Introducing BISKWIK! 1961 Biscayne

[68400BIRD]

Love the new stance. It's amazing what new shoes can do for a car. And, the tires and rims you took off will look great on another car.
Are you going to replace the door cards so you have arm rests again?? Keep the updates coming.

[Cramer4918]

Love the new stance. It's amazing what new shoes can do for a car. And, the tires and rims you took off will look great on another car.
Are you going to replace the door cards so you have arm rests again?? Keep the updates coming.

Thank you! Yes, wheels can make or break a ride, in my opinion. I will find a new home for the wheels I took off. They have 0 miles on them and even come with a matching spare.

I will come up with something to add armrests for the doors. I would really like to change the interior completely. That is a lot of white! It just isn't in the cards for me at the moment though.

[Cramer4918]

WOW! I have definitely been slacking on updating my thread here. I apologize about that everyone.

Well.. Here goes!

The floor pans are in good shape. I’ll deal with the wiring nightmare as I work on the Vintage Air.

[Cramer4918]

I started working on mocking up the Vintage Air system. I can say that I definitely do not like the chincey plastic firewall cover that is supplied with the kit. I would like to replace that with metal and used bulkhead fittings. We shall see what I can come up with. Anyone have any ideas in the meantime?

As you all can see, the many years in Kindergarten almost paid off. I stayed on the lines pretty much.



The template goes somewhere in this area. This looked like a good spot.


The template was pretty much useless if you ask me. I ended up just holding the duct in place and using a center punch to mark the holes. Worked perfect!


The airbox is mounted temporarily. I will layout everything for the Terminator X Max next and also determine how I want to run the AC and heater lines. And Yes, the wiring under the dash will be addressed too. I'm leaving it in place now for your viewing pleasure.

[Cramer4918]

I finally received my Lokar shifter from Jeg's. It was not the original one I wanted, but it kept being pushed further and further away on backorder. I ended up contacting Jeg's and working out a deal for Lokar's "Smart Shifter." A bit more expensive than the one I ordered, but Jeg's worked with me on the price and got it to within $45 of what I paid originally.

[Cramer4918]

I managed to modify a 4-speed hump to mount my shifter on as I did not want it centered on the transmission tunnel. Still in the mockup phase in the pic.

[Cramer4918]

I managed to get the LOKAR shifter mounted and access hole drilled for the shift cable. Unfortunately since the cable runs out the back of the shifter in this model, I have to raise the bench seat about an inch to clear the bracket and cable. Not a big deal, but still something else that is getting added to the ever expanding To-do list. I’ll get pics of that fiasco soon.

I started working on getting the Dakota Digital gauges installed that I purchased from FB Marketplace. The dash had been worked over before to fit the smaller AutoMeter gauges, so I had to take my trusty half round file to the openings to enlarge them for the round Dakota gauges. That was super fun. It took a little bit, but I got it done.