'62 Cutlass "Gasser"

Quiet Eric · July 7

Early Chevy II/Novas aren't my favorite cars, but I knew the Mobius '65 gasser kit would be great to use for other buids. I wanted to do an Olds version and it took a while but I picked up a decent built '62. The last time I worked on this project was in '22 but I am planning to get back to it soon.

The wheeelbase was pretty darn close. Took a little bit of work on the wheel tubs and I might have had to take some off the sides of the floor pan to fit between the rockers. I carved some of the Cutlass interior floor away around the transmission tunnel and it fit too. I thought about cutting the interior tub apart to use the side panels and seats but that is more work than I wanted. I will likely cut the stock seats out, flatten the floor there, and use some racing buckets instead. The hood was missing from the Cutlass, but the Nova hood is a pretty close match. It will take some filling on the back edge and front corners, but close enough for a racecar. The engine is a blown Olds 394 from I think a willys kit, but I can't remember exactly.

The next steps will be replacing the core support and radiator with something more realistic, stripping the old paint to start bodywork, and "rechroming" the bumpers.