Josh_Machado Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 i plan to do a full restor on this car, but im not the richest sob alive so i do what i can when i can, new here just thought id make a post an let peeps take a look:)also i am curently doing a full engine rebuild/restore an i found a plack near my vally plate held on with 2 rivits, says Engine NO.1 on it, wth is that..as i said i am rather new so if this is a comon knowledge thing im sry to ask:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Thriller Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Very nice...congrats on the acquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Nice buy. A couple of letters for the hood, some new wheel covers, and a little TLC on the interior and you can go anywhere with this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZondaC12 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Wow why are you going to do a full restoration!!??? Is the undercarriage bad? That thing is gorgeous. I'd do what Mr. Shaw suggested and then cruise it like that was goin outta style!!! Love the color combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Nice car. congratulations on the supreme buy. A convertible with A/C is somewhat rare in the mid sixites. a Skylark Gran Sport convertible is even rarer, since the Standard catalog of Buicks says only 1,181 Skylark convertibles were produced in 65, and the Gran Sport option package was introduced half way through the year. I don't know what that engine plate would be. Do you have a picture of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RAFA Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 VERY NICE SCORE MAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_Machado Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 the body is in wondeful shap an thats the orginal paint on it, the restor is for the engine it was in shatters..the ppl who i got it from were in there 90's an didnt one have the knowledge or to the actual physical prowis to work on it..piston 8 was dead,2 lifters were bent an broke in half floatting around,the cam was ground down almost to nothing, piston walls needed to be resurfaced, all my valves were shot, had so much sludge u could fill a bathtub, it was a mess so i wanted to rebuild it back to its original state..no high performance upgrades i want it completly original..also cleaned an painted my engine bay while i was at it..will have new pics l8 monday, goin to put the engine back in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_Machado Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 engine is finnaly done, hooray:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Thriller Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Nice...she's real fun, my 401 is how the Beach Boys should have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Nice adaptation Derek. She's real fun my 401... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_Machado Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 got a little vid here of my newly rebuilt engine making some noise>=) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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