[JJorgensen52]

Wow! I haven't updated this in ages - all my attention has been on my '50 GMC project of late.

So when last I checked in I was still living in NH - since then I've moved, bought two new trucks, and gotten all kinds of busy. But I've still been plugging away on this one on the side:

Teardown continues:


I bought a rattle can of the color I am thinking of painting it and sprayed the rear fender just to get an idea of the color. Man I wish the garage were still this empty!


Out with the Dynaflow - this one might be better called a DynaLeak!

You may also note my stainless exhaust. Very happy with that.

Now it's getting good! Factory original clutch setup installed (these are RARE!!!) - I had to splice two pedals together because of how unusual a manual trans car with power brakes is - Of the <3% of all Buicks made with manuals that year, 99% of those were base model, no option 3 speed cars with manual brakes.


Freshly restored original bell-housing (radius arm and clutch release parts still in storage)


And now to where I am at present - correct iron case '63 Buick T10! I found a box with the correct date codes for a '63 model car. It's VIN stamped for a Special, though. The tail housing you see here is a '63 Chevrolet unit which does NOT fit this car, but I have the correct housing I just haven't gotten around to swapping it yet.


I've also been accumulating a lot of parts, including a super ebay score for a set of Skylark GS finned aluminum valve covers, a full set of '64 only Buick road wheels, and I've got a complete Hurst Pro-Comp shifter for the car (which was OEM equipment!). I still need to fab up the mount and linkage, once I get the right tailhousing on.