New from South Africa

**Tony69** · 06-12-2011, 03:05 PM

Hi there

... 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** · 06-12-2011, 03:38 PM

Welcome Tony.

**Tony69** · 06-12-2011, 04:36 PM

Thanks Mark,
Yes, I do need Skylark parts

**carmantx** · 06-13-2011, 06:16 PM

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

**Tony69** · 06-14-2011, 07:57 AM

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.