72 Estate Wagon Limited Sport Coupe

Discussion in 'Drag'n Wagons' started by 75Riv, Nov 10, 2009.

  1. Golden Oldie 65

    Golden Oldie 65 Well-Known Member

    Darn, I wish I hadn't seen that. Now I'm going to want to do that to a `65 Sportwagon that I want to build someday.
     
  2. 1967 Big Buick

    1967 Big Buick One day at a time.

    Wow very nioce work, now if it was me, I would have put the 71' Buick Riviera front clip on it. I have always wanted to put a Riv front end on a wagon.
     
  3. Yardley

    Yardley Club Jackass

    Any update??
     
  4. wixom61

    wixom61 Well-Known Member

    Hey Yardley, the body is basically done, and I'm now cleaning the engine compartment and undercarriage of 30+ years of grease and grime.
    I will try to take some pics tomorrow.

    Removed the headliner last week so that I could see about coating the roof panel with the sound deadener,
    only to find that the roof is of double-walled construction!
    Who knew?! :Dou:
    That complicates things a little.
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    Still not sure if I am going to coat the floor, roof and inner panels with QuietCar sound deadener. I do want this car to be as quiet and solid feeling as possible...just not sure if this has a rough texture or smooth.

    Has anyone used this product? http://www.quietcoat.com/index.html

    I may just purchase a small amount, and try it out to see if I like it. :TU:

    David :)
     
  5. Ken Mild

    Ken Mild King of 18 Year Resto's

    David, you are one brave mofo. I love it. :beers2:
     
  6. Hawken

    Hawken Hawken

    If you will NEVER need to access (wiring, etc.) the inner space between the double walls ... expanding foam works well and fills this void. There is a particular order or process, though, that will save time and prevent a mess ... I have done this to two older trucks and a $3.50 can of expanding foam insulation works extremely well.
     
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  7. wixom61

    wixom61 Well-Known Member

    Thanks Ken!
    Thanks Hawken! I may give that idea a try.

    Been cleaning 38 years of grease and grime off of my engine and undercarriage...dang this thing was dirty!
    Before I ever stripped the paint off, I Gunked the engine and used a pressure washer on it, but it didn't get very clean.
    So I tried some engine degreaser from a good color store I like, and it works dang good! :TU: Lousy pics...

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    Everything has undercoating on it. It was probably done at the dealer when new...not sure if the factory undercoated these. :Do No:
    Anyway, it is tenacious stuff! Not sure how far I am going to go to remove it...it is everywhere! :Dou:
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    The single exhaust took a hit on something, and it pushed right up next to the oil pan, and it cracked where it all comes together. I will put duals on it.
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    This is an amazingly rust-free wagon. I am still in awe of how nice California cars can be...I was so lucky to find this one.
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    I bet these are the original rear shocks! They have the exact kind of undercoating overspray on them that the rest of the wagon does! :pp
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    Cleaning the differential, and saw this little tag. Hmmm.
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    Well this is fun...USE LIMITED SLIP DIFF LUBE ONLY
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    Well, as you can see, I still have a lot of work to do. But at least it is all cleaner, and I can see what needs to be done.
    I will continue on trying to remove the undercoating, but not sure how that will go. Any ideas? :Do No:
    I may just repaint and reundercoat all of this and call it a day.

    Still having fun!
    David :)
     
  8. jeff0547

    jeff0547 Beaters are Better

    Hey Bill, is this what you had in mind??? :TU:
    It's all right here: http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=166965



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  9. wixom61

    wixom61 Well-Known Member

    Or this one?
    Even better C-pillar proportions...beautiful!

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    David :pp
     
  10. wixom61

    wixom61 Well-Known Member

    Been cleaning more...

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    Broken plastic bits...

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    Good thing I have a parts car, with perfect plastic bits, and whatnot. :TU:

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    My parts car...this is it's excellent 455...runs great...good to have a spare. :TU:

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    David :)
     
  11. cstanley-gs

    cstanley-gs Silver Mist

    Keep it up David
    I love it when you update this thread!:beer
     
  12. Yardley

    Yardley Club Jackass

    Tell you what... if you aren't planning on a 400 point-style build, I'd just repaint everything and bolt it all back together.

    Remove and paint what is easy to do - like sway bar, alt and ac brackets, ps pump and bracket, etc. Then mask off or wrap in aluminum foil and squirt it.

    Look here: http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=100774&highlight=ken+lisk

    I had little time to get anal, and had to work bent over the fenders. It came out pretty nice. I can see yours looking pretty much new. And if you use a lift and get under it you can even get anal with the underneath parts.
     
  13. wixom61

    wixom61 Well-Known Member

    Thanks Yardley.

    I started out just wanting to clean off the old grease and grime. Went a little nuts with trying to get everything as clean as possible.
    The undercoating is still on the entire underside, as it should be, but the front inner wheel wells and frame rails will be in the correct semi-flat paint.
    I'm going to go back with fresh paint on everything. Ordered the correct Buick Red last week.

    Your helpful tips on how to get good results are appreciated. I went through your thread and sure liked how your engine compartment came out.

    We'll see how it turns out.

    David :TU:
     
  14. wixom61

    wixom61 Well-Known Member

    I been working on my engine, trying to get thing taken apart and cleaned so I can paint it all up.

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    I'm loving Buick Red! I could almost paint the whole car in it!

    David :)
     
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  15. Ken Mild

    Ken Mild King of 18 Year Resto's

    David, you are a NUT! I love it. I cannot wait to see this thing done.

    I have a special place in my heart for the Estate Wagon.
     
  16. GoldBoattail455

    GoldBoattail455 462 -> TH400 -> Posi

    Looking great! Keep up the great work. Yes, Buick Red is addicting.

    I'm envious of how your frame rails came clean.
     
  17. wixom61

    wixom61 Well-Known Member

    Today, I got some paint on my engine. I sure like how it turned out.

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    above: is this part supposed to be red, black, or unpainted?

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    Now, I just have to paint the inner fender housings, touch up a few things and assemble everything. If I didn't have my parts car sitting a few feet away, with every hose and fitting in place, I would be confused :confused: .

    David :)
     
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  18. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    Thermostat housing is red.
     
  19. wixom61

    wixom61 Well-Known Member

    Thanks...red it shall be!

    David :)
     
  20. BaCo

    BaCo member

    Great job, David.
    I really like what you are doing.
     

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