Welcome aboard!
From how you describe this wagon, it sounds like a true survivor. If it were mine, I think I'd keep it original...for awhile at least. Not that I don't like your plan for it.
Putting the coupe nose and fenders on will require some metal work to make the fenders fit properly. I had met a guy who was a member of this forum, He had a nice Century or Regal wagon with the coupe nose on it. I had pics of the car, but had since deleted them.
Please post some pics of the wagon when you get it.
Hi Longroof79! Yeah, a lot of my friends are encouraging me to keep the stock look. I think at least in the early going, I'm going to keep it as-is. My #1 priority is just to get it running reliably and safely. It hasn't started or run in about 5 years, so I know the fuel system is going to need to be flushed out, and fresh fluids, etc. Unfortunately, it is a CA-original car, so it has the craptastic computer-controlled 2-bbl carb. I found a TBI setup from Affordable Fuel Injection out of Michigan (
https://www.affordable-fuel-injection.com/product-category/buick-tbi-kits/) that I think might be a good interim option to putter around with before I really tear into it. From reading a few other threads here, I think I may change out to a 3.08 rear-end, since I think it's probably the 2.41, and when it was running and driving, it was indeed a dog.
Re: Links. Yeah, I've seen the pic of that top wagon. That's close to the look I want to go for. I actually think I want to do a grey & black two-tone. I want
Grand National-inspired, but with a little bit of a unique twist. I really dig the idea of a Grand National El Camino! My daily driver is now an '04 Avalanche, which is a bit of an oddball in its own right!