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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #30 on: September 03, 2024, 09:51:36 AM »
Jon,
 How did you know only 5500 came with them? I have one of my originals left and my dads car still has all four of them?.I looked for some a few years ago but they are usually junk when you find them and very expensive to restore. On a side note?.why is my grammar so bad? I am not typing all those question marks that make me appear to be illiterate..weird.

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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2024, 11:28:05 AM »
Copy of material usage shows  by plant and total! They could be ordered on all A bodys
Do you have the correct lug wrench ?, they also are hard to find! I have one set took me years to find nice originals!

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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #32 on: September 03, 2024, 12:41:42 PM »
Attached is Buick Chrome Road Wheel Info published a bunch of years ago. For your reference.

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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #33 on: September 03, 2024, 12:45:00 PM »
Oh, man, GREAT info there gentlemen.

Just messaged the PO to see if he did not leave the old
alternator lying around.
The car only has like 60K on the clock, so the possibility is there.

I am planning on taking the other radiator (thanks again Kurt) and seeing if the radiator place can either harvest and move the tag, or maybe test or re-core that radiator?
Thinking this restored one might have another row?

Like with the wheels, luckily this is all stuff that can be done whenever and is not a ton of re-work to get right.


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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #34 on: September 03, 2024, 12:50:40 PM »
By the way, my restoration does not have 65 chrome wheels. And I've never been dinged for them in judging. FYI....

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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #35 on: September 03, 2024, 01:52:25 PM »
Yeah, easy to get carried away with these things to be sure.

Could not see show judges lying on the pavement, scooting under a car to inspect the backs of wheels.  :laughing7:

I get the single quote turning into a question mark as well.
It's a problem.   :icon_biggrin:
Solution seems to be to avoid contractions.
Instead of don't use do not.

Funny,
When my kids were in kindergarten with a bunch of other spoiled little California princesses,
They had an exercise they called Big Problems - Little Problems.
"Try and think of a really big problem"
They came up with things like global thermonuclear war,
Or perhaps an asteroid hitting the earth.
Getting apple juice instead of grape juice did not seem like a problem worth screaming/crying anymore.
Even as adults i use that all the time still!  :icon_biggrin:

New alternator, later wheels? Little Problems.  :laughing7:

Does not mean i will stop looking for the right parts, though...  :angel4:
We can be driving the car around with these wrong parts searching for correct ones.

Now to go to the parlor for a new 1100708 tattoo.
It'll go good with the 1-2-7-8-4-5-6-3 on my other arm...  :glasses9:



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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #36 on: September 03, 2024, 05:31:01 PM »
By the way, my restoration does not have 65 chrome wheels. And I've never been dinged for them in judging. FYI....

Chuck

And Chuck's green car is absolutely exceptional, if I am thinking of the right one.  You had it at the Nats in Ohio this year right?  Used to be Dave K's?  If so, I chatted with you and Dan a bit. 

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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #37 on: September 03, 2024, 06:24:09 PM »
By the way, my restoration does not have 65 chrome wheels. And I've never been dinged for them in judging. FYI....

Chuck

And Chuck's green car is absolutely exceptional, if I am thinking of the right one.  You had it at the Nats in Ohio this year right?  Used to be Dave K's?  If so, I chatted with you and Dan a bit.

Yep, that's me....
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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #38 on: September 03, 2024, 07:02:32 PM »
  They are painted correct so he would likely be the only guy honest enough to tell you they are not original. Neither are mine but they look right from several feet away?the difference is very subtle even if you look close. The correct tires make them look even more original if that is the goal. I found some original whitewalls that I finally got mounted?.have not run them down the road yet

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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #39 on: September 04, 2024, 10:58:42 AM »
Almost got seat frames off to powder coat.

Dag, they are crusty!
Can't even tell what color they were.

Anybody know what color is correct for seat frames?



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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #40 on: September 04, 2024, 12:39:56 PM »
The seat frames were bare metal. Same thing for the seat tracks, but the front and back portion from where they bolt to the floor to where they make the bend is painted semi/ flat black.

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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #41 on: September 04, 2024, 01:10:29 PM »
Oh, I forgot to mention that if you have the power seat option, there is a plastic piece that is on the outside from the front of the seat track to the back of the seat track. Those are pretty fragile and tend to get broken.

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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #42 on: September 07, 2024, 10:41:48 AM »
Good stuff.

Think we'll have the seat frames clear powder coated.
That way it will look original,
But also keep the blaster honest.  :tongue3:

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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #43 on: September 11, 2024, 04:17:30 PM »
Here's the radiator Kurt gave me.

These tags are the ones that ID a 65 GS radiator, correct?

Also,
The core is thinner than the other radiator,
Not was wide as the tanks.
(see pic)
That's because maybe the other rad got re-cored with an additional row?

More rows means more cooling but also that wouldn't be correct?
Was going to take this OG rad in for re-coring,
But maybe better to just have the tabs brazed on the other radiator...  :dontknow:

What do you guys think?
Would anyone ever ding us for having the core be too thick?


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Re: Buddy's Beauty - 65GS Hardtop
« Reply #44 on: September 11, 2024, 04:20:59 PM »
Got a beautifully restored OE alternator from Walt.
It's just lovely...
Big thanks for sharing the treasures.

I'd love to hear the detailed story of these numbers and what they mean.


Also scored an NOS remote mirror on eBay.

Posted these on V8,
But I just can't help showing off!  :icon_biggrin: