I am going to be a hot rod queen
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Cool. All I have is a 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 that my grandparents bought new.
My dad has a restored Packard from '42. I need to get some pics of it.
Cool car.
Cool car.
to what degree will you be restoring it? Driveable? like new? Show car?
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Good on ya - restoring old cars is one of my worst nightmares. 
We are going for what I have dubbed, the Utility Hot Rod. I want a daily driver. Cars weren't made to sit in a garage 99% of the time and get rubbed with diapers by obsessive old men. I want a car I can drive and not worry about constantly. I'm going for performance, and good looks, but I'm not into the show thing.
Nice thing about this car is about 75% of the trim/bumper/anything shiney is stainless steel. Less chrome to get redone which is costly. It just needs to be polished and it's good to go.
Current Plan:
-full body restoration/rust removal
-Semi flat black paint
-rechromed bumpers
-polished trim
-new glass and rubber
-redoing the upholstery (black and white)
-blacked out rear windows, front sides as black as law allows
-air bags so I can lower it for cruising, and bring it back up for real driving
-Either full rebuild of engine/tranny or it's getting a caprice police edition drive train (keeping the old stuff incase we ever want to go 100% original again.
**Edit-We've also talked about getting an old airstream trailer and restoring and converting it into a toy hauler/camper that we can tow behind the Buick!!
John Deere black for the paint...you will not be disappointed.
Very tempted to do my Porsche in it.
Very tempted to do my Porsche in it.
How much of it did you do yourself?
Playing with grub worms seems like less hassle.
'Cept they don't quite look as cool to drive around town on.Playing with grub worms seems like less hassle.
If you could drive around town on a grub worm you'd be the pinnacle of cool in my book, anyone can drive a car.
I'd have to make a tiny saddle first, but if you really think it would be cool, I'll try anything once.
i'd drive an earthworm and visit China!
I think the key would be to build a harness and strap a hundred or so of those little guys to some kind of stage coach or chariot. I also like Skookum's idea of the earthworm.. although I'm concerned how he would negotiate the hot magma. Personally I'd like to just sleep for a few decades then really whoop it up for a summer with the cicadas.
All kidding aside I don't mean to derail your thread. Have fun with the new/old sled.
Hey, derail is my middle name. I like the chariot idea.
Hey, isn't that Doc Hudson from cars?
Bag it! That's awesome!
I miss my air ride setup, it was fun and functional. I'll do another bad setup soon, once I'm done with bikes.
I miss my air ride setup, it was fun and functional. I'll do another bad setup soon, once I'm done with bikes.
Me and friends did about 1/2 the labor. Its got a 91 Mustang 5.0 motor with fuel injection, Mustang 4 spd OD transmission, tilt, remote start, PL, PS, PDB, lots of goodies.
I hope that was sarcasm. The Buicks have a side lift hood, it actually will open the opposite direction as well.I'd add a drivers side hood hinge to that list.
Cool car.
That's sweet. I would love to do something like that but the last thing I need is another project.
Personally, I would keep it as original as possible. I've had other "collectible" items in the past that I've modified thinking I was making them better only to regret now. The cars a classic and you have all the original stuff. Keep it.
As cool as a cop engine would be....
Personally, I would keep it as original as possible. I've had other "collectible" items in the past that I've modified thinking I was making them better only to regret now. The cars a classic and you have all the original stuff. Keep it.
As cool as a cop engine would be....
Well have fun with it....But I bet your list of stuff to do triples within the first week!
It's the never ending debate of "Well if I'm fixing THIS, I may as well fix this too...". Always hard to know where to draw the line.
It's the never ending debate of "Well if I'm fixing THIS, I may as well fix this too...". Always hard to know where to draw the line.
I am so jealous. Good luck, looks like a great project.
Looks like a great project, but once you get going on the restoration it's really hard to stop and not make it "too nice"!
I was going to rebuild the engine on this:
and it ended up being a full blown show car and I don't recommend going that route. The license plate actually said "paychks".
That looks like a great project though....have fun!
I was going to rebuild the engine on this:
and it ended up being a full blown show car and I don't recommend going that route. The license plate actually said "paychks".
That looks like a great project though....have fun!
Va donc chier mon hostie!!!
Frigging Canadians...
leave the paint alone and just restore the drive train. I am still working on a resto that is seven years on and recently got a 1929 model a to start on. Good luck and have fun
Skip the Po-Po drivetrain and find a mid-60's Buick nailhead and switch-pitch converter T400. It would look fairly stock (unless yours is a straight-8 now?) and still give you all the legendary Buick torque.
Then sell me that LS1(?) drivetrain for my '87 swb...
Then sell me that LS1(?) drivetrain for my '87 swb...
You gonna be hittin switches on that thing, three wheel motions around de block an all dat?
I am not sure a caprice drive train would hold up so well to pulling a camper however if you could fit a 700r4 truck transmition (keeping things GM) into it I would do that for hauling also for an engine I would look at something like a multi port fuel injected GM v8. These are only my opinions and also this is if time and money allow.
awesome.. i have a 68 with a 396.Looks like a great project, but once you get going on the restoration it's really hard to stop and not make it "too nice"!
I was going to rebuild the engine on this:
and it ended up being a full blown show car and I don't recommend going that route. The license plate actually said "paychks".
That looks like a great project though....have fun!
loving that rs/ss
DhDiva, That car is huge. can you fit your bike in the trunk without taking off the front wheel?
Imagine rolling up to a race driving that & then pulling out your bike. That would be badass.
Imagine rolling up to a race driving that & then pulling out your bike. That would be badass.