**Skylark Guy's 1965 Buick Skylark Coupe Progression Thread**

[skylark guy]

Hello everyone!



I'm Drake and I recently purchased my first classic. Unless you count my 1990 Honda Civic Wagon RT4WD beater from college as a classic. Here is the rundown on me, the car's current status, and my plans for the car in the future.

Me:

• 25 years old
• Engineer
• Washington State University Alum (Go Cougs!)
• Car fanatic

1965 Buick Skylark Coupe

• Engine
  
  • SBC (355)
  • Mild cam
  • Mild compression
  • Not sure on specifics because it was built by another owner
  
  
• Transmission
  
  • TH350
  • B&M Quick Silver Shifter
  • 3.55 Rear End
  
  
• Suspension
  
  • Stock as far as I have seen
  
  
• Brakes
  
  • Stock (Powered drums, front and rear)
  
  
• Exterior
  
  • Shaved moldings and emblems
  • Pin stripe tape
  
  
• Interior
  
  • New synthetic leather upholstery
  • Grant steering wheel
  • New carpet
  • Sony head unit
  • Equus gauges
  • Custom stainless steel dash panel
  • Aftermarket heater core
  • Two 10" subwoofers (Installed in trunk)
  • Polk Audio woofers (Installed in kick panels)
  • Polk Audio Tweeters (Installed in vent locations)
  
  
• Wheels/Tires
  
  • Unknown 15" wheels
  • Starfire Tires, 205/70/R15

There is more that I have not listed but will post up later when looking at the car. Overall condition is very little surface rust, perfect interior, decent paint, and some small mechanical issues.

I will be updating this post with pictures and current status later today.

One teaser pic.



Buick Future Plans (Near Term)
Engine
EFI Conversion (Most likely a self-tuning throttle injected setup)
Transmission
Limited Slip Differential
Kilduff Lightning Rod Shifter
Suspension
ridetech CoilOver System
Front and Rear HQ Series CoilOvers
Front Upper StrongArms
Front Lower StrongArms
Rear Upper StrongArms
Rear Lower StrongArms
Drop Spindles
Rear CoilOver Conversion
Front Swaybar
Rear Swaybar
Brakes
Kore3 Bracket Kit (Front)
Kore3 Brake line Kit (Front)
Kore3 Billet Hub Kit (Front)
C6 Front Calipers
325mm Corvette Front Rotors
10lb Residual Pressure Valve (Rear)
Exterior
Replace Skylark Fender Emblems (Aluminum Reproduction, Anodized Black)
Minor Body Work
Respray Black
Painted Red Pin Stripes
New window felts and exterior seals
Interior
New Black Leather Steering Wheel
Aftermarket Air Conditioning
Wheels/Tires
18x9.5 CCW SP500 Wheels (Black)
255/40/R18 Tires (Red Striped)