1965 Buick Special Convertible

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:31 pm
Here's the current project I am working on.
This one needed more "help" than what it first appeared to.
FrontRight.jpg

TopRightRear.jpg

RightInterior1.jpg


Took up the carpet and pad:
Floorpanpatches3.jpg

Floorpanpatches4.jpg


Under the metal patches:
FloorRustthrough1.jpg


Trunk floor patches removed:
TrunkFloorLeft.jpg

TrunkFloorRightFront.jpg


"The" quarter panel made of bondo:
DeepBondo.jpg


Trunk floors going in:
TrunkFloorPans.jpg

TrunkFloorPans1.jpg

TrunkFloorPansBodyBracketRight.jpg


New floor brace installed:
FloorPanBrace1.jpg


Sprayed some epoxy to get a break from the "dirty" work:
Painted-PrimedTrunkLid.jpg

CowlVent-EpoxyPrimer.jpg

Painted-BlowerMotor1.jpg

Painted-RadiatorSupport.jpg



I'll post more when I get the chance.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:17 pm
Similar to my 65 Stang vert, not much good to work with, I feel your pain :lol:
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:28 am
You sure do like them easy projects. :D
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:36 am
Han wrote:You sure do like them easy projects. :D


Now that you mention it, it does seem like I end up with the jobs no one else wanted! :roll:
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:15 am
Left side floor pan going in. Still need to finish welding seams and support bracket.
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FloorPanLeftCenter.jpg

FloorPanLeftRear.jpg
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:18 pm
Holy cr*p & I thought the Datsun was a basket case!! At least i didn't find a 3" thick layer of bondo on it. I hope you're charging him about 10K. Good luck, keep the pic's coming.

Is that the model with the "flex" driveline?



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:37 pm
Nice work, how well do the reproduction parts fits and do they need much massaging ? I wish similar quality replacement parts were available for my project instead of spending hours on end repairing and unpicking used panels.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:45 am
gypsy wrote:Nice work, how well do the reproduction parts fits and do they need much massaging ? I wish similar quality replacement parts were available for my project instead of spending hours on end repairing and unpicking used panels.


Sometimes they fit like a dream and other times you cut, stretch, weld, pound with hammer, etc.
The center brace I bought from AMD went in with absolutely no problems while the floor pans from Goodmark seamed to fit "okay" but the center seam only met together at points along the way. It was perfect at the back, 1/3 of the way down, about 2/3 of the way to the front however between those points there were gaps ranging from 1/16" to 3/16" and then it was short of metal by 1/2" at the cowl area. You could see that the center edges of the pans were not cut straight. Ended up cutting a piece of metal about 8" long that went from nothing to 1/2" to weld in that spot.

Just got back from vacation so I'll have some updated pictures by week's end.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:02 am
Another little surprise was this A Pillar rust:
APillarRust1.jpg


Made a patch:
APillarPatched.jpg


Pans are 95% installed. Still need the bucket seat brackets and some sealer and cosmetic work once they are epoxied.
APillarPatch.jpg

FloorPansFront.jpg

FloorPanRightRear.jpg
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:35 pm
The used quarter panel arrived. All in all not bad for a 46 year old piece of metal (from a '64 model).
UsedQuarterSkinRemoved.jpg


Pulled the left quarter off the car and found a wheel house in need of some help.
WheelHouseRust.jpg


And some rusted areas:
QuarterLeftRemoved.jpg


Wire wheel and some SEM rust converter for these hidden areas:
QuarterInteriorRustTreated.jpg


Used the extra parts from the replacement quarter and some new metal for patching:
WheelHousePatchInstalled1.jpg

WheelHouseRustRepaired.jpg


Primed:
WheelHouseinepoxy.jpg


Test fitting:
QuarterSkinFitcheck.jpg

QuarterSkinFitcheck1.jpg


Won't be welding anything until I fabricate the patches needed for the lower right quarter panel and wheel housing. Also need to strip and epoxy the used quarter skin before installing. Hope to be finishing up this body work by next week so I can move on to prepping for paint.
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