1963 Buick Electra 225 Convertible

[RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA]

New restoration - 1963 Buick Electra 225 Convertible

I've included pics at the end showing what this car looked like the way the original builder built it back in '63.  

[Kah puts]

Nice save 👍

[Charger Funny Car]

Excellent job on that Buick!!!

[charger74]

Very well done 

[ChrisR]

Great save!

[Tom99]

Great save!!

[Mike 1017]

Nice. Classic color combo. Personally, I would have left it as is because it reminds me of how I use to build model cars way back when

[Carmak]

Nice resto. You have been posting a series of nice cars, well done!

I am a big fan of 63 Buick Electras. Over the years I have accumulated over a half dozen rebuilders and they are typically missing the front corner lights. 

Last spring I carefully measured a corner light I did have, and I did a little research on the actual bezel and lens. I did some CAD work and 3D printed replacement parts.

The pics show an actual lens with horizontal ribs (the kit piece has a mesh pattern), my CAD design and the initial printed parts compared to original piece. After I took the comparison pic I did a little careful sanding and got the fit almost perfect.

Now that I have the corner lights, I am starting to restore some of my collection. Hope it comes out as nice as yours.

[Bainford]

The Buick looks good in black. Nice save.

[RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA]

Thank you everyone for the compliment! Much appreciated!

[RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA]

@Carmak Thanks! Great work on your CAD corner lights!

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[junkyardjeff]

Looks great and it seems like every ,60s build has all the extras glued on.

[XYHARRY]

This resto looks like it may have been a little easier than some, due to it not being painted by the original owner. Well done Racine. 

[slusher]

Great build!

[dino246gt]

You definitely "saved" that one, great job!