Buinicorn the 1964 Skylark wagon sleeper

[fatguyzinc]

now the LS doesn't have a home......

and once again, all is right with the world....

[DanStokes]

screw it, I'm putting the 50 Buick's motor in this.... it will get a 320 but the twin turbo 430 is going in this.... haven't decided whether or not to use the built turbo 400 I have for it (with a gear vendors) or adapt the 4L80e... either way, the 430 may eventually end up in the Sedanet, but it just makes too much sense to put the 455 in my wagon. now the LS doesn't have a home but I have some thoughts about that as well... who knows, it may power the Rover that I'm going to build for my wife....

I don't find an applause emoji or I'd throw that in there too. A GS wagon!

Dan

[hauen]

I'd love to see you tackle an LS in a Rover, people have done it, but their documentation is...let's just say lacking.

[SuperBuickGuy]

screw it, I'm putting the 50 Buick's motor in this.... it will get a 320 but the twin turbo 430 is going in this.... haven't decided whether or not to use the built turbo 400 I have for it (with a gear vendors) or adapt the 4L80e... either way, the 430 may eventually end up in the Sedanet, but it just makes too much sense to put the 455 in my wagon. now the LS doesn't have a home but I have some thoughts about that as well... who knows, it may power the Rover that I'm going to build for my wife....

[TDwillard]

1st I did not understand about this design while I finished to see and really amazing.

[SuperBuickGuy]

so the Corvette wasn't coming back tonight so I figured I'd move forward on the wagon
I need to paint the frame, so first blow the dirt off with a pressure washer

done and done

smooth the welds on the frame


but wait, look what got home...


doesn't matter, tomorrow I'll set it up to paint the frame

[Deaf Bob]

I was wondering when you were painting this.. Getting cool nights..

[SuperBuickGuy]

an old friend is back.... I must get the frame painted before it gets too cold (and hopefully the underside and firewall)

[DanStokes]

The 'Vette looks good! Nice shade of silver.

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

drill time

though this kept distracting me

welded


the difference between a 64 and all the rest of the generation's frames

time to straighten this a bit

[SuperBuickGuy]

Actually, it's fun seeing you stretch and shrink metal. Then there's MP&C - wish I knew 1/3 of what he knows.

Dan

I get that, but I don't want to do the work to get there - metal work is like baking but just working with harder dough

[DanStokes]

Actually, it's fun seeing you stretch and shrink metal. Then there's MP&C - wish I knew 1/3 of what he knows.

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

BONDO!!!!!!

Dan

not yet.. I'm not a pro, I'm not paid by the hour to do this, and making metal move to where I want it to go fascinates me.... eventually, sure, but since this is my hobby; I have time to keep learning.... fun thing is most enjoy watching the process so it's a win win (unless you want the car done, then there's nothing I can do for you).

[DanStokes]

BONDO!!!!!!

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

Did stretching the welds help? Seems like it ought to.

Dan

it got rid of about 1/2 of the dent (near the weld)