1979 buick sport coupe.

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JAMCAR223

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They still haven’t settled that claim yet? Hope you’ll be satisfied with the end result. Now how about an update on the rear spoiler mold you are working on...
 
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What year did GM drop the Butless cars? I just really see the similarities between this Buick and a Mercury Capri.
 

Rus

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They still haven’t settled that claim yet? Hope you’ll be satisfied with the end result. Now how about an update on the rear spoiler mold you are working on...
I did not get much traction from first person who was lining up a person who could do a mould so now looking at different avenue. Pretty slow process .
What year did GM drop the Butless cars?
dropped the four door in 1979 and the two door in 1980. The spoiler was only on about 2000 cars.
 
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I did not get much traction from first person who was lining up a person who could do a mould so now looking at different avenue. Pretty slow process .

dropped the four door in 1979 and the two door in 1980. The spoiler was only on about 2000 cars.
I didn't even know the spoiler was available, cool. Like I said they would have competed very well with a 5L HO or even better the Turbo 6 in a similar weight car compared to the Mustang hatchback.
 

billyjack

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Nice car, Rus!
They were truly the Ugly Ducklings of the time, but it's refreshing to see a nice one now in a sea of Opera Window g-bodies.
It's interesting to see the difference in the '78 and '79 Sport Coupe models. I had a '78 that I bought in '82. The '78 had no spoiler, but had painted aluminum bumpers, buckets, rear sway bar and the quick steering box. I swapped out the 305 SBC for a stock 400 SBC and it made for a nice driver.
Unfortunately, I had to eventually sell it to get a Pickup tow vehicle, once we got involved in Sprint Car racing.
Those "polycast" wheels often got the centers destroyed by the cones of the old style tire machines; Yours look good.
A big-block Buick is great choice in motor. With an aluminum intake, they don't weigh but a few pounds more than an SBC, but a ton more torque.
Good luck with your build!

Bill
 

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