1. If you have recently registered with a gmail email address, you must contact me, as gmail will not forward our confirmation email to you. Contact me and jim@trishieldperformance.com to complete your registration.
    Dismiss Notice
  2. In and effort to reduce the spam on the site, several years ago I had went to a program where I manually approve each and every new registration. This approval gives you full access to the site, to pictures, and to post, among other things. To be able to enjoy the full potential of the board for you, you need to be fully registered.. and that's easy.. Just send an email to me at jim@trishieldperformance.com and I will verify your registration. This policy will remain in effect indefinitely, as it has completely eliminated the bad actors from our site, who would spam and hack it, once they gained access. Thanks JW
    Dismiss Notice
  3. The "Group Buy" for the 1967-68 Deluxe Steering wheel recasting is now officially "Open". Now is the time to start sending in the wheels. The latest date that the wheels must be received by Kochs is 31 March 2025 The cost for each wheel is $750. The only "up front cost" is your shipping the wheel. If you send in more than one wheel, each additional wheel will cost $700. Shipping and insurance to Kochs and return shipping will be extra. You will be contacted by Teresa to make payment for the wheel(s) and return shipping and insurance when your wheel(s) is complete. The shipping will be factored on your delivery address and insurance. I will be sending the contact information all of you have sent me to Teresa at Kochs. Send in your wheels, horn pad and hardware and paint color sample if applicable. Please include: First and Last Name Shipping Address Phone number email address V8Buick "Member Name" Wheel Color (SEE THE BOTTOM FOR WHEEL COLOR) Pease read the "shipping to Kochs" below. There are two addresses. One for USPS Mailing One for FedEx and UPS shipping You can use USPS/Mail, UPS or FedEx to send in your core. Use the appropriate address depending on what service you use to ship. If you use USPS/Mail ship to: Koch's P.O. Box 959 Acton, CA 93510 Attn: Teresa If you use UPS or FedEx ship to: Koch's 7650 Soledad Canyon Road Acton CA 93510 Attn: Teresa Kochs Contact: Teresa (661) 268-1341 customerservice@kochs.com Wheel Color If you wheel is Black, you can list that in your information you send in with your wheel. For colored wheels, please contact Teresa about specifics for wheel color if you do not send in a color sample to match. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you to everyone for your participation in making this a reality. And "Thank You" Jim Weise, for allowing and facilitating this project! Michael .................... to remove this notice, click the X in the upper RH corner of this message box
    Dismiss Notice
New users Registered with a gmail address Attention All new Users 67-68 Deluxe Steering wheel recast Group buy

70 Bumpers on a 72 Skylark?

Discussion in 'Color is everything!' started by Pandoraskeeper, Mar 17, 2008.

  1. Pandoraskeeper

    Pandoraskeeper Active Member

    I would like to lighten my new nonrunning '72 Buick Skylark post coupe for better street performance and am tempted to install a new VFN fiberglass hood and a set of fiberglass bumpers. The rub is that while the hood is for a '70--72 Skylark, the bumpers are for a '70 and the front bumper has that that cutout for the grill. How difficult would it be to fit a '70 front bumper to a '72 Skylark? Is it just a matter of purchasing a reproduction grill from Poston Buick and installing the bumper or do other things need to be reworked?
     
    Pandoraskeeper, Mar 17, 2008
    #1
  2. flynbuick

    flynbuick Guest

    You may have to change the headlamp doors. Also the parking lamps from a 70 are not the same as 71-72. Hood lip moldings are different.
     
    flynbuick, Mar 17, 2008
    #2
  3. thumper

    thumper thumper

    bumper brackets on a 72 are different from a 70, and also the hood latch
    assembly must be changed
    Al
     
    thumper, Mar 17, 2008
    #3
  4. Ryans-GSX

    Ryans-GSX Have fun, life is short.

    I changed the front and back of my 72 convertible to look like a 70 GS. You have to change everything from headlamp doors, hood latch, bumper brakets, turn lamps, Grill, stainless trim for the grill, lower grill trim (painted part), GS grill emblem, & hoodlip(you can use 70 skylark and save some $$$ as a 70 GS hoodlip is pricey!!) all in all it is a very simple job and the looks in my opinion are 100% better but hey I love the 1970 GS cars

    as for the back bumper you would need to have a complete 70 setup taillights on the 72 are different size, Buick Name plate for the center large one not small like the 72, bumper brackets, and one real pain is the gas tank neck will not line up overly well but will work just when you fill up it takes a little work again overall a really big improvement and not hard to do.
     
    Ryans-GSX, Mar 17, 2008
    #4
  5. staged70

    staged70 RIP

    Ryan he is using fiberglass bumpers so I think he can make the gas filler thing work well. just need to mount those to the frame . you'll need some 70 brackets and then cut the crap out of them to lighten
     
    staged70, Mar 17, 2008
    #5

Share This Page