Garage built Buick....GN

[GNon18s]

Looks great, keep up the good work! Funny I looked at shortening the body mounts but started at the back and it didn't look like it was worth it...

Yeah the back seat area was pretty close to the frame but you can drop the front probably a good half inch. I ended up with the radiator support dropped @3/8" when I got the fender-door gap rite. I don't know if it was worth it but I figured it didn't cost anything so what the heck.

[83hurstguy]

Nice job! Your work and progress to date is incredible, glad to see the project resuming. I have the poly bushings in mine, and was looking at bumper fitment a bit ago, noting that the rear body was sitting high. Looks like I'll be doing something similar to the back few bushings and core supports. Thanks for posting that.

[65_LS1_T56]

Justin, Justin....is it done yet?

It looks killer!

[silvermonte]

I went with solid aluminum body bushings in my cutlass. The kit didnt come with bushing for the core support, do you know of a place that I can just order 2 mounts for the front? Im guessing it wouldnt be wise to have solid mounts for the core and thats why they dont come in the kit.

[mciver1959]

you are a true artist and an inspiration to the rest of us...

what an amazing build my friend.

Great work!

[Samckitt]

Looks Great.

[SSLance]

First off I love this build...

I have a set of PolyGraphite body bushings setting on my bench ready to go in my car. My concern is more geared towards attaching the frame as tightly as possible to the body rather than lowering the body itself...but the cutting of the mounts with a bandsaw interests me greatly. I have heard and read that it can be necessary to trim one or more of the bushings to get equal pressure on all of them between the frame and body. 3/8s is more than I have heard though...curious if you ran into any other clearance issues such as trans cross member humps or bumpers? Also, how did you decide on the 3/8s trim? Careful pre-measuring first or just lopping off, putting in place and seeing how they landed?



My plan is to get all of the new PolyGraphite bushings in place first, then start slowly replacing some of them with solid bushings to help firm up the frame flex. I'm curious of how I am going to get all of the bushing heights as best as I can though...should be fun.

[GNon18s]

Justin, Justin....is it done yet?

It looks killer!

No, but I'm just happy to be making progress on it again. Slow n steady, Lol

[GNon18s]

I went with solid aluminum body bushings in my cutlass. The kit didnt come with bushing for the core support, do you know of a place that I can just order 2 mounts for the front? Im guessing it wouldnt be wise to have solid mounts for the core and thats why they dont come in the kit.

Im not sure about where to get just two mounts. All the aluminum kits I looked at appeared to not include the core support mounts.

[GNon18s]

you are a true artist and an inspiration to the rest of us...

what an amazing build my friend.

Great work!

Wow, thanks man! That's how I feel when I look at a lot of the cool build threads on here.

[GNon18s]

First off I love this build...

I have a set of PolyGraphite body bushings setting on my bench ready to go in my car. My concern is more geared towards attaching the frame as tightly as possible to the body rather than lowering the body itself...but the cutting of the mounts with a bandsaw interests me greatly. I have heard and read that it can be necessary to trim one or more of the bushings to get equal pressure on all of them between the frame and body. 3/8s is more than I have heard though...curious if you ran into any other clearance issues such as trans cross member humps or bumpers? Also, how did you decide on the 3/8s trim? Careful pre-measuring first or just lopping off, putting in place and seeing how they landed?

My plan is to get all of the new PolyGraphite bushings in place first, then start slowly replacing some of them with solid bushings to help firm up the frame flex. I'm curious of how I am going to get all of the bushing heights as best as I can though...should be fun.

I ended up with the 3/8" just because I wanted to drop the front 1/2" (and originally did), but then the core support needed shimmed up anyway to make the fender-door gaps rite. So I ended up @ 3/8" in the front. So far I don't see any clearance issues in the front. The back is close where the frame kicks up @ the upper control arm location but I think its still ok. ..I had two "sloppy" bushings in different locations that I will be doubling up the aluminum washers. So basically just use washers to shim the urethane bushings so they are all firm.

[SSLance]

Hmmm....Interesting. That seems like an easier method than trimming the taller bushings down until they are all tight at the same time. Thanks.

Are you going to powder coat the aluminum washers? Any concern about electrolysis between the aluminum washers and the steel body?

[GNon18s]

I've been working on getting a decent seat in the car. Since the factory seats offer little to no bolstering for performance driving, I picked up a set of Recaros from an early 90's VW for $375. Yes, Volkswagon! I drove like 4 hours to get these because they are hard to find in good condition with good foam. I really wanted this seat for the car because they look good and have nice bolsters, but mainly they are from the rite era. I didn't want a seat that was too modern or crazy looking.

[GNon18s]

I'm planning on having the new seats re-upholstered to match the original GN seats. I have no idea how much that will cost or who will do it., I just know it needs done.

[GNon18s]

[GNon18s]

Time to make the original GN seat track fit the Vdub spec Recaros.

[GNon18s]

The Buick has a narrower seat track compared to the Recaros so I made this aluminum adapter-bracket-thingy.

[GNon18s]

The front part was way off so I just welded some 1/2" tall bosses on the seat frame. I also cut out a rectangular area for the anti-sub strap of a 5-point harness to pass through. This way the upholstery guy can make the sub strap come up through the base of the seat. I tack welded some 3/16" rod around the hole so it has a rolled edge.

[WikdssLt4]

Beautiful car. Question, do you still have your Simmons? If so are you willing to part with them and for how much?

[GNon18s]

Sold the Simmons a year ago for 2g's. CCW makes a wheel very,very similar though.