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I almost forgot what it was like to go fast... Wheels UP

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Old 04-13-2005, 10:36 AM
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I've got a 1968 Buick Skylark I'd LOVE to do the same thing to, can you give me an estimate on the total cost of that swap ????....brakes and everything
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Costs will vary as most of what i did was fabricated myself and labor was provided free by myself and my best friend.
The car iself was a number matching 283/powerglide which you can see from the pictures was in excellent contition worth about $15k
The paint and prep was around $10k
About $10k in brakes, suspension, rear end work, motor and transmission. That number is still pretty low as I got many "hook-ups" though out the build.
New interior was $2-3k
Labor .. lol who knows ... about 11 months of weekends and holidays.

Here's a shot from last night ... notice the front plate.
Old 04-13-2005, 06:27 PM
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Nice plate ... and nice pic.

Let us know when it hits the stands! I want one.
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oh now this is a VERY sexy car! Very nice Richard.
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i have a 65 going to get the body done soon and a ls1 chillin, what alternator bracket is that on that 66? that car is ******* righteous..


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