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The facebook idea was GOOD! It is amazing how slow things can happen these days:(

I don't know why you are not able to get a response from the emails you are sending them unless for some reason they are going into the cars "junk mail". The outfit has been around for a long time, and I would expect they would be fine. I would not expect to receive an overseas order in less...

I am looking for some guidance diagnosing my SP400 in my '66 Riviera. This is one which is described as "3-2 valve used on 1st jobs only". And, yes, I rebuilt it:(, and someone had been into it before. The transmission works well other than when cruising if you accelerate hard you should find...

I just saw some pictures of a 67 "GS400" which is supposed to be an original 4spd and is an interesting car! What can you tell me about the car from the plates? Thanks

It should be an easy swap, lot's of room, no harder than putting a SBC in any other car. Its pretty rare to find a nailhead in a '53 Special.

I am haveing a hot idle problem with a Rochester on a 430. I am looking at the carb, and there is not the hot idle compensator mounted on the back of the carb like some Rochesters have. After doing some reading, there may be another location, but I can see one on this or any of the other...

Looks real good:thumbsup:

I don't think the arches are going to be available. If you want to repair the edges, a good body man should be able to fabricate them. Or you could find some new fenders from someone parting out a car (keep and eye on the classifieds) or from a wrecking yard like desert auto or...?

The '67 Wildcat and Electra interchange. The fenders of the Wildcat, Electra and LeSabre interchange. Some minor cosmetic differences.

Many people just push them off with a screwdriver or, but there is a special tool to aid in their removal. Your parts store will have one. They just wrap around the shaft and sit into a couple of holes.

I have used grade 8 bolts when needed in the past.

I was just looking to see what adaptors might be available for 263's. What I have found is for the 700r4. I would have liked to have found an adaptor for a modern 5 spd. Does anyone know of one or done anything like this? What transmission did you choose to work with? or What would be...

When you said glass jar , I thought of the windshield washer, but mounted on the firewall you say! With oil running into the intake? I sure dont' know The switch on the carb is the gas pedal starter switch. On a '50 Buick you turn the key to on, and press the gas pedal down to start the...

If it was running well before the incident, a new cap and rotor should have fixed it. Perhaps there was some breakage of the cap and rotor and a piece fell down into the points damaging them, (could even still be there...). Did you pull the distributor as suggested? Before I did this, I would...

I am not sure why this is going on a Buick forum, but:laugh_4: There is a Chevelle guy who needs help to win a $50,000.00 make over of his car at www.optimafullride.com! Too bad he's not driving a Buick! Anyway if you would rather see a Chebelle win the make over rather than a rice rocket...