You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Kustom

This is my Buick Electra that was given to me in high school by my grandfather. hers some older pics. kind of a timeline.


first incarnation:

re primed it after i graduated

after i bagged it







couple years later i painted it flat black and put it on steelies cause cats pissed on the rivi wheels

i didnt like the tail light trim so i frenched them kinda and rattle can flaked the roof while i was drunk.... didnt come out that good

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

heres more hah


i shaved the skirts and bought some keystones

i wasnt happy with my fist tailight treatment so i went all out and shaved the lights completely and made my own lights with leds
















heres a pic of my steering wheel and shifter


here it is right before i found that the motor and trans had gotten completely filled with water after the tarp blew off in a "rain storm"







on its way to my new house to get it running again

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

finally! concrete to work on and a garage to park it in!

who said cali cars dont rust?



got it all back together










started on a new grille

got them all bent

welded up

mock up




grille is done finally on to the bumper

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

I do not hate this. Keep it Buick powered for sure, I'm doing a 50s style mild custom on my 73 Electra 2 door

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku


I was having a dj vu when I was looking at the photos in your posts.

It didn't take long for me to realise that you showed all those photos already in your introduction post:
"My name is bobby and i like to party" :Comp:

I don't really like what you did to the rear lights, but I think it's cool that someone is putting all that time and effort into a 4 drs car.
Keep us posted :TU:

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

Nice work.The car looks tuff!

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

always nice to see another 4-door!
I don't think I'd do that to my car, but that's some amazing fabrication work and as long as you like it keep on trucking! :TU:
Great idea for a new grill too.

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

Would I do it? no.. but I sure think its pretty damn cool! :TU:

 

I digg it.

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

I like it. shaved and dropped.

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

here is my 73, you can see where I'm going, I've got lake pipes as well, will be doing a dark copper metalflake roof and a rootbeer-ish body

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

wish mine was a two door

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

nice work. I do like the LED rear lights.

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

finished up the front end

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

i dig it... 4 pumps 2 tanks shaved up... bad a$$.

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

on the ground dont mind the mess

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

The front came out great.
I dont know if I missed it, but are you planning on paint and if so, what color(s)?

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

eventually some day id like the whole car flaked rootbeer on the bottom and black on top or get a black vinyl top again.

 

Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

video from when i first got it running again

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Re: You guys probably aren't going to like this.. My '71 Buick Electra 225 Limited Ku

then you really don't want to know what I paid for mine.....that being said it was a buddy deal and this car is RUSTY, lived it's whole life in Pa and is rotten. Some of the things you can't see in the pics are the Tri-bar headlights, the trick silver paint work I did in the headlight buckets and tail light chrome, the 42 Buick hood badge and some stuff under the car, it's a work in progress of course. Being a painter and pin striper I'm having some fun along the way as well.