New Member to the AF.

[Cutlass350sb]

Hey All Cutlass owners and other AF members, Im new to this fourm so I thought Id just give you a bit of an infroduction on my 1984 olds cutlass supereme restoration project.
Its a long story on how I ended up with this cutlass, so I'll just say I got ripped off on a trade with a 1990 Buick roadmaster 5.8L 350sb, engine had a broken botton end, but everything else was fine. I traded the roadmaster for a 1984 Cutlass supereme and was soposed to get a 350 turbo tranny with a complete 350sb (4 bolt main) motor from a 1974 army truck (the body of the Cutlass needed/still does alot of work). it didn't happen..... the engine didn't even belong to him anymore . so this is where I am now....

I have a block thats in perfect condition, (may need a light cylinder hone although cylinders look A1),that came from a 1992 buick Roadmaster (paied $200CDN for the motor, turned out most of the bottom end was shot, yet another rip-off, only difference was this one was a junkyard rip-off.). Then I got 2 old 350's (seized up from sitting outside) for free and a non-electric fuel pump also for free.
So I plan on swaping the crank, cam (with mech. fuel pump lobe), pistons (if i get them all out/unseized in one peice. I have 16 and I need 8 so its a 50/50 % chance), connecting rods etc, over to my newer 1992 buick 350sb block. Then I'm going to use the 4bbl center head with a regular Rodchecter 4bbl carb. Of corse I can't use all of the parts out of the old motor's I'll have to buy Piston rings, bearing kit (cam & crank), seal kit, gasket kit, oil pump, starter, and a disty (just the shaft and button, I have the cap).
I have the tranny as well, its automatic, only problem is its the stock tranny from the cutlass, which means it could only be the 7004R with conveter lock-up, correct??? it has no over drive, I hope it holds up to the 350...I feel that it will do OK.
Other than the bit of body work the car needs , its a nice car, it has all of the options you could get back then, and it has the glass T-tops (Which I just love!)
I need to know what colour to paint my block...does anyone know the colour of the stock 305sb from 1884 cutlass surpreme...I think it was "Chevy" blue correct??
any advice and/or sudjestions (i know my spelling) would be very nice.

later...for now.

[Cutlass350sb]

Thanks for the welcoming in... :o(
Does anyone know the stock colour of the 1984 Cutlass "S" 305 block? Blue? anyone know?
Also Is there a way to test the gears on the tranny with it off the car, or, is the only way to find out if it works or not would be to install it and use it? If there is a better way to test the shift and gear ratios of the tranny Please reply.

Cutlass350sb