New from South Africa

[Tony69]

Hi there :wavey:... New to the forum. I've got a 1970 Buick Skylark undergoing full restoration. Doing most if not all the work myself, needless to say I'm gonna need lots of help from you guys.


Cheers
Tony

 

[carmantx]

Welcome Tony.

 

[Tony69]

Thanks Mark,
Yes, I do need Skylark parts :hurray:

 

[carmantx]

Haha, I have plenty of parts sitting around.
Tell us about your project. Engine, trans, etc.

 

[Tony69]

Bought it several months ago for around $2000... was missing just the radiator & front markers... oh yeah, and the engine. Since then I've stripped her down to the shell, getting her ready for bead blasting. Found a reasonable amount of body rot so far, oh and the chassis is completely messed up, by that I mean dented, bent, torn & rusted out in some places. Seems the car was a victim of dirt racing at some point.

I'm gonna need a new grille ( Id like a GS grille) & tail light lenses, front side-markers & maybe even a GS style trunk spoiler. I'm not gonna clone the GS, I just like the look of the grille & spoiler. I will still retain the 'Skylark custom' emblems.

Also, any advise on where to get weatherstrip, body bushing & suspension kits would be great. Since I am so far, it'll make good sense to get stuff from one or maybe two places.

The windscreen is cracked but I'm hoping to get one locally, along with a radiator.

 

[Tony69]

oh... and its got a TH350 but I'm gonna be using that in a Pontiac mated to a Pontiac 400ci.

 

[saljen]

hai friends and welcome to the forums nice to meet you all..