Hey everybody Heres the pics of my 65 Special wagon, with a 401/st400 i just installed..the paint work will be done this winter, so hopefully it will look as good as it runs.... Specs: 64 401, totally stock 66 st 400 stock quadrajet carb 65 GS exhaust manifold, oil pan, engine mounts, and radiator custom driveshaft stock rear end with 3:36 gears (OPEN...) P/S power disc brake conversion All new suspension( ALL STILL AVAILABLE FROM GM...brand NEW DELCO parts) new springs front and rear( Coil spring specialties- check them out- perfect) repo valve covers original 66 Riviera Gs quadrajet air cleaner soon to come... A/c power windows, power bench seat and tilt wheel ANYONE got one????ray: let me know what you think
Its intresting that you & I posted these on the same day.:TU: http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=162828 I love your wagon & can't wait to find mine. I have a 455/400 just waiting. Jeff in SW FLA
Jon, Nice, real nice, brought back a lot of memories... I did the same thing with my 64 lark cpe.... but I have always liked the wagons.... they have an advantage on the strip because more of the weight is back on the rear wheels.....the way I did my dash was like you did but I cut the whole area out and fabed a alluminum panel with a tach, oil pressure, oil temp, water temp, amps and dwell meter... looked factory.... You will need a posi and wheel hop is going to be a problem.... I got a posi from a 65 gto [4.11] and then put air lift air bags in the rear coils to solve the hop problem... worked good... If you will go ahead and rig up a cold air intake system to your air cleaner you will pick up 30 plus horse power.... I am now working on a 65 skylark gs, basicly I have a super cat engine but with a holley 3 barrell [1050 cfm on a cut out stock manifold]... just about to start it up ,if and when I get a fan shroud built for it.... Nice project , I really like it....
Cool project!:TU: Must be a great cruiser with all that Nailhead torque! Doc, for your Nailhead fan shroud, find one for a crossflow 300, turn it upside down, and trim an inch or so off of the fan area....works great on the nail! Or buy a repo GS shroud for $120...
can you post a pic of it? i wana see if its the same as what im going to paint the 65 skylark and 67 sportwagon we have:beers2: by the way, nice wagon wildcat. :TU: i love the nailhead in it, i bet its a monster with it:beers2:
wayyy different then i thot. the color were going to paint the cars is more like metalic mint chocolate ice cream. i love that color on your car though:beers2:
lol, I was just looking... why didn't you paint my exhaust manifold?? <grin> I like that, looks great Jon.. I'm gonna have to go paint my damn exhaust manifolds now tho.. haha Still not sure where I stand on the valve covers.... I'm a bit too on the originalist side.. but for something unique like this, I love em.
The interior is Astro Blue Poly which is probably the original outside color. Why not consider it ! Or something very close with say some metal flake in it ! IMHO Gary / Moz
what did you go with for the disc brakes. also the master and booster. looks great can't wait to see what color you choose.
Jim I used the conversion from RIGHT STUFF in Columbus, ohio real easy conversion- the booster is a stock unit(rebuilt) and the master is from a 77 regal, prop valve from a 80 regal- stops on a dime!!! The car was originally blue/white, so it will probably end up the same- LET THE SHEET METAL WORK BEGIN!!!!:blast:
Isn't it time for some more '65 pics in here? Either some progress pics or some "Here's mine" responses. I'm jonesin'. I guess I need to bug Ratz for some updates on his '61 over in that thread too. -Scott
