1967 buick special wagon

[notsolo]

Another great project, saved the wagon, some rough area's to fix. What are you going to call this 1 Guts to Glory.

[gottattooz]

Very tedious work, but I got the passenger side rocker panel spot welded to the floor pan

Josh

[Ol Blue K20]

You're doing fine, keep up the good work!

[grumpyolddog]

great progress.

[gottattooz]

I welded up the driver's side rocker, inside and out. There was a lot of stitching and filling holes because some of the metal on the rockers was thin in some places

I also welded up the antenna hole, because the antenna from the g8gt is in the back

Josh

[gottattooz]

I bought a pair of side skirts from a 1994-2000 Tahoe limited to cover up the inner rocker panels from the pontiac. They stuck out too far with the bracket the way its supposed to go on the Tahoe. Thankfully when I flipped the bracket over, the mounting holes lined up perfectly for the retaining push pins and it pulled into the outer rocker like it's supposed to. I got very lucky how that worked out

Josh

[gottattooz]

I bought some used 245/45zr17s for the front corvette rims. Here's how close they are to the strut versus the stock g8 wheels, and then a nice side shot.

Josh

[gottattooz]

I started making filler panels for the passenger side inner kick panel gaps. Then I connected the ground strap for the electronics on that side.

Josh

[grumpyolddog]

Nice work sir

[gottattooz]

I finished patching up the pieces under the front fenders. Then I used seam sealer and then coated everything with flex seal

Josh

[gottattooz]

I mounted the cross bar for the transmission cooler so I could start making a cold air intake. I figured it out in cardboard and transferred it to sheet metal

Josh

[gottattooz]

I folded it up and welded it into shape and then sprayed it with epoxy paint.

Josh

[Ol Blue K20]

Moving forward! Nice job

[gottattooz]

I made radiator brackets to secure the top. Used riv-nuts to make everything serviceable. Found some large washers in a drawer in the garage that happen to fit rubber glad hand seals for tractor trailer air line connectors. I painted everything black and assembled everything

Josh

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

I made radiator brackets to secure the top. Used riv-nuts to make everything serviceable. Found some large washers in a drawer in the garage that happen to fit rubber glad hand seals for tractor trailer air line connectors. I painted everything black and assembled everything

Josh

Very Nice.

[gottattooz]

I opened the intake mouth a little more and assembled the intake system

Josh

[Ol Blue K20]

Nice work, going to be a driver soon.

[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

[Ol Blue K20]

Getting a lot done, looking good

[gottattooz]

I sectioned the bumper bar to move the sides further back to follow the shape of the front bumper. I welded the ends to the angle iron and welded the capture nuts on the backs of the brackets so I don't have to struggle putting my fingers and wrenches back there to secure everything. Then I took a side shot to see what the grind clearance will look like

Josh

[gottattooz]

Making progress on the air dam. I started with the leftover wedges from when I cut up the bumper bar and moved it back. I made 6 more and made mounts for the fender behind the bumper. The driver's side picture is closest to being done. It's been an entire day's worth of work to figure it out, but I'm liking the way it's looking

I also welded the center plate for strength

Josh

[gottattooz]

I buttoned up the passenger side. It's looking a little more mad max than I like, but maybe that's because it's still raw and in bare metal. Once I finish the driver's side, I'll take it off the car and welds everything up from the back side. Hopefully I'll be able to clean everything up with a flap disc and smooth out the corners.

Josh