Kosage Chavis

If the sale goes through, you should suggest that the buyer create a thread on this forum so that we all can keep up.

Yay! You remembered.😄 I appreciate it. Just thought it might be helpful to see a picture of the 2 doors next to each other.

Hope it's not asking too much, but it would be great if you could post photos of both doors (manual and power) side by side to compare. I am trying to do the same thing as you, Mr Greg. I don't have a power window equipped door to template. Thank you so much.

Gone. Now waiting on the stumps to be grinded out.

Mr Lamar! How are you Friend? I was waiting to see if someone would catch onto the family affair thing. You are exactly right, my youngest was 2 at that time. So, you are talking 4 years ago. Seems longer than that though. We paid 2000 to remove the bigger tree and 500 for the smaller one. That also includes hauling away the wood and grinding the stumps, which should be done in a few days.

My oldest couldn't care less, but he's 15. My two youngest seemed to take it well. They both were excited about taking it apart and both actually did a very good job helping me. They already know that I plan on building them a new one.

Thank you Sir! And no. I will NOT let anyone talk me into putting seats on the heads. The heads have already been done at least once by the previous owner. Hopefully, none are on there now.

Man! Hate to hear that. Praying your knee recovers fully, Mr Lamar.

Two of our trees get cut down tomorrow. So, over this passed weekend, we needed to get rid of our shed and the kid's old playset. Here's a couple of "before" pictures.Chavis Family Affair.I had to take the floor joist and cut it down a bit. The Buick is out of the carport and moved to the driveway. The carport will serve as a temporary shed. The floor joists was moved to the carport. The 4 x 8 panels were still good enough to be a temporary floor. Everything in the shed is now in the carport. The next day, we took care of the playset. But, not without a picture first. I put this playset together when we first moved into our house. My oldest (now 15) was 3 years old at the time. They all grew up on this set. Time for a new one.An "after" picture, showing the cleared area, where the new garage will be built.I will post how everything looks when trees are removed.

Today we signed a contract to get a detached garage built. We should be breaking ground no sooner than the end of July and no later than the start of August. Two trees are coming down this Tuesday. Tomorrow, we will be tearing down the old shed and kid's playset.

It's about to go down! We scheduled to have 2 trees removed from the backyard this coming Tuesday. Tomorrow, we go in to iron out the details on a contract to build a garage. I have to maintain a strict budget to keep my Wife comfortable. I am not getting some of the things I wanted, but I am not going to complain. I am very thankful and I will make it work for me. I will post progress in my other thread https://forums.aaca.org/topic/291868-chavis-garage/.

Glad to hear!

Looks good! On a nice sunny day, you should move it outside in the light to see how it is looking.

Sold. The parts are going to Kuwait! It's cool to know these Buicks are all over the world in some unsuspecting places. Also sold the following: Rear window exterior moulding, Front windshield exterior moulding And side window bottom exterior moulding. There is a few more items still for sale. I will create a new thread for those things.

Took me forever to get around to doing this, but installed the rail tops to the stairway.

I will possibly be shipping out a rear and front windshield from a 55 Buick. Does anyone have experience with properly crating these items so that there is no damage during transit? I have a good idea how to do it, but maybe someone might have a better way. Thank you.

See, that's why I love you all. After reading everyone's comments, I searched for a 2 post car lift for low ceiling and found one. This one is only 8'- 10" in overall height. So, maybe I could do a 9 foot ceiling and possibly squeeze in a 2nd story to this garage. I understand I will never be able to walk upright underneath a car, but like @old-tanksaid, just use a rolling chair. I'd be just fine with this!

To anyone who is interested in the parts from this car, any part that is not interchangeable to a small series 2 door hardtop is for sale. I hope that clears some things up.

Sorry, those aren't for sale. Try @lancemb. Good luck.

Please do tell Mr Willie. Roughly, what height is your friend's ceiling and what kind of a 2 post lift does he have? I don't mind rolling underneath the car with a chair, as long as I don't have to lay on the floor to do work. Thank you.

Yes Sir. The offer is still good.

I have all of those things except the front passenger window bottom molding. Also, the front passenger quarter panel molding (sweepsear), has a bend in it. It's not kinked and can be worked out to be smooth again. I have the exact same body style as your car, except mine is a Century. If there is something else that is a need that I can't use myself, let me know. I will try to send you the link to the thread for these parts. Kosage

Unfortunately, I found out that the city that I live in, you cannot build a detached garage (or any detached structure for that matter) taller than the existing house. I live in a one story house with a standard slope on my roof. I have 3 options...do a 12 feet ceiling height with no attic, do a 10 foot ceiling with storage space in attic or do 8 feet ceiling height with full 2nd floor. I cannot have it all. So, I will go with 10 feet ceiling height with storage space in attic. I will just have to improvise with my restoration. Either way, there will be no complaining over here. I am thankful.

Seeing this car come back together has got to be so exciting! Keep sharing.

My opinion...I really hope you keep this car. I looked over the photos of your car and you got a pretty cool ride. I completely understand your situation. I have a young family myself. I have a Wife and 3 kids between the ages of 15 and 6 (and a dog too). I bought my car almost 8 years ago. I knew that when I bought it, that it would be a long project. When I look at my car, I look at it as a series of many very small projects, all in one. And that's how I treat it. If I chose to look at this as 1 big project instead, I know that discouragement will set in and that kills motivation. My Wife and I were cool with me setting a couple hours on a Saturday or Sunday to work on it. I set a small goal (for example, remove the grill). If I have time left over, I might remove something else or box up that part. Either way, I accomplished something, got 1 small step closer to finishing, fed my motivation and excitement for the next time. I did have times that I just couldn't get to it, but that's okay. For the first couple years, my car sat out in the weather. I finally bought a carport from Harbor Freight. It's not ideal, but it's the best option available to me. You have an awesome set up. Your car will not have to worry about moisture and rot. Just be sure to take tons of videos and photos. Create a diary of all progress (this forum is perfect for this). Create a book keeping of all your parts. I have talked to so many people who once owned a classic they loved that sold it only to regret it later. That also includes my Father. Don't let it be you. Feel free to look through my thread. I hope we can follow with what may be your choice to keep and restore your car. God bless You and your family.