GS vs Special A/C question

[GranSportSedan]

Here's a well-worn twin to (is it yours yet?) white/red Special:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-Buick-Skylark-Special-Deluxe-V8/253947507236?hash=item3b20737224:g:idcAAOSwSYpbz-Jg:rk:11:pf:0&vxp=mtr

Looks solid, but not nearly as nice as your appears to be.
Good to hear you found something to put that B262 on!

wow, when brand new that car would have been a twin to the one I picked up. mine appears to be a little less used..lol

as far as that $300 B262 goes. I didnt want it to use as I have a factory dual quad setup and i'm not looking to set the world on fire. I saw what a screaming good deal it was and knew I could turn it for at least $1000 profit. however I just couldnt do that in good conscience and thats why I informed the seller that he was waaaay low on the price. I privately pm'd him again and told him why I was not going to purchase the intake from him and strongly urged him to relist it on Ebay or at least raise the price to $700-800.  I'm hoping thats what he did.  after all it's been many years since you could buy a B262 for $300 and now they are going for $1500-1800.

[WkillGS]

He was way too high on those GS exhaust manifolds at $800. And too low on the B262 at $300. I thought maybe he had the prices inadvertently switched. Good of you to set him straight on the intake.
I scored an iron 2x4 intake on eBay this summer for $235. But I don't think that makes me a bad guy, just lucky!

[GranSportSedan]

I scored an iron 2x4 intake on eBay this summer for $235. But I don't think that makes me a bad guy, just lucky!

if i had scored that B262 for $300 on Ebay that would have been a whole different thing. nothing wrong with that scenario. I bought a 66 Q-Jet intake locally for $275 from a Buick shop. he had two of them. then again I paid $400 for a NOS 66 425 Q-jet on Ebay.

[GranSportSedan]

got some new shoes on the 66 today and what a difference it makes. my plan is to use the GS frame and build the rolling chassis while leaving the Special in one piece and drivable until it's time to install the body.

[GS66]

Looks like a nice car!

[GranSportSedan]

Looks like a nice car!

It's a rust free solid car. The only drawback is it's an A/C car.  I will make it work.

[WkillGS]

I like it! How's the interior?
Buick did a nice job on the trim of the 66 Special Deluxe. That side spear adds just the right amount of chrome.
My Special still has the 300 but I added a 5 speed and brake/suspension upgrades. It's a fun car.

[GranSportSedan]

I like it! How's the interior?
Buick did a nice job on the trim of the 66 Special Deluxe. That side spear adds just the right amount of chrome.
My Special still has the 300 but I added a 5 speed and brake/suspension upgrades. It's a fun car.

The interior is in very nice shape and probably one of the nicest things about the car other than the fact that there's no rust. Your car looks great Walt.

[GranSportSedan]

Walt,
 I see you have 15's on the back of your special. what size tires? the rear wheels on my car are 15x8 but the extra inch was added to the inside and the tires are 255's and are pretty close to the wheel opening lips. I suppose my car has the later 66 rear which is wider.

[WkillGS]

255/60-15's on 15 x 7 wheels. Wheels have  4-3/8" backspace and 3-5/8" 'frontspace', so the 7" wheels are 8" wide edge-edge. Stock rear.
235/60-15 on the front.

I did roll the fender lip a little, or actually bent up maybe 1/2" of the lip on the inside. I just used pliers or vice grips, bending maybe 10 degrees at a time, going back and forth along the length until the bend was over 75 degrees, then finished off with a hammer and dolly. It's not hard, just do a little at a time.  I have 255's on my red 66 too. Tire clearance is tight on one side since axle isn't perfectly centered in the body. Tough to make more tire clearance in a GS unless you cut the stainless ww trim.