1967 buick special wagon

[gottattooz]

I ordered power window regulators from nu-relics.com. They're special order for 4 doors and wagons. It's nice that the window switches on the g8 are in the center console. I'm thinking of mounting the rear window switches in the old ashtrays.

Josh

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

I ordered power window regulators from nu-relics.com. They're special order for 4 doors and wagons. It's nice that the window switches on the g8 are in the center console. I'm thinking of mounting the rear window switches in the old ashtrays.

Josh

Very cool.

[gottattooz]

I tackled the mounting of the front bumper. Took 1.5"x3" rectangular steel and welded 1/4 inch filler plates on the back to go between the crumple zone ribs. Held them in place with a small bolt on the front and mocked up the grille and bumper to figure out the mounting hole positions

Josh

[gottattooz]

I traced where the mount slots were, drilled out the corner and cut the middle out with a cut off wheel. I found a length of bed frame rail that fits perfectly inside the rectangular steel. I welded some nuts to the back side, painted everything with epoxy paint and assembled the front bumper.

Josh

[gottattooz]

While I'm waiting on parts to come in for the front air dam, I decided to tackle installing the fuel door.

The thumb smudge on the paint is where I think center is on the fuel cap. Used a 3.5 inch hole saw and adjusted as I could see what lined up where

Josh

[gottattooz]

Once I made sure the hole was big enough, I drilled some holes to weld through to secure the mounting ring. Ran around it a few times with the flap disc to make sure the door opens and closes seamlessly without rubbing or catching

Josh

[gottattooz]

Figuring out the lower air dam. It's a 1970-1981 camaro bumper impact bar. I wanted a little dramatic drop in the center, so I cut the 2 inch bar down to 1 inch. I'm using a 2"x2"x1/4" section of angle iron to mount between the bumper bar and the lower radiator mounts to protect the radiator from parking bumps and any road hazards.

Josh