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Cool :D... It sounds like you have put some thought into this project. It will be fun. I'm not the world's foremost Buick expert by any means, but...
Hey BB... 55 Specials came with a 264 and a Dynaflow. Your car is a tourback sedan. Putting in a 401 won't be a simple bolt in swap. The 264's...
They'll never get that kind of money for a moredoor...
You might try this... Pull the bearing out and check it for numbers stamped on the edge of the race. These will be very small and may even...
This sucks... I put up a post at my Rocket website... I hope Ryan doesn't mind just this once if I link to it. I get several hundred hits a day...
To resize images I use this: http://www.resize2mail.com/index.php If you do a Google on "image resizing" it will give you a bunch more choices....
Oh crap.. is that where I parked it? I gotta quit drinkin'....
Nice Pics!!! Thank you!! I had to work yesterday plus it rained all day here in KC or I would have met some of you guys. The weather looks great...
If you wiggle it and it starts to work again for awhile, I'm gonna step out on a limb here and say its the socket the flasher plugs in to. You say...
That swaybar is probably spring steel, I wouldn't weld it. Check the salvage yards, it was probably used on many different makes and models of GM...
Thanks guys. I can get it down to bare metal and get it primer on it. I guess my big question is what kind of paint do I have? I'm a pretty good...
I have a 66 Caddy that is starting to show some rust at the bottom of the rear window under the trim. I have removed the stainless trim with no...
I'm not real sure what you have there, but from its name it sounds like it is for performing cylinder drop tests. Lets say you have a sick motor...
You're not using silicone brake fluid are you?? It will never bleed...
Sometimes... when a master cylinder leaks... some of the brake fluid will go into the power booster. When you start the car and apply engine...
Since the T Belt is broken you could: Pull the valve cover and then pull the cam. This would close all the valves. Yank the spark plugs. Run a...
You could narrow your search down to one or two cars also. They make an inflatable wedge or pillow out of very heavy vinyl that you could slide...
You might give these guys a call... http://www.hotrod-express.com/index.html
Awesome.... You are scaring me with that nice chrome front bumper and that curb :eek:
Your radiator may be partially plugged up. When you are going slower it may have enough cooling capacity to keep things under control but at hiway...
You are driving along and the engine just dies. You just put in a new ignition switch. I wouldn't be surprised if the power wire came loose from...
Digital photos are measured by the amount of memory they use, and even if two photos are the same size physically, one photo may contain more...
Just some thoughts: It should act normally clear down to 0 degrees F or even below.... Does it make any unusual noises or sounds? As stated...
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I have a 55 Special with a 264 that I put a 4 bbl manifold on from a 322. I then collected about 3 carter WCFB's and came up with some rebuild...
I don't know about anybody else... but that page doesn't scroll down normally for me. It is very jerky and locks up. Also... when I tried the...
I use Dextron III in my 55 Buick Special and it works (and leaks) just fine...:D
If its flooded try this.... pop the spark plug wire boots off of the plugs but leave them sit on the plugs so the spark has to jump from the boot...
Corvair Rampside...
My 55 Buick and 66 Caddy both do this... they both have Eldelbrock's, which doesn't really matter... If you shut the car off hot the big old cast...
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