Rushforth finally bought a project!

[youthpastor]

went with Jason tonight to pick up a SUPER clean 65 Buick Special. all stock and original. Totally stock and clean. no rust anywhere. I don't want to give away the build. but lets just say his credit card will be smokin tomorrow. This car is going to be one of my favorite PT cars ever!!

I know I know- this thread is useless without pics...Jason will chime in

Chris

[awr68]

Sweet!! :thumbsup:

[tony byram]

OK Jason! Now this is gonna be Interesting! So lets see a few drawings of what youre gonna do? Hows about a few pics of the starting point? :thumbsup:

[JayR]

I was going to wait to announce it until I had some pics so i didn't get the dreaded "This thread is worthless without pics" banner so I'll get on it this week and do a rendering soon thereafter.

The car is so damn nice, it really doesn't need much on the exterior and it even has a nice paint job in a color i love so the big first change is going to be the most important; Wheels and stance!

Any of you A-Body guys know the simple fix for putting a late model quick-ratio steering box in here so I can do a u-turn without a brody knob?

This is my first A-Body and first Buick so I'm open to suggestions, ideas and tips!

Thanks for pushing me to get this thing, Chris!

[skatinjay27]

congrats for you jason its about time you had YOUR turn!

i know of a great rendering artist if you havent got one drawn up yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :lol:

[bigtyme1]

OK, let see what we can do. LS9, Air bags on all 4 corners, 20" wheels and tires. I'd go with a A/T so you can just sit back and cruse. MIni Tubs, Moser Tru Track, Send it to Tracy for the interior and just let him do the magic. Use the car to promote a new wheel line and just write the whole thing off on you taxes. Melanie is going to look good in this car. I can see it now.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g198/Solstice1319/Miscellaneous/ThisThreadIsWorthless1.jpg

[XcYZ]

I was going to wait to announce it until I had some pics so i didn't get the dreaded "This thread is worthless without pics" banner so I'll get on it this week and do a rendering soon thereafter.

You mean this one? :D

:ttiwop:

Congrats on the score, Jason. :cheers:

[Hdesign]

Great car Jason, you and I have similar taste! Can't wait to see what you come up with.:thumbsup:

[BBC69Camaro]

You mean this one? :D

:ttiwop:

Congrats on the score, Jason. :cheers:

Dang you beat me to it!

[youthpastor]

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/LS168/64buick1.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/LS168/buick2.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/LS168/buick3.jpg

[gearheads78]

Whos wheels you gonna use on it Coys maybe?:lol:

Call Marcus with SC&C to order a LEE power steering box.

Welcome to the A-body revolution:P

[buickfunnycar.com]

Love them old Buicks...car looks too nice to cut up Jay.:yes:
Let me guess...grey-spoked Fuels?:rolleyes:

[DriverzInc]

Congratulations Jason! Bringing it down for Pleasanton in May? :unibrow:
I know you have a soft spot for that car, and it undoubtedly looks like a good find!

Over at Team Chevelle, there is someone who knows how to bolt on a Jeep quick ratio box out of a Cherokee (if I remember right) that won't break the bank. Otherwise, I know Tim at Chassiworks has quick ratio boxes. :thumbsup:

[cencal69]

Torque Thrust II's havn't been used much. They might look cool.:_paranoid

[tjbruning]

Nice jason - going to keep the bubble?

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2027/chassisprogressupdates0ia1.jpg

[customcam]

Another Pimp car Jason
She looks good already mate
Congrats bro

[JayR]

Who knew this thing would take on a life of it's own in less than a day?! I spend way too much time with you guys and these cars not to have one of my own. My current car is too new to get into most GoodGuys shows so I had to go find the right car and like Jon said; I have a soft spot for Skylarks and was going to end up with one sooner or later. This car was too nice to pass up because you don't find them this clean and dry in Western, WA

First of all John, I don't know the meaning of "too nice to cut up" and the gray Fuels are waiting on you!

TJ, The Caprice is going away. Getting a detail and going on craigslist in Atlanta to have a second life as a Donk! God, I hope not but it is going away to make room in the garage and wallet for the Buick.

So, anyone want to start some horse trading for designs and wheels? Maybe a set of wheels for an LS2 or ???

I'll get some pics up ASAP but it isn't going to look like this for long and it isn't going to be parked this summer either!

Step 1: Big brakes, suspension and 18s and 19s

Step 2: Drive it!

[1badchevelle]

congrats Jason. Cant wait to see it with some wheels. I hear boyd's are finally shipping:lol:

[G-Body]

Nawww sell it you need to get a 69 Camaro nobody is doing them..:lol:

Great car and body style very nice lines and these cars the more you look at them the more you find things you like from the factory let alone PT stlye good luck!

[Adam68]

Congrats Jason,
I would go a 540 cube procharged BB and one of those new 6 speed sequential boxes to start with just to get the cruising sound right. Then put some 1 off custom wheels and refuse to sell them to any other Buick drivers. Big brakes and get Tyler to hook you up with some carbon fibre sample bits from Anvil. Now that would look tuff. I had a 55 Buick when I had my last 68 Camaro but it was a total ****ter.
Regards
Adam

Ps Wheels arrive this week hopefully in time for the Hot rod show

[Hotchkis]

Very cool A-Body Jason, the fact that it's a Buick makes it even cooler.

[96z28ss]

here is a 65 Skylark that is for sale here in Oregon.
looks real nice

http://www.memorylaneclassiccars.com/1965buick/1965_buick_skylark_two_door_seda.htm

[tyoneal]

Jason:

"Dare to be Different!", and keep the, "Nailhead 401". They are starting to build good Nailhead parts and they have tons of Torque Bone Stock anyway. I think the 401's make 445 ft pounds at 2800 rpm's.

