Giving son my old 72 Skylark

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  1. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    I love these father and son projects! My boys are always in the garage with me even at ages 4 and 6.
     
  2. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Here's an old pic from about 12 years ago? Just after I got mine back from paint and got bumpers on didn't have interior in yet but needed my boys to help me get a cool "muscle" car pic and now the youngest is building his own while his brother is off at Marine boot camp saving money for a new hellcat haha.
     

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  3. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    Priceless!
     
  4. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Neighbors must think we celebrate Christmas early and weird
    got control arms and springs sand blasted and painted red and rear diff black
    can put back in tomorrow after done watching the paint dry
     

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  6. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Underside of hood painted and missing hood hinge courtesy of Bruno sand blasted and painted
     

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  7. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Rear end, control arms, springs and trans cross member back
     

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  8. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Brought home the 455 today
    This Toyota was rolling close to 700 hp for a bit hahahaha
     

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  9. Lrobby99

    Lrobby99 Active Member

    Good luck. I hope the wiring is intact and didn't end up squirrel snacks. Or birds nests.
     
  10. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Wiring was simple to repair the body work will be what's hard for me we got the motor and trans in today wiring is done just needs connected and put in loom now
     

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  11. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Fired up motor today
    Just need some straps for the ujoints and it's burn out time
    Atomic EFI touched off real fast very happy with how it works so far
    Sounds great with no exhaust on it just down pipes
    don't know if neighbors would agree
     
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  12. idahoskylark

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    Put 3" pipes and mufflers on today
    He got to drive down the block
    Should have the posi and 373 gears next week
    Will get started on getting licensed Monday
    Son is very excited to get it on the road
     
  13. 70skylark350

    70skylark350 Jesus loves you unconditionally

    Yours looked good with the Keystones. I can’t believe how nice that car is for sitting in the woods for all those years, wouldn’t look like that in Pennsylvania.
     
  14. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    Very cool! Yes I’m curious what your climate is like to preserve the car so well!
     
  15. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Here's the top
    Just got done with 4" wire brush in grinder
    Was green vinyl to start
    Zoom in and can see the pitting and holes
    Under back window in center is the worst
    Sprayed top with rust converter
    Might just fill in the holes and then clear coat looks kinda cool after the rust converter turned black
     

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  16. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Typical north Idaho
    Snow in the winter
    110 plus in the summer
    No humidity though
    Road department just started using mag chloride a few years ago never have used much salt
     
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  17. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Speed holes
    Light weight for racing
     

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  18. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Halo led headlights
    Rewired so both are low and high beams and outside halo are turn signal and both halo are daytime running lights
     

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  19. idahoskylark

    idahoskylark idahoskylark

    Can I post videos?? So far I can't get any to load.
     
  20. docgsx

    docgsx It's not a GTX

    Create a YouTube video and then post a link here.
     
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