Building a 1964 Buick Special

[Tim_D]

I wasn't very happy with the intercooler scoop. Seemed to hang too low, and was very visible under the front end of the car.

I started mocking up a reworked scoop. The lower section was trimmed away, and I shortened and widened the intake area. I used the old opening as a guide and kept the same sectional area. A little cardboard was used to make a template.

Finally, the template was transferred to sheet metal and bent/fabricated on a shear and rake. Came out pretty good!

 

[Hahny]

Now that's one big scoop . Nice job!

 

[grass doctor]

impressive
great job

 

[Rick the pool guy]

You should bring that beautiful car to bowling green this year .I would love to see it .

 

[Tim_D]

You should bring that beautiful car to bowling green this year .I would love to see it .

Forgive my ignorance. What's at Bowling Green, and when? Also, Ohio or Kentucky?

 

[fast86gn]

Forgive my ignorance. What's at Bowling Green, and when? Also, Ohio or Kentucky?

LOL Buick GS Nationals Bowling Green, KY

http://www.gsnationals.com/buick_gsca.htm

 

[Tim_D]

LOL Buick GS Nationals Bowling Green, KY

http://www.gsnationals.com/buick_gsca.htm

Ah.

Been wrenching on old cars for 25 years, but 20 of them were on Chevys. Still relatively new to Buicks.

I don’t see myself going back!

 

[Jon Early]

You should bring that beautiful car to bowling green this year .I would love to see it .

I second this motion!

Beautiful car and great job on the conversion.

 

[Tim_D]

This weekend was pretty nice weather here in MI, so I got my master cylinder and booster installed. It's a pretty tight fit between the factory power junction block and steering reservoir, so I'll have to get creative with the line routing down to the prop valve. It does look right at home and matches the theme pretty well.

 

[gunzandgearz]

Nice car here is a picture of my buddies

 

[gunzandgearz]

 

[gunzandgearz]

 

[gunzandgearz]

Cool car good luck on it

 

[Tim_D]

I spent this weekend creating some brake lines. Although I purchased a ready-made set from Inline Tube, there were too many obstacles in the way to use the kit. Things like the power steering reservoir, positive power junction block on the driver's side fender, and unusual exhaust routing (compared to a stock '64 V6) made most of the lines unusable.

So I had to fab a lot of lines from auto parts store grade straight line. I started with straight line to make a pattern, and made markings every inch along the length. I then used a compact bender and a tape measure to start fabbing the line.

I then completed the pattern and test fit to make sure everything clears.

Then I used the markings to determine how long the new line needed to be, and measured it out/cut from a virgin line. By doing this, I could keep one "factory" flare, and only needed to flare one end - which reduces the likelihood of leaks from a bad flare. The prop valve will mount on the frame behind the upper control arm, and the lines attach on the inboard side of the master cylinder instead of the traditional outboard side. Came out pretty good!

 

[Tim_D]

...And just completed a test fit.

 

[Rick the pool guy]

...And just completed a test fit.

Nice job

 

[Rick the pool guy]

Nice job

Are you going to paint the master cylinder or clear coat it?

 

[Tim_D]

Are you going to paint the master cylinder or clear coat it?

I think a simple clear coat. I did this to the timing chain cover already, so it will be a good match. I've had good results with Eastwood Diamond Clear.

 

[Tim_D]

The powder coating is done on the intake tubes and the lower scoop. The photo of the intake tube isn't great, but it's a pretty close match to the intake and valve covers.

Assembling the scoop to the intercooler shroud shows a nice match. Can't wait to get this installed, but it will have to wait until the brakes are installed because I want to make sure I have plenty of room to work in front of the engine.

 

[Tim_D]

It's a little dark outside, but here's a shot of the test fitment of the intercooler scoop. It's much tighter to the bottom of the core support, plus it's the same width as the support, which makes it look more like it was made for this chassis.