Just wanted to check in and say hello. My father and I have been looking for a really nice buick skylark gs for quiet some time now and finally found the one were going to restore. I heard about a car in Jackson, MS (around 200 miles south of me) that might be for sale and finally got the owners number. He said he would hold it for me if I came that night, so as soon as work was over, we left. We got to jackson about 10:00pm and got back home about 3:00am. The car turned out to be better than we expected. It has perfect original floors and well, pretty much a perfect body. I will not have to replace any body panels. It is completely original and get this, he had the original window sticker!! The car is a 1972 Buick skylark GS Stage 1...... automatic (sadly). Im pretty excited about seeing this project from start to finish. It is cortez gold with a white vinyl roof. I will be sure to keep everyone updated and post some pics soon. Thanks for having me.
Post us a pic when you have chance. Nice find. Cortez gold was a very big seller back then. We have a 71 stage one originally the same color that the prior owner painted stratomist blue. So yours should be a code 53 paint on the cowl tag with a V in the Vin for the stage one.
Welcome, and congrats on the purchase, sounds like a nice find. You should take a look at Marco's site and register it (if you haven't already). His site is at http://www.stage1registry.com Harry P.S. We need some pics :laugh:
Ok my vin is 4G37V2H187443. You are also correct on the paint code. 53....which is Q. It also came from the factory with a white vinyl top and white interior. I have already recieved my sloan documents (which was the first thing I did when I woke up the next morning). The second thing I did was register it on the stage1registry. It is under Mac L (who is my father). Check it out to see all the options. Here are a few pics.
Here are a few more pics. The interior was all there and all original, but since we are restoring it I went ahead and removed it. Check out how clean those floors are. The car has very very minimal rust. I had pics of the car with the interior all intact, but they were to big to upload.
Nice Find SingleStage... :TU: The Buick GS only recently became a "hot commodity" so there are still many undiscovered cars out there. Beat dem bushes boy's... :laugh:
72 Stage 1 Very nice find :TU: :TU: nice and clean floors, looks like it will be a fairly easy restoration. Are you going to do a frame off?
Actually we are. We bought a rotisserie for our shop about a year ago. It will be a complete frame off restoration. Does anyone know where I can find out how each part needs to be? I think its called a concourse restoration. I am wanting everything to be perfect ie.....correct cadium plated hinges, green primer on floor pans, etc. Thanks very much in advance. I appreciate it.
any idea on why the archives are not working for me? I clicked on a lot of stuff under chassis restore and I couldnt get anything to pull up. Its like it doesnt exist. Is it jus something that Ill have to piece together or is there another website or something that has it all piece by piece? Thanks very much
Use the search key. For example type in "chassis restoration". Here are some: http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=115198 http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=55559&highlight=plated http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=98279
Glad to see you made it here. You're right - Jim's links will keep you busy :laugh: Just remember, if you get lost, we're here to help :beer Please take lots of pictures along the way to share with us. Thanks! :TU:
label everything Be sure and clearly label(some type of permanent label) every piece. Every screw, bolt, nut, clip etc. It may seem like overkill and it is a PIA but it will be a huge help. Good Luck Bert
Zip lock bags and a sharpie come in handy for bolts/small parts. Also, if you have a video camera, use it! As you take things apart, shoot video and describe what you see and how things fit together. It'll come in handy later! Nice car!
Yeah, Im a master at the sharpie/ziplock bag thing. Believe me, I have a rubbermade box filled with labeled bags just from the inside of the car. Its a big box too. Everything on the buicks are pretty easy when it comes to trying to fit them back together. They are certainly a lot easier to do than a japanese car (which is what I am used to working on). I plan on buying all three manuals and getting knee deep in it within a couple of weeks.
