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Will try and make this. Be good to see some of our old friends. Sold the crib in Anchorage. Been wintering over in San Diego and will head east...
Did you take the inspection plate off the bottom of the bellhousing and remove the torque converter to flexplate bolts? Did you remove the starter?
Dang, got back to Anchorage yesterday pm from phase one of our move to TN. House hold goods and 38 Buick are now relocated to Walland. Back...
Nick, good luck on the salt. Looking forward to hearing how well the 36 Buick runs this year. Sad I can't make it this year.
It's a 52 Super. Where in TN?
Dang Bob. Sorry to hear the bad weather report. I can't make it due to working on relocating to East TN. Well, at least you can go to the casino...
Would love to have a 31 slant window Fordor
Send me your email and I will send you pics of some headlight rings I bought from a fellow who had them on a set of early 50's Chevy fenders. I...
Ah Chuy, I see you've started a thread on the Buford. She was in a hoarder's stash up near Fairbanks. My friend and his brother in law dug her out...
Built one using .030 over KB coated 351C hypereutectic pistons, bushed the rods for free floating pins, Edelbrock performer cam, Edelbrock non-EGR...
What did you use to adapt the Merkcruiser to the 86 F100 tranny?
You miss it do you? She's going to east TN sometime this year.
Was there on Friday. Perfect weather. Quit counting after 2640 cars... Lots of 40 Fords, shoebox Fords, and early 30's Buicks. Saw four 38 Buicks....
PM telekenfun (KB) here on the HAMB. He updated the rear suspension on his wife's 49 Super. Can give you the low down on what he did to it.
Thanks! I have the 4:10 diff that came out of KB's Super, if you want it. Pay the freight, and it's yours. I have it sitting in a 5 gallon barrel...
I've been for a ride in KB's (actually his wife's) 49 Super. It pulls mighty strong. I'm building a similar 263 for my 38 Buick. Anyways, can you...
Going to be in Greenville SC area for a week beginning tomorrow. Would like to try and connect with local HAMBers in the Greenville, Asheville,...
4 door Model As are a little bit wider than the rest. Is it a 30 or a 31?
Fred, you might want to create a photo album in your profile. Load the photos there and you should be able to post them in your threads. I resize...
Ryan, thanks for the video. Last August was my 1st trip to Bonneville. My friend introduced me to Gene Winfield, interrupting him during a removal...
Check this out and let me know what you think about this guys idea for a teaching aide... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2LWwZI1LM John
Not all Buicks. Before 1956 they didn't.
Would love to be there but will be in San Diego 2 weeks, and Flagstaff 2 weeks during Feb. Next time around for sure. Working on selling all our...
Any more progress?
For a US made key switch (ignition?) go to the junk/salvage yard and find one outta an old Ford tractor or a mid-fifties Buick. I really don't...
Actually it was Admiral David G. Farragut who stated Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead during the Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay....
Later open drive diffs will bolt into the 55 rear axle housing. However, Buick used 12 spline axles and spider gears from 1941 to 1955. In 1956...
Think of a rifle cartridge. During the firing process the bullet (piston) is moved forward to engage the rifling lands under initial pressure...
Assuming the master cylinder and the rear brake drum's slave cylinders are the same size as the 56 F100 OEM brakes, the pressure applied to each...
Thanks for posting money to my checking account and helping Jeremy with the 53 Special. :) Glad it's going to a good home. All safe and snug in...
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