65 4-Speed Restoration

[Brian]

I highly recommend you bead-blast it before you paint it or the paint is not going to stick well.  I would also mask off the majority of the area that will be inside the hose--it will seal better and will keep the antifreeze from leaching through the paint and dis-coloring the paint on the housing outside the hose. 

[dl7265]

Congratulations, looks great  . How do I schedule the " roving 65 GS restoration crew " to Texas ? My convertible should be back from paint in feb-march for reassembly .



Regards,
DL

[Loren At 65GS]

[ How do I schedule the " roving 65 GS restoration crew " to Texas ? My convertible should be back from paint in feb-march for reassembly .



Regards,
DL
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That's a good question.  Sounds like fun!

Loren

[Mark Ascher]

DL,

Is the car back yet?

Mark

[dl7265]

Hi Mark,
it is not, but getting close to paint. These cars just keep growing bright work ... I disassembled the fender ports to be chromed as well. They should be ready to be picked up.

DL

[BuickGS65]

I got the battery and it is on (pic attached). I'm still working on the hold down.

I ordered a headliner from SMS back in early June. Still not here. Mine has a silver headliner. Grey is readily available, but no one had silver.
SMS said they had silver, but turns out they had to manufacture, or have manufactured, the silver tier pattern fabric. So someday I'll be getting a pre-sewn headliner and extra material for the c-pillar panels and visors.

Mark:

Cars, Inc. reproduces the GS battery hold down (I'm sure you already know that, but just in case).

Silver tier headliner fabric???? I'd be interested in purchasing some of that material as well. Please let me know if SMS actually comes through with the silver.  Thanks.

[Mark Ascher]

Dan,

I believe I bought the CARS hold down. It doesn't appear 100% like the factory version, but that could be because of the
difference in original & replacement battery sizes. I'll try and get some pics posted.

I did get the silver headliner from SMS, so they should have that fabric in stock. It's actually a metallic silver and looks
just like original.

Mark

[Brian]

Mark Ascher driving around to get his 1st place trophy with his newly completed 65 GS yesteray at the Land O Lakes Muscle Car Classic in MN.

[Brian]

Here he is receiving the trophy.  His wife Melissa and son Will are in the car with him.

[Loren At 65GS]

                                                    Congratulations Mark!!!

  Your perseverance  has paid off.  Very beautiful car.

  Loren

[nut465gs]

Congratulations Mark!!! Not only for completing the restoration, but for the recognition received at the show. You have one of the most detailed accurate restorations that I have ever seen. You've set the bar high for the rest of us. Now go out and drive it and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

John

[mdkd]

Mark

Congratulations!!!!

John and Loran are right.

I think you have reset the bar.

I hope to see you and your car this Saturday.

Milton

[Chris]

Congrats Mark!   

Chris

[Mark Ascher]

Thank you Brian, Loren, John, Milton & Chris!
Quite a weekend, it couldn't have been accomplished without help from a long list of friends and this forum.
Many thanks to Brian, Loren and Dan for traveling to MH to help. Also thanks to Frank Friedmann for keeping
me focused and Jody Anderson, the guru for parts. I want to mention Loren again for his work on the seats,
I received a number of comments on the quality of his work, and for driving them up from Lincoln on Sat!

There were a couple of funny moments, popping the shop breaker late Sat. night and two teenagers requests
to listen to AM radio on the way back from the show.

Mark

[BuickGS65]

Congrats Mark! Nice work!!!!