Hey folks,
so this is gonna be Betty's official build thread. She is a 1964 Buick LeSabre Estate Wagon with a 401ci "Nailhead" V8.
I bought her back in 2012 here in Germany from an upholsterer who imported her from North Carolina to use her as a promotional vehicle. But he could not deal with the messed up electrics of the car, had various other projects, and finally sold her for a really fair price.
The wagon was already bagged, so my initial plan was to just rewire her and maybe do a restoration in a couple years. But of course everything went a different way, so I am in the middle of a frame-off resto right now.
Sorry that all the pictures are crappy cellphone pics, although the later ones are much better because of a new phone, but I don't want to take my camera to my shop. My shop is dirty.
Now I'll let pictures talk and maybe add a comment every once in a while.
The day I picked her up.
The interior was already disassembled, so I just got everything out of the car and on the roof.
The problem here is, when the chassis is aired out the flywheel is the lowest point. so I decided that the motor had to be lifted up a little bit.
So I started disassembling the body.
I decided to get rid of the inner fenders for a cleaner look and more room for the wheels.
The I bought a shop compressor on Ebay. was alittle bit bigger than I thought. I went with a friend (the guy on the picture) to pick it up, we were...surprised. But we managed to get it home.
so this is gonna be Betty's official build thread. She is a 1964 Buick LeSabre Estate Wagon with a 401ci "Nailhead" V8.
I bought her back in 2012 here in Germany from an upholsterer who imported her from North Carolina to use her as a promotional vehicle. But he could not deal with the messed up electrics of the car, had various other projects, and finally sold her for a really fair price.
The wagon was already bagged, so my initial plan was to just rewire her and maybe do a restoration in a couple years. But of course everything went a different way, so I am in the middle of a frame-off resto right now.
Sorry that all the pictures are crappy cellphone pics, although the later ones are much better because of a new phone, but I don't want to take my camera to my shop. My shop is dirty.
Now I'll let pictures talk and maybe add a comment every once in a while.
The day I picked her up.
The interior was already disassembled, so I just got everything out of the car and on the roof.
The problem here is, when the chassis is aired out the flywheel is the lowest point. so I decided that the motor had to be lifted up a little bit.
So I started disassembling the body.
I decided to get rid of the inner fenders for a cleaner look and more room for the wheels.
The I bought a shop compressor on Ebay. was alittle bit bigger than I thought. I went with a friend (the guy on the picture) to pick it up, we were...surprised. But we managed to get it home.
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