a few photos of my 65 GS I got from Oregon on E-bay

[35chevcoupe]

I,m gonna try and keep going but the further I get into this car the more I,m thinking it should have been a parts car .
I,m affraid what this thing is going to look like after it gets blasted .
But its too late to turn back now

[35chevcoupe]

Didn,t get as much done as hoping but both roofs are off and the donor roof is ready to go back on .
A few more hours of trimming on the body and it will be a hardtop again instead of a convertible .
WHEW that was a lot of drilling .

[cwmcobra]

That looks like quite a project! Congratulations on finishing this portion of the restoration!

You're right, it does kind of look like a convertible!

Chuck

[66nailhead]

Nice job!!  Looking good.


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[elagache]

Keep up the effort John!

Indeed it is a major project but you are making headway!

Cheers, Edouard

[35chevcoupe]

Well the roof is back on . I have quit a bit of welding to do before its done but it went pretty good .The right side was pretty challenging because part of the roof section was already cut out before i got the parts car . And unfortunately I could have really used that part . So I will have to section in a small piece .
but heres a few photos .

[WkillGS]

Congrats! That sure is a milestone accomplishment!

[Mark Ascher]

John, you're doing great, the hardest part of the body work is behind you!
Maybe except for all that blocking...

Mark

[elagache]

Dear John, Walt, Mark, and mid-60s Buick . . . . roofers, . . . 

Well the roof is back on .

. . . . But wait a minute!!  Don't you know that the roof goes all the way to the back of the . . . . . .

Oh silly me!  I thought you were restoring a station wagon!! . . . 

Seriously, congratulations on a major milestone.     You found yourself with a car in really tough shape and you are succeeding in bringing it back to life!

Cheers, Edouard 

[35chevcoupe]

Anyone know what the purpose of these small nail like things are for ? theres one next to every molding clip hole that covers the edge of  the vinyl top .
Debating weather or not I should put them back in or weld up the holes  .

[35chevcoupe]

Well finished welding and finish grinding welds on the roof .  Left off the package tray to  C pillar extensions till I get the body back from sand or media blasting hoping it will give them better access to clean things up .
Things will be a little slow for a couple weeks now as I,m going to build a rotisserie for the body . next step will be removing the body from the frame .

[GS66]

John, you're getting stuff done. Good job!

[cwmcobra]

Glad to see you're making so much progress, John.  The rotisserie project sounds like great fun for a guy with welding skills!

Cheers!

Chuck

[elagache]

Dear John, Jim, Chuck, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,

You are definitely making steady progress! 

All you need is . . . . . more of the same!

Cheers, Edouard

[35chevcoupe]

Not much progress on the car but I did take a little cruise up to North star plating ( keystone chrome ) today to pick up some more shiny parts .