66 sees the light of day

[GS66]

One more shot of the car.

[66nailhead]

[emoji1303][emoji1303][emoji1303] looks good!


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[35chevcoupe]

Looks great Jim , does it leave black marks as black as the car 

Well back out to the shop to drill out more spot welds.   

[Starc Traxler]

yes it does!!!

[dsags]

Nice work Starc.

Dan

[elagache]

Dear Jim, Dan, John, Starc, and fans of "assertive" mid-60s Buicks . . .

Loaded and on the way home!

Glad to hear your baby is finally coming home!

Let us know she is back her in spot in the garage!

Cheers, Edouard 

[cwmcobra]

Lookin' good, Jim!  Where will she be cruising this weekend?

Chuck

[65arcticfox]

Very sharp Jim!     Bill

[Mister T]

Very nice Jim!  I was in Mankato yesterday around noon and looked for old Buick's when I departed my customer after loading on the northeast side. This explains why I didn't see you cruising around.

[WkillGS]

Car looks great Jim!

What all has been done to it?
You mentioned a front end rebuild, Q-jet carb and intake and some ignition mods.
Which Q-jet, the '66 7026240?
Any plans to take it down the 1/4??

[GS66]

Walt, it was the carb I bought from Johnson Brothers Racing, 1966 replacement. Yes added Qjet, rebuilt front end, alignment, brakes, changed wheels in the back, new distributor, complete tune up, cleaned out radiator, and some needed wiring. I will still eventually need to do more to the car but for now it runs very well. Just got back from a short cruise with my wife in it. The only reason it was gone so long is I had Starc working on it in his spare time between jobs to save money. May get to the strip someday but my next trip there will be with the Challenger.

[GS66]

Very nice Jim!  I was in Mankato yesterday around noon and looked for old Buick's when I departed my customer after loading on the northeast side. This explains why I didn't see you cruising around.

Tom, text me if you are ever in the area just in case I'm around. With the detour you may have gone right by my place.

[Mister T]

Tom, text me if you are ever in the area just in case I'm around. With the detour you may have gone right by my place.

Jim, that day saw me dealing with the usual heavy long weekend traffic after loading.    That left very little extra time to get back across the border. If you're able to visit while I'm being loaded, that would work well.   

I had to double check to ensure your number was still in my phone, since I forgot to save it when you texted me a few months ago.     

I will text you the next time my travels bring to the thriving megalopolis of Mankato. 

[GS66]

Tom, one of these times it will work out to meet up! Just back from vacation and took the black 66 for a drive, it really pulls hard with the Qjet.

[Mister T]

Jim, its unfortunate we couldn't connect yesterday when I was in Mankato.  I was lucky to arrive at my customer before they got busy with outbound loads. Another five trucks showed up within 45 minutes of my arrival. Four had to wait for one of the two available docks. 

Lots of water from all the monsoons you guys recently received. Some local roads in Faribault and Northfield were closed by flooding. The Cannon River was really flowing!