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  3. The "Group Buy" for the 1967-68 Deluxe Steering wheel recasting is now officially "Open". Now is the time to start sending in the wheels. The latest date that the wheels must be received by Kochs is 31 March 2025 The cost for each wheel is $750. The only "up front cost" is your shipping the wheel. If you send in more than one wheel, each additional wheel will cost $700. Shipping and insurance to Kochs and return shipping will be extra. You will be contacted by Teresa to make payment for the wheel(s) and return shipping and insurance when your wheel(s) is complete. The shipping will be factored on your delivery address and insurance. I will be sending the contact information all of you have sent me to Teresa at Kochs. Send in your wheels, horn pad and hardware and paint color sample if applicable. Please include: First and Last Name Shipping Address Phone number email address V8Buick "Member Name" Wheel Color (SEE THE BOTTOM FOR WHEEL COLOR) Pease read the "shipping to Kochs" below. There are two addresses. One for USPS Mailing One for FedEx and UPS shipping You can use USPS/Mail, UPS or FedEx to send in your core. Use the appropriate address depending on what service you use to ship. If you use USPS/Mail ship to: Koch's P.O. Box 959 Acton, CA 93510 Attn: Teresa If you use UPS or FedEx ship to: Koch's 7650 Soledad Canyon Road Acton CA 93510 Attn: Teresa Kochs Contact: Teresa (661) 268-1341 customerservice@kochs.com Wheel Color If you wheel is Black, you can list that in your information you send in with your wheel. For colored wheels, please contact Teresa about specifics for wheel color if you do not send in a color sample to match. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you to everyone for your participation in making this a reality. And "Thank You" Jim Weise, for allowing and facilitating this project! Michael .................... to remove this notice, click the X in the upper RH corner of this message box
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Projects and Builds

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5/5,
Stage 1 / 4 speed (1 of 101 built)
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Winter build
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5/5,
The "Rusty Hulk", 1972 Skylark frame off restored, converted to a BBB/4-speed
3 years in the resto mod so far, 462 BBB stage 1 iron, Built 4l80e transmission, 71n 8.5 10 posi rearend 3.42 geqar
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5/5,
1969 Electra/Wildcat/LeSabre rear $1,500 1969 Electra/Wildcat/Lesabre rear $1,750 1969 Skylark rear $1,500
Big block buick swap into 79 Corvette
Totally fake yet enjoyable reverse restoration of what I wish I had as a wee lad.Current plan is to drive anywhere I damn well please,burn rubber & repeat OFTEN! Best 60' time to date 48 minutes with family and pets push/pulling.
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1972 Sportwagon found thru V8buick.com
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5/5,
Hey guys, I decided to make some modification to my instrument cluster. I wasn't a big fan of the 3 big gauges in the square boxes since i got the car, so I decided to make it a cleaner, tougher look, delete the lighter and add gauges. It was a lot of work but I'm pretty happy how it came out with the tools i had available to me.
Stage 1 / Auto / 61K / Green vinyl top / White interior
Getting it torn down and starting to cut out all the frame rot. I'll post up the progress as it comes in. Got the stock rear axle modded up with the wilwood dynapro calipers and rotors Got the Edelbrock heads and intake snugged down today. The CVF serpentine system is also all buttoned up. I had to grind down a cheap 19mm socket to tighten down the head studs from ARP. The provision that's milled on the far ends of the heads (4 in total) wouldn't take a thin-walled 3/4 inch socket....
Purchased this car a few months ago from a lead of a board member. Learning the ins & outs of Buicks always build Fords . This is a fun & slow process.
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5/5,
65 with 462
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