please advice-newby to old american

[66duce]

Well yall im diving in head first.
I bought a 66 225 convert. Im in wisconsin so as you can guess the car needs rear quarter panels and there are holes in the trunk by the wheel wells. I have some resources from family and friends but I need more.
Firstly I would like a repair manual, if that exists. Something similar to the chiltons.

Secondly, I know body off restos are the **** but I cant afford that. I want to get some of the serious rust cut out and replaced with new sheet metal. If there are any members in wis that can help let talk business and make something happen. If not, anybody please, point me in the right direction so I can keep this classic on the streets.

[DaWildcat]

Welcome aboard! ebay isn't a bad place to find an old chassis service manual, though you can always post in the "parts wanted" section in case a fellow gearhead can help out. There isn't a chilton's to be had, and Buick wrote a pretty good service manual all by themselves.

Use the search function here and you'll have a ton of reading depending on what kind of questions or how-to's you might have.

Unfortunately there's no aftermarket sheet metal around for our old boats, so it's a matter of finding southwestern donor parts, NOS or what have you.

Anyway, for the sake of your '66 225 you came to the right place!

Devon

[Bad Boattail]

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[Bad Boattail]

Anyway, for the sake of your '66 225 you came to the right place!

It looks like this isn't the right place:

Classic Buicks:
For the early Buick lovers out there. Any and all questions concerning the pre-64 Buicks.

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[DaWildcat]

It looks like this isn't the right place:
Classic Buicks:
For the early Buick lovers out there. Any and all questions concerning the pre-64 Buicks.

I was referring to www.V8buick.com (http://www.V8buick.com) in general...

Devon

[flynbuick]

http://4door.com/manuals/buick/buick_electronic_manuals.html

66 Chassis Manual "all series" above is where I would start.

Then the 66 Fisher Body Manual and the 1966 Assembly Manual.

[Thriller]

Welcome aboard. If you can't find donor parts / cars, then you will want to ask around to find a good local body man who can fabricate the trunk floor and quarter panels for you. There are still many craftsmen out there.

One alternative to look for parts is Wheatbelt Buick - http://www.wheatbeltbuick.com/.

Good luck from a fellow '66 Buick owner.

[66duce]

Thanks for the info guys. Ill definitely use it and keep you in the loop.

[66duce]

Sounds good. Ill keep yall posted. I just ordered a CD manual.

[66electrafied]

If you find a good source for floor pans, let me know please. I discovered a small hole in the floor of my '66 Electra as I was taking the engine out.

I've found this site to be very usefull, and eBay isn't too bad for some of the parts. Also picking up a copy of "Hemmings" doesn't hurt either; there's tons of stuff in there.