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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
They look good to me..
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
2 down, 2 more to go. I definitely love the look now, seeing both of them on the car.
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Since the pontiac came with 8 matching full size rims, I figured I could polish and paint one up to match the other wheels
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Finally got my exhaust tips in. Using a 3"x1.5" length of pipe to space the tips evenly. I also like how the angle of the tips matches the roll pan angle.
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
I installed the heat shields that go on above the mufflers. I cut the twin exhaust tips off the corsa mufflers and welded on v-clamps so I can remove the exhaust tips in the future if needed. I installed and welded the mufflers in place. I still have to figure out the mounting of the quarters and lower valance before I can finalize the placement of the exhaust tips and the pipes that will connect them to the mufflers, but it's still progress
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Very nice
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
I drove it for the first time since the body swap began, only from the big shop to the little garage so I could use the lift. But I love the stance.
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
I got started on mounting the bracket for the side skirts. Had to grind all the plug welds smooth so the skirt bracket would mount flat against the rocker panel. I drilled a few mount holes and installed some riv-nuts. I painted the bare metal with chassis paint and mounted the skirt mount bracket.
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
I installed the driver's side skirt and I'm very happy with the fit. The top wobbles a little, so I'll probably modify the top of the skirt bracket to fix that
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Yeah, the stance is spot on, in my opinion!
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
I finished mounting the passenger side skirt and pulled it out for better pictures. I also checked the clearance going into and out of my drive way and I've got about 1.5 inches at the front and 3 inches at the rear, so I don't need to adjust the ride height
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Wiring up the lights. The brake lights aren't working for some reason (probably a fuse), but here's the tail light, side turn signal I'll mount in the chrome fender vent and the parking lights and low beams.
Josh
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I finished wiring up the front lights. There's parking lights, low beams (all 4), low beams with fog lights, high beams and parking with turn signals lit up. I'll probably have to disconnect the inner low beams because these lights are already pretty bright and I don't want to blind oncoming traffic.
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
I finished wiring up the tail lights. Here's the tail, brake, turn and reverse lights all in one housing. I still have to connect the tag lights and mount the third brake light, but I'm happy with my progress.
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Cool.
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Now that all the lights are working, I ordered slotted and drilled rotors with ceramic brake pads. I cleaned up the brake calipers and brackets and decided to paint everything aluminum silver instead of the traditional hotrod red.
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Front brake parts came in, so I threw those on really quick. Threw the spare on just for a picture.
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
I removed the transmission cooler and filled it with trans fluid and re-installed it so i wouldn't have to top off the trans (it's a 2 person job) . I used a length of angle iron with some riv-nuts to mount across the back of the bumper where the air dam mounts. I made a pair of drop down brackets to secure the bottom of the cooler. Then I painted everything black
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Rear rotors and pads finally came in.
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Still loving it! As a younger guy I overlooked the wagons but I've seen so many cool ones in the last 10 years if I had more room, time, and $$ I'd be looking for one. Guy down the road from me has a 69 malibu wagon that is cooler than the other side of the pillow.
What you are building will turn the heads of the motor crowd everywhere you go.
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
40 years ago I bought a '67 Chevelle wagon. It was a 283 with a power glide and had been the delivery car for the first parts store I worked for. I put Corvette rally wheels on the back and Nova wheels up front with baby moons. I miss it but that was before wagons got so popular.
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
Well good news and bad news. I got another windshield installed. They covered it as warranty. I cut off all the pins and screws for the trim clips and told the guy installing the glass to fill in the gaps with the urethane like a birthday cake. I told them about the dimensions of the channel I installed being incorrect and they trimmed the glass for clearance where it was a little tight, so it wouldn't get pinched if the body flexes for any reason.
When I left the windshield shop, I drove to greg Smith equipment sales and picked up a 4-post lift for the shop. (My dad's friend met me there with his car trailer) On the way up there, it rained and having no wipers, wiper arms, rear glass or rear wheel tubs, it was raining inside the car as well as outside. On the ride home, I saw a puff of smoke and thought it from the exhaust of the car in front of me. But then I saw another puff, and it clearly came from under the hood, and I could smell burning plastic. I pulled over and the clip for the abs module was burning. It turns out the engine cover I put on was pushing the spark plug wire up against the oil dipstick bracket. The plug wire caught fire and caught the abs module on fire. I removed the engine cover and put it the fire and drove home on 7 cylinders. So now I need plug wires. Josh
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Not really an update, but I did make it on a car show poster for the father's day show coming up. So far, the local guys loved seeing the car under construction, and all said they're looking forward to seeing real time in person progress each month as I make changes.
Josh
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon
I hated the thought of not using the c6 wheels, so I got one of those sledge hammers with the pointed wedge on one side and beat it up and in where it was making contact. Then I put 2 full turns on each coil over to raise the car up evenly. Then my dad and I drove around hitting every bump and dip we could find and it didn't scrape once. I also measured the clearance under the front air dam and it's up from 4 1/4 inches to 5 inches. I'm beyond happy!!
Josh
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