Before, During and After or almost done thread.

Here is what my beast looked like Before I did anything:

Now one During the work process:

And now the After with 15x8 on it:

And how she looks today:




SO POST UP YOUR RIDE AND LETS SEE WHAT EVERYONE HAS DONE!

 

When you're hot, you're HOT!!! Real nice.

 

Besides the mechanicals I redid the interior. No before shots in the garage but it was ugly, trust me. I have lots of other pictures from the last few years. It was a major event to change the heater core. But I did discover there was not a speck of rust on the floors. Like factory new. The garage shows the new headliner, visors and seats. New used is what I mean thanks to a 1984 LTD.

http://stationwagonforums.com/forums/garage_vehicle.php?do=view_vehicle&id=59

 

Hey 1967bigdaddy, I love what you did to your Roadmaster!

It looks incredible! Very nice two-tone.

I like that you kept all of the side molding, and the woodrain surrounds. You just made it all look so great!

Hard to see, but did you strip the surrounds and paint them, or what?

Perfect choice on the wheels...Buick has made some good looking wheels, and these are some of the absolute best!

David

 

Thanks Stormin' Normin for the comments.

tbirdsps: I like what you have done, your wagon looks good.

Wixom61: Thank you so much. I stripped all the moldings then primed and painted them. I polished the one over the front wheel to give it a chrome look. I did that because I wanted the chrome to continue over the wheel to connect to the front bumper chrome. And I also added some simulated port holes to the moldings on the front fender, like they did back in the late 80's. Here's a pix of what I mean.........

Oh yeah I also added chrome over the top of the headlights and signal light. Little touches is what I like.

 

Just AWESOME bigdaddy. So cool lookin'.

 

It's just looks so clean....nuf said

 

Mine looks the same as it did when new... Just a few little nicks and dings here and there added with time. War wounds we call them.
My cutlass, that one has transformed. And it's nowhere near done!

 

1967bigdaddy, that thing is awesome. It's so custom, yet it almost looks factory....
Just better.

My wagon is 100% original still (doesn't mean it doesn't need work)
Only thing I've really transformed is my truck.

 

That is what a Buick Wagon should look like. And I have always been a Buick Wagon guy. The slight alterations on this car were tastefully done with artistic thought and ability. I especially love those wheels that seal the deal as a Buick. They are authentic Buick wheels that came as a high end option or....stock on the Electra in the 80's. Those are the wheels that came on my 88 Electra Wagon. Really nice job on that wagon, bigdad. One of my favorite customs.

 

I'm sure most of you guys have seen these pictures before. But for some of the new members, this is my first Country Squire.

I bought "Aunt Edna" October 2005, however I had found her in April/May of 2005 about 15 or so miles outside of the town I was going to college at. I had always wanted this body style, so I left my name and phone number, along with "If you ever want to sell this wagon, please let me know. This wagon would not be used for a demo derby". And left it on the front window.

I got a call in late September from the owner. I had only seen this car in the dark and it was raining. When I went to look at it, my heart sank a little. It had been sitting to his claim 3 years, but the car had sunk into the ground. It was between a barn and a tree, so there was sap, moss, and other junk left inside the wagon. It was also not running.

So here I am in college with no more than two pennies to rub together. So I bought it at $150 . All it was, bad fuel pump. Since I was a Volvo mechanic before I went back to college, doing ALL the mechanical repair was not a problem. The paint and wood work was all new to me.

So, I rebuilt the brake lines, master, calipers, hoses, water pump, alt & battery, most electrical bulb sockets, wheel bearings, rear axle seals, rebuilt the carb, and then moved on the outside paint and trim work. All the paint was original other than the front clip. The wood grain I used was from a hardware store and I painted the surround trim with Krylon tan. Thank God I went to a town, where I got college student discounts, it helped out so much.

A month after I got her, some drunk college kids bashed out her windshield. A month later, I was coming back from school for Thanksgiving, I hit a deer at 65 MPH. I had my German Shep and all my gear with me, the wagon took a good hit for me, nor me or the dog where even hurt.

Aunt Edna had a full life with me for a few good last years of her life. But like most grand things, it came to an end. The same day I graduated college, my buddy was trailer towing my wagon back home. The brakes on the trailer locked, sent his F-250 into a roll. The wagon went for a ride of its life. So that day, I almost lost my bestfriend, lost my first project car, got lime desease, and graduated college all in one shot. The frame bent in soft spots in the accident, Aunt Edna looked GREAT in the pictures, but under her was a much differant story. Every panel was off just a bit, the interior was gone, the trans case was cracked, I was already having to rebuild the engine, and everything but the glass and roofrack where touched in the accident.

 

Yep FWN, that's what its all about. Great story too. Thanks again. Fine post!