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No doubt, but wouldn't be able to build it myself. Would cost a significant amount more, and wouldn't carry near the DD reliability I'd be looking for based on what I've read the past six months in my studies.

Goldilocks has made it to what I hope to be her final resting place, before being resurrected with some modern bits. Got her moved in and am largely settled in the new space. After a lot of daydreaming and reading, I think I have a build plan. I bought a Turbo-T not a GN or WE4 car for a...

So a couple of guys have offered up old stocker parts to me, in this thread. Not wanting to violate any forum rules or social norms. Could anyone comment if it would be frowned on/well received to post up a want ad, looking to collect parts this gal needs that others just want to get rid of?

In case anyone else stumbles on this thread looking for a shipper, I can't recommend Passport enough. It was great dealing directly with the carrier (especially after all the harassing calls from the brokers). They beat their estimate by 2+ weeks. The driver was super accommodating and was...

Current goal is get this gal out of there and into ‘shop truck’ duty at our coffee shop. The goal is to have the wagon tuned up and the engine out of the Buick before NYE. I’ll post up here as I start to tear into it.

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Here’s my progress decoding the trunk tag Ag1 6 way power seat As7 split bench At6 bucket seat recline passenger Au3 - power door locks A01 - t8nted windows A31 - power windows A90 - power trunk release Bc1 Bd1 - exterior Bf2 Bs1 acoustical insulation package Bv8 ORNAMENTATION, EXTR DR...

@Anthonyp I don’t wish bad weather for you, but do appreciate how your spending some of that time locked up inside! Also I appreciate all the advice and parts suggestions. I’m not worried about factory correctness. I want to build a healthy, modernized car that will put a grin on your face...

Principle. It will be easier to clean up the engine bay and figure out what kind of shape everything is in. I also want to check the cam, replace the top end gaskets, etc. history has shown me that pulling it and putting it on a stand is way easier than trying to do all that in place. Plus then...

@Anthony P You are the man! Talked to the pops today, plan is to pull the engine and put it on a stand over Christmas break. I'm making a punch list of things I need to buy, and research in the meantime (things like the above are hugely helpful). We'll get the engine freshened up on the...

Definitely on the list. Never had any intentions of getting behind the wheel with the power master still in place.

Thanks @Anthony P Just pinged Phoff to get a copy of his book. I've already been digging through all of those sights to get a feel for the market. Pretty sure I've viewed every single product Kirban sells at least twice before my car ever showed up. I enjoy the research and learning aspect of...

Thank you. That’s been driving me nuts, but have been out of town and unable to pull a schematic and figure it out. I can recereate that without issue. I should also mention my partner in crime on this build is my dad, and engineer and long time wrench turner (his project is a 32 Buick). Where...

Thanks everyone. I am cautiously optimistic, sounds like I have a ton of work ahead of me but I'm still excited to tackle the mountain of problems I inherited!

Thanks for all the constructive feedback. It's more project than I wanted or realized I was taking on, but what's done is done (found it on eBay). I actually really enjoy bringing zombie cars back to life. One of my other current projects is a 69 Kingswood that as soon as it made it off the...

Definitely water up in that area. I knew I had a leak (or two+), thanks for helping pinpoint the first. Not seeing a solenoid on top o that bolt. I am seeing to plugged up ports though.

Heres a few more shots of puzzling/concerning/interesting items. Also a few of the transmission I hope to install. As for my skillset, I've played with several vehicles over the years (rock crawlers to hot rods). Engine wise I've built a chevy 350 from the stroke up, twice, and changed...

Thanks guys, good news is the sand is actually shavings from pecan shells (looks like I had a rodent friend in there recently). So while still not ideal, it’s not nearly as scary as sand. I’ll start cleaning her up and seeing what else I can find. There is no transmission in the car hence...

Just had this dropped off from Massachusetts today. Popped the hood and know for sure I'm not working with a stocker here, but don't know a whole lot beyond that. Ignore the pecan shell shavings, didn't have time to clean it up before leaving for work. Details I know from the seller: Upgraded...

Sunday Transport (Kathy) was super helpful and quick. They have quite a backlog so she pointed me towards some other folks. I went ahead and booked with Passport Transport. Car should arrive around Thanksgiving week!