There is a good Nailhead site in Yahoo Groups. Edelbrock is looking at making some aluminum heads for them as well.

They look like no other engine out there and some sweet 2X4 intakes, good Cams, Headers, roller rockers, MSD Distributors, etc. are already being built.

Do give it some thought, I have a Riviera (1965) with a 425 c.i. and for a 4400 pound car it will **** and Get.

Give it some serious thought. T A Performance makes a lot of Nailhead Stuff as do others. If interested, PM me and I'll pass along my contacts. Big Sway Bars, quick ratio steering boxes are all available.

It sounds like from the first description that it may have an Automatic. Before you yank it out, check out the, "Switch Pitch", convertors that are made to be run off the throttle or a isolated toggle switch. You can drive around and have it stall at about 1800 rpm's, or toggle your switch and have it stall at about 3000. It's a very cool set up, and one which can allow you to really surprise a lot of people of a light. They kept those Tranny's until '67 then went with the THM400. The Switch Pitch is basically a 400 with the special Convertor and valve body on it I believe.

It looks like you bought a Jewel. I hope you have a blast with it Please keep us posted on your progress, or at least me and the people at the Nailhead Forum on Yahoo. Back in, "The Day", they were one of THE engines to Hotrod because they made all that torque so easily.

The Bottom end in those already have forged cranks and rods. With a set of pistons a turbo would really wake one up in a hurry.

Anyway, have fun and Congratulations.

Ty O'Neal

[JayR]

Thanks a ton for the support, everyone!

Thanks for all the Buick insight, Ty. I'm not normally one to cross pollenate brands but right now, it has a 300 with the Buick version of the Powerglide so neither of them are really going to cut it but if i found a cost effective way to do a 350-400 hp Buick mill with a 6 speed or an overdrive automatic, I would definitely explore it.

I justify the LS motor in my own mind by the fact GM has already spread them among a few brands and if the Buick folks stopped pandering to blue-hairs, they too could have an LS and rear wheel drive. Maybe now that Pontiac is going the way of Olds, they will reconsider it?

[J2SpeedandCustom]

Sweet looking Buick you got there Jason!!!

Man some air-ride, brakes, wheels and your set to drive the crap out of it. :thumbsup:

[V8TV]

Dude, that car is killer. Great choice!

[boonedog]

if you want to part with the nailhead im interested im looking for one for my 27 t roadster.

let me know

[tony byram]

I agree with Musclecar John, its almost to nice to cut up. The FUEL wheels would look great with the darker centers, I personally like the white stock interior, just my 2 cents. See what you can do on the suspention without going crazy and spending a zillion dollars, a LS style motor, for reliability and less trouble down the road. As far as a transmission, I personally think that an automatic overdrive would be great for style and comfort. 18s all the way around should fit well and keep the proportions looking balanced, without having to go crazy on suspention mods as well as clearance issues front and rear. Kinda like the silver blue too, looks great on those sharp lines, and flat panels, hey its yours do what you would like to it! Just my my opinion, looks like youre gonna have fun, what ever you do to it! Way cool!:thumbsup:

[1badchevelle]

Jay any update on what you have in mind for your ride.

I am sure we are all waiting to see a rendering.:cheers:

[JayR]

Jay any update on what you have in mind for your ride.

I am sure we are all waiting to see a rendering.:cheers:

Thanks everyone, it means a lot to have all this attention on this little project already. The rendering is on the drawing board as we speak but I have to juggle it with paying client's projects so nobody is waiting on me.

The car is so clean and the color is so right for the car that the biggest visual change in the immediate future will be my favorite one; wheels and stance! Going to www.j-rodandcustom.com Monday for mini-tubs and then probably get a narrowed 9" and some shiny new Baer brakes front and rear. Anyone in WA have a 3rd member with some freeway gears? All it needs to hold up to for now is the 300" nailhead.

Speaking of the nailhead, BooneDog is welcome to it when it gets swapped for something bigger but it won't be until next winter at the soonest because it runs so damn nice and summer is so close, I'm just going to handle the brakes, suspension, wheels and stance for now so I can enjoy it ASAP.

I'll get some really good pics before it goes under the knife on Monday so we can all say a proper good-bye to the cute little Grandma car and have a nice "before" shot of where it starts.

[Blake Foster]

Cool Choice.
eventually it will NEED a 455 my i have a couple buddies that are heavy into these motors and have lots of stuff laying arround.
and they make great power!!

[Musclerodz]

Cool Choice.
eventually it will NEED a 455 my i have a couple buddies that are heavy into these motors and have lots of stuff laying arround.
and they make great power!!
what it needs is is grand national motor to keep the "different" theme going. Well proven to go fast enough, and break stuff if you want one too

[JayR]

what it needs is is grand national motor to keep the "different" theme going. Well proven to go fast enough, and break stuff if you want one too

I would actually be all over that. Send one up, Mike!

[zbugger]

Jason, I have one of those too. Only it's a 4 door. And it's not in as good of shape. I've had a few ideas for mine, but it comes after the Camaro. And if you want to know what the paint looks like oxidized, take a look at my pics. I think our cars are the same color.

[boonedog]

thanks jason let me know when your ready to part with it. Ill take it off your hands for sure thanks bud.

[boonedog]

here is a pic of the t roadster pickup im building startn on the chassis in 3 weeks

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd71/boones72/IMG_0387.jpg

[JayR]

Parts have begun rolling in and there's a plan and a rendering so I started a new "Project Update" thread here http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=21361

Thanks to everyone who checked in on it up to this point! The progress is going to come quickly now and I'll be driving it at Good Guys Puyallup next month and plan to have a few hundred more miles on it by then!