:01 pm