Buinicorn my 1964 wagon

Discussion in 'Drag'n Wagons' started by superbuickguy, May 21, 2017.

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  1. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    I swear I need to cut my backstock by at least 50% - I have no idea where my box of axle straps went, thankfully I had to go to the store to get an alternator for my 'burb so I could pick them up twice... and wrong... but at least the second set could be convinced to fit
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    it's official, the driveshaft was the right one... yahoo.
    I have no idea what I'm going to do with this
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    or this
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    as far as I'm concerned it could sit but I'd still like to reduce backstock.... lord I hate craigslisting stuff, but I may force myself....
     
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  2. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    brown Santa arrived
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    the only thing left to order is a cam....
     
  3. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    more gifts from brown santa...
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    what's cool is the UPS driver hoofed these down to the shop.... he also brought other gifts
    intake
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    headers that almost fit
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    I think I'm going to heat the bracket and reform it a touch
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    for cheap, they fit perfect
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  4. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    sharp eyes will note in the next update that there's a large space on the front, passenger side. Nothing to see, just move along ;)
     
  5. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    a bit of work tonight
    got the old intake off.... gained some space
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    cleaned the dead rats off
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    schnazzy
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    somewhere I have new seals for the injectors.... sigh... oh well, along with one bracket for the rails, it didn't come with bolts for the intake...oh well, if it were easy everyone would do it
     
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  6. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    On another site someone talked about 15 hp Corollas.... or something... so we're all on the same page
    now we're talking about brackets. For an LS motor. no Corollas.
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    whew, that was hard.
     
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  7. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    Bumper update. $1300. The bumper wasn't repairable (which I would dispute because anything is savable, just look at this car), so they're bringing a replacement in February. I might have been able to do better, but given no one on the Buick forums have piped up before now with an alternative, and finding another one has not been easy.... well, it is what it is.... and maybe even underscores why I'm putting the LS in for the moment (as cost savings)
     
  8. 300sbb_overkill

    300sbb_overkill WWG1WGA. MAGA

    Did you post in the parts wanted section here?
     
  9. 64 skylark mike

    64 skylark mike Well-Known Member

    I guess a little late, but I got a front and rear bumper from this guy last fall for my '64 Skylark coupe for $1800 including shipping. He supplied the cores and did the rechroming and shipped from California to New Mexico. They look good, but I haven't put them on my car yet so I can't say how they will hold up. Front should be the same, but rear is different for wagons.
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-Buick...565886?hash=item3d976de1be:g:kmIAAOSwIYdct9RL
     
  10. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    new tool to replace old, stripped tool
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    put to work immediately
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    messy thing
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    all that to check this
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    cap looks close but it is removeable
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    removed
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  11. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    that isn't far off what I'd pay - $1300 for the rear, $500 to chrome the front (it's in good enough shape that I'm just going to polish it)... I was just hoping to be at $700....
     
  12. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    Open box day
    I don't know if I should be thankful or hide because the top box.... that has a plate in it to cover the firewall hole... that's it - I figure I probably killed 3 baby seals and one polar bear with the box and blow foam inside...
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    I'm not certain I'm going to use this on the Buick, but it was $30 (Amazon returns) so I bought it
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    cam and springs are here... I've always had a soft spot for Sig Erson - long, long ago, I met him ... must have been 8 or 9, he was beyond nice to me... when the stars align, I still buy from them (even though he and his company are no longer the little cam shop in California)
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    and a balancer bolt. I'm dangerously close to pulling the motor and doing the updates....
     
  13. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    time to attack the holes
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    start
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    other end
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    remove the old
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  14. superbuickguy

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    a bit more rot removal
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  15. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    I got some done today, but between grading and all the other stuff, I didn't get as far as I'd wish.... then the power blew out

    fitting
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    chopping
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    more fitting
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    welding
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    all welded in place, all I have left is the rearmost corner and beside being a bugger to finish, shouldn't be too hard to fit
     
  16. 64 skylark mike

    64 skylark mike Well-Known Member

    Looking good!
     
  17. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    after the expensive, FJ$0 news, (not a typo).... I got to work on this
    started welding in the bottom patch panel
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    for those wondering if this is show-car-level, absolutely not
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    worked on this corner (and it was my work that caused the damage)
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    yeah this didn't work
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    not the big slide hammer either
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    See the black lines? that is where the bend should be
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    it was time to go neanderthal and cut then beat it back into some better shape
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    me like big hammer, me do this more often....
     
  18. BennyK81

    BennyK81 Well-Known Member

    Love the fabricating...not so much the LS
     
  19. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    you'll be happy with tonight's post, not so much when I put it back.... I've said it before, I take donations :D
     
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  20. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    a change of pace
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    remarkably clean inside
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    cam is worn, but not bad for 200k
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    and bagged for the night
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    now to work on the firewall...
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    part of this was to get the engine parts on the motor but I also need to get the firewall finished and painted... then I can start permanent assembly and more importantly make it a running vehicle
     
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