A site dedicated to one of my favorite cars... this prob'ly ain't gonna be good for me. You're going to relight my fire for my poor '65. I have enough irons in the fire dammit!!! hehehehe
I expect you'll eventually pull lovers of the '64s and other model '65s into this site (already sucked me in w/my base Skylark..) looking for information on interchange & etc. How about a either a sticky or a dedicated section related to this info?
Some random items:
* oval vs. round a-arm bushings
* axle differences between base models, the GS, and the wagons and to other 64-67's (like to know more about that one myself)
* 401 differences (what's it take to use a '63 401 for example)
* frame braces - if you want to stiffen a regular Special/Skylark frame, the braces used on the convertibles and GS's are under the wagons too; at least the Sportwagon. But--the Sportwagon has a longer wheelbase so you'll have to cut it down/reshape it a bit. The flat-roof wagons are the shorter wheelbase, but I don't know if they had the boxed frames or not. (length diff is in the back door area)
* there were different dashes used - padded all the way across vs. a smaller plastic surround.
* 2-door hardtop doorskins are not the same as 2-door post doorskins
* rear quarter skins are not being reproduced. do four-door skins work or are they just a little different?
* '64 front fenders will not fit the '65s (diff by bumpers)
* Special & Sportwagon use one front bumper, Special & GS another (different blinker holes; bigger on the GS)
* motor swap info for later sbb & bbb
* trans swap info for overdrives
* suspension/brake upgrade info
*etc!
you get the idea...
