New wheels for 64 Buick

[mild2wild]

Ordered new wheels/tires from Jon @ Driverzinc. for my PT 64 Skylark. 18X7, 18X10 Rushforth Super Spoke, polished hoops with brushed centers; Nitto 305-35R18 555R rears. Car will soon be finished in white with matte red finish through the middle of hood and decklid to compliment the red interior. Car is dropped 2-3", 530HP 455, TKO-600, narrowed Moser rear-end, mini-tubbed, frame rails kicked in 2" per side. I'll post pics soon. Fast with class.

[buickfunnycar.com]

Cool...be sure to post up some pics when you get them mounted.:yum:

[mild2wild]

Should be a one of a kind car at the GS Nats. I'll only repeat what every one else does: top notch service from Jon @ Driverzinc. and a pretty cool guy to boot! Can't wait to get them on the car!

[65BuickGS]

Looking forward to seeing pics!!! I also ordered some rims/tires from Jon,,,,i just went with 17's,,,,245/45 and 255/50's,,,,,
Your ride sounds pretty unique!!! Get the pics coming!!!

[gearheads78]

Sweet lets see some pics. Welcome to the 64-67 Abody club (we are planning a take over of 67-69 F-bodies) Shhh keep it on the down low :secret:

[mild2wild]

Should have it painted in the next week or two.

[CHILI442]

Welcome to the 64-67 Abody club (we are planning a take over of 67-69 F-bodies) Shhh keep it on the down low :secret:

I'm in!

oh yeah, post some pics of that Buick!

[mjoc1]

what modifications did you do to the wheel wells for those wheels. did you mini tub?

Mike

[Cutls67]

Sweet lets see some pics. Welcome to the 64-67 Abody club (we are planning a take over of 67-69 F-bodies) Shhh keep it on the down low :secret:

I guess it might be alittle better because the a-body club might be growing more in the BOP section:box2:

[mild2wild]

Mini-tub 2" per side. Cut right down the middle of the inner wheel tub and on an angle into the floor. Moved that piece just cut 2" inboard. Fabbed up a new piece to fill in the tub. The tricky part is kicking in the frame rails 2 " per side. After completely leveling the frame front to rear and side to side, and bracing with about 40' of angle iron, I cut the frame just ahead of the lower control arm mount and behind the second to last body mount on each side. Move the frame rail in 2" each side, tack, measure. If everything is kosher, fab new frame closeouts to box new section and finish welding. The key is to keep everything level and to take lots of measurements. You will have to move the second to last body mount. I ordered a new rearend from Moser narrowed 2" per side with lower control arm mounts shipped loose, welded them on once my fabricating was finished. Mark Stietlow did something similar on the red 64 Chevelle he built. Lots of measuring and lots of patience and experience. And a couple of beers when it's finished! Cheers

[DriverzInc]

Thanks again bud, working with you was easy, and we're excited about the two sets of wheels we'll be shipping your way. ;)

[mild2wild]

Can't wait to get em!

[65BuickGS]

Sounds like a lot of work,,,but im sure it'll look awesome,,,,I was thinking of doing something like that,,,but didn;t have the nerve or know how!!!!
What color are you going with???
What are you doing for suspension,,,etc etc???

[mild2wild]

White with matte red wide stripes on middle of hood and deck lid to match red interior. 2" dropped spindles and lowering coils in rear, which may be updated to coilovers. I still need to narrow my sway bar also to match the narrowed rear end. Just finished final blocking tonight. Possibly painting Friday or Saturday. Counting down the days til my Rushforth Super Spokes are on the way to seal the deal!

[nekkidhillbilly]

fellow buickers

[mild2wild]

Fast with class!

[65BuickGS]

Quit teasing,,,get some pics up!!!!:)

[buickfunnycar.com]

fellow buickers

Love them old Buicks...here's my dad's old '67 GS flopper:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/HPIM68381-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/IMG_25071-1.jpg

[mild2wild]

Spraying test sample of matte red; in between coats as we speak. Cool drag cars, by the way!

[65BuickGS]

So what are the specs on that flopper???? What engine?? What 1/4 mile times did it run??

[buickfunnycar.com]

So what are the specs on that flopper???? What engine?? What 1/4 mile times did it run??

Those pics were taken recently after a semi-restoration and it currently does not have the original Buick 430 Wildcat motor on gas with a 8.71 blower as my dad originally built it...them ain't my dad's headers either.
It remains the worlds only Buick-powered Buick funny car ever made.

It is believed that 3 of these bodies were made by Ron Pelligrini @ Fiberglass Limited in Chicago but only two were known to exist,this one campaigned by the New York Buick Dealers Group and one campaigned by Ron under the Chicago Buick Dealers Group...but his was hemi powered.

Car was all Buick (engine,auto trans,rearend) and was originally driven by Bruce Bowen then Coney Island Ralph and ran a best of 7.71 @ 180+ mph.

Car is currently in MI and I would love to trade some of my cars to own it,I've also got dad's last AA/GD slingshot so this would be a great addition,being the only F/C my dad ever built.

[65BuickGS]

Thats some pretty cool history!!!! Have you contacted the fellow that owns it now???
The guys over at v8buick.com would be drooling all over that car!!!