Laughing Coyote

Here's where the mystery flaps (guards) mount. They will hang below the bottom of the rear bumper some. Maybe they are designed to disrupt air flow to keep dirt ans dust from getting all over the back of the car. I'm sure the engineers had a plan.

Paul, The rock guards as I call them attach to the rear of the frame. I don't think they block any rocks since they are in between where the wheels are located. Not sure the purpose. The rear bumper has a rubber strip that attaches to the rear panel and fills the gap between the bumper and the body. I just put back on what came off. Jeff, The socket has an outside bevel edge and I used a center drill bit to cut the inside out since its pretty had material. Anything that has a sharp edge can be used as a cutting tool. I will be posting pictures later tonight.

I was able to get the fenders dropped off at the coaters Thursday. I told here no rush, just when she can fit them in. I received my piece of rubber sheet I ordered today for my rock guard pieces at the back of the frame. I got them all cut and holes punched and ready to install tomorrow. I had to sacrifice a Chinese socket for the punching tool. Cut the holes out like butter. Had a rain storm come by and it looked ugly. We just caught the edge of it, but had some scary pieces of hail that hit the ground. Good thing there was only a handful of the big ones. That would've cause some serious roof issues if it all was that size.

Just build it and enjoy life. If things go wrong you just say the old phrase. "Well I didn't know" Seems to work for a lot of situations these days.

There is a big Buick section on this Forum under the home tab. I'm sure you will find lots of knowledge on Buick's there. Welcome aboard.

PARTY BARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roger, the whole build is pleasing us not just the steering wheel. It's just amazing the work that has gone into this model.

Thanks John. I took my hour today and got the undercoating off the front fenders and any misc. hardware. If I get time tomorrow I will drop them by the powder coaters for blasting. Also I added some pictures of my neighbors buggy. He's had it since the 60's. It's a blast to drive with the Corvair motor in it.

That's cool. No real rust or rot. I bet it was fun wrapping it.

I sometimes ask the poster if they would sell the item for a cheaper price. I don't low ball them, I offer a fair price. Especially if it's for an item that has been listed several times and specific to my car. Lots of times they accept the offer.

Still making progress on the Merc. Had a week that was pretty busy so I had to side line the hour a day until I had some work wrapped up. I managed to get the rear fenders wells sanded and primed and under the package tray also. My neighbor will be heading back home tomorrow so I will have to move my car out and put his buggy back in his shop. It's been raining a lot lately so I think I'm going to get the front fenders out of storage, knock off the heavy undercoating and send them to the powder coater so they can blast them. I can work on them in my shop along with getting the trunk lid finished. I have other things to do like working stainless trim pieces and interior trim too. Plenty to do.

How about this? https://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/d/1929-ford-model-a/6627928214.html

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/d/1954-ford-crestline/6632142708.html

It's still amazing workmanship Roger no matter what. To fabricate an entire car from scratch in that scale is a major undertaking and very few can do it. I applaud your quality and attention to detail.

I think I see the issue. I could be wrong. Wont be the first time.

1960 Ford Galaxie

I know John. There was one on CL awhile ago, but it must of sold. Still a diesel in a Chevelle is definitely different.

Actually theres a 2WD model in gold sitting next to a neighbors house. All stock. It's been sitting there since I moved out here in 2000. Maybe I should go pay him a visit.

Instead of putting the diesel in a Suburban, how about a 1970 Chevelle? https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/1970-chevelle-ss-with-duramax/6630999616.html

And I thought that Roger was going to put a slot in the top and use it as a piggy bank for all those loose quarters he has laying around. Hope you had a great time away. It's always nice to have time to unwind and do nothing.

Here's one. Priced cheap too. Doesn't look to bad. https://santafe.craigslist.org/cto/d/yugo-classic-hipster-car/6611412863.html

Also the 1960 Ventura and Catalina looks like they have the same body style as yours. You could do searches for your trim pieces under those names as well.

Check this out. I found this one on CL and has a picture of the long sticker your looking for. https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/d/1960-pontiac-bonneville/6589045851.html

A little more progress this afternoon. I removed the trunk brackets and bead blasted them. Cleaned them all up to make sure they didn't have any grit in the moving parts and then primed them. One more thing off the list. Also while I was looking around I found a marble in the left hand corner of the trunk right behind the back seat metal panel. It's even red, white, and blue. I gave it to my son as a keep sake. He put it in his stash box along with his VW bug knife my neighbor gave him and all his other treasures.

I'm glad you like the progress AURktman. I'm trying to make daily progress and speed things up by at least working a hour a day on it. Even if it's something small, it still counts as progress. There is still plenty to do. This morning I was able to primer the areas that I have been working on. I applied a healthy coat on the water rails so it would fill in the slight pitting it had and will add a better corrosion barrier. Now it's time to pull the trunk hinge brackets and start to get them into work.