Buick

So the work with Buick starts! The windshield was in really bad shape, and I didn´t want to replace it  "for no reason" so I just had to chop the roof :D
Here it is, just arrived from CA about a year ago.

A little customizing for start, 1959 Caddy grille and  1968 Imperial head light bezels.

The engine bay after some small service. The engine would lookm better with the original air cleaner.

Summer is almost over, ready for some more work!

On with the show! Altough there aer articles about chopping a Riviera in the net and magazines, there is nothing about the innner structure of the b- pilar. Finally I just cut everything off!

Cut here!

And here, but maybe not that much!

A-pilar reinforcement.I drilled the welds and bent the piece out of the way

Roof center marked.

Convertible! Reinforcements inside, just to make sure everything stays square.

Back of the roof

Took a few inches off the a-pillars. Too much..?

 A little photoshopping, looks good!

Back window leaned forward

Details.

A-pillars had to be leaned inwards.

A little relief for the leaning of the back window

Looks OK!

Easy access Riviera doors. I guess I´m going to lenghten the door windows because the went window is going to be smaller.