64 Ragtop Skylark

[LUCKINFOU]

So I was talking with Larry the other day and I realized that I have not post the Buick that I'm building. So to avoid having Larry kick my ass I figured I better post the BUICK.

get a 455 with a 5-Speed and a 9" Ford. Ride height will be 6" The car is really nice for a ragtop the floor is solid.

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The wheels are 17x11 for the rear and 17x8 for the front.

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The coilovers are from AFCO with Air Ride Strong Arms.

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[LUCKINFOU]

Here are some more pictures of the front end. I don't want to make weld everything up just yet. The ride height is 6" so I want to make sure that the tires clear. Not to mention the headers have to have room.

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The rear is a 9" Ford the coilovers are AFCO. The springs will be black.

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We put the body on so we could center up the wheels. I didn't blow the car apart so I have no trailing arms not to mention I we have to do major chassis work in the rear.This is ride height coil overs all the way around.

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The plan is a mini tub we have to be careful not to go to crazy and mess up the ragtop.

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[LUCKINFOU]

Here are some more pictures for you guys. We put the body on so we could square everything up. The rear suspension will be a 4-Bar with coil overs

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You can see here the frame was cut and a new kick up is being put in a piece of 1/8" plate was laid in to hold the new and old rail together. The gussets are 1/4" there will be plate on both sides. Then it will be ground smooth.

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As you can see it is starting to look pretty crazy. The back of the frame rail will be the stock ones this way the gas tank will fit. Not to mention the bumper brackets will be in tack.

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The frame is almost done so I figured I'd post some more pictures.

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Here are some pictures of the front end. We are putting AFCO coilovers all the way around. With Strong Arms from Air Ride

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The frame is almost done so it's time to slam in the 455. I decided to wait on the front suspension. I'll put that on after I hang the headers this way I know how much room I have.

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The TKO tranny is from Modern Driveline they sent to whole kit. I've never used the Quick time bell housing. Man that thing is nice I really like it.

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I had my body guy Allen start to smooth the firewall The plan is to put a Vintage Air unit in it

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I'll post some more as I get them.

[jackfrost]

sweet project, Lou. keep us updated.

[Young Gun]

solid project...keep us updated!

[65BuickGS]

Looks great!!! Looking forward to following this thread!!!!