1967 buick special wagon

[gottattooz]

I cut off and recessed the driver's rocker panel. To get the front below the a-pillar to clear the pontiac, I had to trim the hinge pockets off. Now I can set the wagon body down enough until the wiper cowl hits the dash. I need to measure and cut off enough to set the wiper motor just above the brake booster.

With the side picture, the body has to drop 7 more inches up front and 6 inches in the rear. Then i can start welding things together.

Josh

[gottattooz]

I cut away as much of the dash as possible to get it as low as it'll go.

Then I used an old beat up fender to mock up to see what it'll look like. I'm probably gonna have to flare the fenders if I can't find a wheel that tucks in another inch, but I'm liking how it's looking.

Josh

[gottattooz]

I pulled both rear cargo windows or for better access for the wheel tubs and stuff like that. Apparently someone has already been in there patching holes with old license plates. Since I want to delete the side chrome and make the cargo glass flush mounted, this will give me the opportunity to make the necessary mods to move the glass out a bit.

Josh

[gottattooz]

I got the body set where I want it on the floor pan, I set the dash pad on and marked where I wanted to trim the front. I think it looks great where it is.

Since I won't be able to access the front dash speaker once its all welded together , I figured I might want to replace the torn speaker while I've got the opportunity

The relay for the lift sticks every so often, and I have to smack the control box to get it to quit lifting. Well the smacking wasn't working and the car slipped off the support bar. Thankfully I had a jack under the rear of the car, so the drop was minimal. I ordered a new relay, so progress is on pause

Josh

[67C10Step]

Great work and gonna be a sweet machine when you are done.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 67c10step

great work and gonna be a sweet machine when you are done.

x2!!

[gottattooz]

I scored a set of c5 corvette rims. 17x8.5s up front and 18x9.5s on the rear. Here's a look at the front fitment. I ordered 245/45zr17 continental tires.

Josh

[gottattooz]

Here's the rear fitment. I ordered 275/40zr18 continental

Josh

[Ol Blue K20]

I like 'em...

[gottattooz]

I cut away the inner fenders on the wagon and removed the lip and the stainless trim to maximize clearance to the wheel and tire.

Josh

[gottattooz]

My rear tires came in, so I mounted and balanced them and checked the fitment. I'm very happy so far.

Josh

[3757chevy]

Very nice. From any angle.

[gottattooz]

Thanks to Brian Geinko on the v8buick.com forum, he sent me all the parts I needed to get my tail gate working again. It would have taken forever to get my rusted and seized pieces to function properly.

I started fiddling with the front end, trying to imagine where the front bumper was going to go, mount options, things like that. Well all the measuring in the world isn't as good as the real thing, and I've got plenty of extra parts to cut up and play around with. So I pulled out a crusty core support and fileted it until it cleared the a/c condenser. My other cars never had the cross braces that connect the core support to the front bumper, but this one does, so I'll hang the bumper from those cross braces and see where it lands

Josh

[gottattooz]

I transferred all the things I learned from the scrap fenders and core support to the white front clip. It's only got a few bolts holding it on, but everything's looking really good.

Josh

[gottattooz]

I started making filler panels for the firewall. The center plate is 12 gauge. All other panels will be 16 gauge.

At the back of the car, I used air bag brackets bolted to the rear bumper impact beam mounts and 1 inch square tubing to attach the body at the body mount holes. I rolled it outside to get an unobstructed view of my progress

Josh

[gottattooz]

A few parts came in. First, an over the radiator style air filter housing to breathe cooler fresh air without the engine compartment heat.

Secondly an air dam from a 67-68 camaro to hide some of the ugliness that will be exposed under the front bumper, and help pull in more air at the same time

I also swapped out the single bar plastic grille for the multi bar grille that I plan to use in the final assembly

Josh

[gottattooz]

My reducer coupler came in today, so I was playing around with the filter inlet, deciding to have the mouth facing up or down. I think having up would trap and retain debris, so face down it is. Once I make a radiator support bracket and a block off panel above the radiator, I'll cut a hole for the intake mouth.

Josh

[Ol Blue K20]

It's getting there, it's looking great.

[3757chevy]

Two thumbs up.

[3drburb]

This is not as easy as you are making it look. Great Work!

[gottattooz]

Defrost time! I had to figure out the placement of the defrost vents. The side a/c vent ducts were in the way so I deleted them. I still have the center dash vents

Josh

[gottattooz]

Here, I cut the ends off the ducts and made block off plates out of plastic oil jugs and coated everything with seam sealer and taped them in place so they can dry

Josh

[gottattooz]

I bought a 2 foot piece of pvc and 2 1.25 pipe tee fittings. I cut the center out to cover the defrost section of the blower box. I had to get creative and make a notch to clear the blend door motor on the driver's side of the box

Josh

[gottattooz]

Here's everything buttoned down and the duct hoses connected. I put a little seam dealer on the duct connections before zip tying the hoses to the fittings and vents.

And here's the vents on the dash pad with the body set back down on the floor pan.

Josh

[Ol Blue K20]

Looking good!