My GS-455 beater version 2.0

OK guys… Here's your chance!

http://www.v8buick.com/index.php?threads/64-skylark-convertible.323104/

 

even the fringe enthusiast know the pah of a big block Buick.

 

Jason I got a ratty GS grill that would look perfect. It's already froze in place with the front lip bent up and everything ha, as it too came from one of the 70's that has been upper cutted

 

So did you tell the admirers how you did the "ratstoration"?

 

Sticker looks too new, got to make it look ratty!

 

And now, for a dissenting opinion:

Have you all lost your marbles?... sure, a nut and bolt resto is not for everyone's driver, but come on, this rotbox is a bridge too far.. I would not park next to that thing with my Suburban, let alone with anything nice, fearing it may catch fire, from the frayed wiring that has bound to have rubbed thru the rust somewhere on that thing...

The folks at the car show are just trying to figure out how that thing got there under it's own power..

Get caught being seen in it?.. not in this lifetime... unless he lets me drive it to the bodyshop.

Jason, clearly you have spent too much time in auto shops over the years, breathing exhaust fumes, but do us all a favor and take the emblems off the thing, will you...let them just assume it's some redneck in a chevelle...

When we were young, my buddies and I had a saying: Fat chicks are like Mini-bikes.. fun to ride, as long as no one sees you..

I would have to throw this rust bucket into that catagory..

The whole world has gone mad, I tell ya..

JW

 

Just kidding.... (well, mostly, that thing about jason is true..)

 

Ok, I've never made this public, and I dont mean to pile on here, but now I feel my theory may have some validity based on other comments here. See, I had the pleasure if visiting Casa de Cook a few months back and made mention to Taulb that maybe we'd meet the ever elusive "Jennifer" as I sometimes questioned her existence. Lets be honest here, those of us that know Jason, do we really think there is a saint of a female that would willingly co-habitate with him for that long?? (Granted many would say the same for me, but I digress...) My theory is "Jennifer" is much like Norman Bates' mother, a figment of Jason's imagination, almost an alter-ego if you will, so he (A: has someone other than Sargent Peppers to talk to and (B: gives him an out to try to hide from his shameful Ford mustang addiction.

But all that said, I actually very much envy some aspects of his affliction. You see, some people would say he suffers from insanity. I think its pretty clear that he's not suffering at all, but rather enjoying every minute of it and having a blast doing so!!

So you just keep on keepin on J-Cook, keep on keepin on.....

 

I've gone mad I suppose. Looking back I wish I would of just washed my 71 when I bought it and cleared it, faded brown, primer spots rotted lower quarters, and a replacement back flat hood. Currently I sanded it down to bare metal and have POR 15'd the whole damn thing. I honestly plan to do a final coat in POR 15 after I have 4 or 5 coats on and then sand it so it doesn't look totally crappy. Then just drive the snot out of my car with its dents and dings. Heck I am even considering doing a complete vinyl wrap. Then if I get bored with it 5 years down the road I can redo it however I want, and I know the car can never rust now so I am good with it.

I Like Jason Cook's perspective. Don't get me wrong I love seeing mint show cars. Great to look at and talk about. Would I drive one, hell no. Society does not care about how much work you put in. They will bang their car doors into it, touch it, plow into you with their car while texting just like any other car on the road. Then your in a severely bad spot. Can their insurance possibly cover the damage done?I highly doubt it, if they even have insurance, good luck in court if they don't.

My wife's uncle sunk a ton of money in a 66 Fleet side Chevy pick up. It has been hit in the bed going through an intersection and rear ended all in a 5 year span. He fixed it all out of put mostly out of pocket . Now he wont drive the thing. Maybe one day I can buy it with a family discount perhaps. For me I have an extra front clip for my car just do to the potential idiot driver that will hit my car. Might need a few ratty skylarks for parts if I plan to drive it often until I die lol. Just sayin.

 

I have met Jason, but not Jennifer, but my guess is she is all of the "B's" in the family. Brains, Beauty, Brawn......