67 Buick GS California build

67 Buick GS California build This GS has sat since 1991. It's getting a huge facelift, an 6.0 LS engine/4L80 trans.

10/27/2025

Heres a video of the cowl area as well.

I did skip a few steps since my last progress pictures. I painted the door jambs on doors and insides of fenders so they...
10/27/2025

I did skip a few steps since my last progress pictures. I painted the door jambs on doors and insides of fenders so they could be installed for last time as shown in previous photos!

Got to some work this summer! Did the bodywork on the passenger side, and got it in some polyester surfacer. Sprayed it ...
10/03/2025

Got to some work this summer! Did the bodywork on the passenger side, and got it in some polyester surfacer. Sprayed it in two parts, my lil baby conpressor can't keep up! Looks pretty good in black.

Got my paint! Onto jambing parts and cowl area!
09/07/2024

Got my paint! Onto jambing parts and cowl area!

Factory paint runs! Nah... that never happens.
09/01/2024

Factory paint runs! Nah... that never happens.

Got the upper portion of the dash in DP90 as well today.
08/18/2024

Got the upper portion of the dash in DP90 as well today.

Got around to doing some more work. Painted the underside of hood, core supt and cowl area. Got the windshield area and ...
08/18/2024

Got around to doing some more work. Painted the underside of hood, core supt and cowl area. Got the windshield area and upper portion of dash all taped up ready for DP90 epoxy.

Worked on the GS a lil this week. Painted insides of the fenders with leftover Magnet Paint Chassis Saver. I got the inn...
08/03/2023

Worked on the GS a lil this week. Painted insides of the fenders with leftover Magnet Paint Chassis Saver. I got the inner wheel wells etched using PPG metal cleaner and metal conditioner(part #'s in photos). If you've never used these products, they are the go to for keeping your car/parts corrosion free in future.

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67 Buick GS California build

Step #1: Blast metal or strip using conventional sanding.
Step #2: Spray on metal cleaner. Let soak for 2-3mins saturated. Rinse with water(Yes! Water) and dry.
Step #3: Spray on metal conditioner. Let soak for another 2-3mins saturated. Rinse again with water. Dry.
Step #4: Coat with DP epoxy primer within 24hrs. If not applied within 24 hrs, you must lightly scuff surface with a red scotch brite pad before applying epoxy primer.

Got the inside of the car all painted. Its ready for dynamat. Then heater box and harness.
06/05/2022

Got the inside of the car all painted. Its ready for dynamat. Then heater box and harness.

Well, I decided to paint the inside of car today. BTW, prep work is 90% of the battle. Sprayed with a 3M PPS gun. 1.8 ti...
05/19/2022

Well, I decided to paint the inside of car today. BTW, prep work is 90% of the battle. Sprayed with a 3M PPS gun. 1.8 tip.

Got the interior all prepped for paint. I'm not doing the roof at this time, that will be another post in future. This D...
05/18/2022

Got the interior all prepped for paint. I'm not doing the roof at this time, that will be another post in future. This DP90 was sprayed in the late summer of 2018. It was hard as a rock. I sanded with 180, wire brushes(harbor frieght $5) and 3M medium sanding pads #2606. I will be coating it with Magnet Paint's Chassis saver. This is the same product that is on my frame. Super hard, and cost efficient. I will post pics of this finished when the time comes. Most likely over weekend.

This is the link for the product.

Magnet Paint & Shellac Gloss Black Chassis SAVER1/2PT (MPC-UCP99-16) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H2VZCRQ/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_7E65X7P712RT8VMQYQ5E?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

After mounting the hydroboost, the shift cable/linkage was the next step. I bought a Lokar kit that is supposed to attac...
09/17/2021

After mounting the hydroboost, the shift cable/linkage was the next step. I bought a Lokar kit that is supposed to attach a shift cable to the orig 2 speed steering column. After figuring out that this wasn't gonna work as a bolt on, I started to improvise... I used a section of a bracket that came with the kit (after shortening it and bending it to allow the shift cable move easily). I bolted it to the hydroboost to hold the cable. It is all mocked up now, and grabs all the gears on the 4L80E as it should(I was worried I wasn't gonna be able to grab low).

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