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Hi Olli, Welcome to the straight eight group. Nice project...,its a resto project or just need some repairs ?... It's already licensed for street or you start with just a Title? GreetingsJenz also living in lower saxony ,Syke near Bremen.

little Update to my Car..., it runs still great..and i enjoy it..,but meanwhile I switched over to a couple of new Stromberg Big 97 on my comp Carb manifold. Runs awesome with it.., more power in midrange and turns easy to the 5 thou rev range. It was a little tricky to find the best jet setup...

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Callbald , some news about your temp gauge problem ?... you fix it ?..

If it helps ,Charlietranny.com is a good source for information and parts.

😂👍🏼... Me also ride this Combo , I indeed use the oem Buick throw out bearing.

Sad, no Thanks no Feedback, nothing... Join' the Forum without a Introducing or a simple Hello , only 5 questions..nothing else. In future i will read the account details from a fresh member . If they has a decent introduction, ahead of question ,Its ok...before this nothing happen I won't...

For the rear shocks I would try to get the oem brackets from the 38 model year, they have tube shocks by factory. The lower one is on the bolt on Coil bracket and the upper one is a simple angled bracket that is bolt on top on frame. In front I have Custom made upper A Arms for make room for...

Sorry Guys, that I'm write in German..,but it's only formal to a new Member here .. , not important for the Topic.

Ein Danke oder auch zumindest eine kurze Vorstellung deinerseits,wäre auch nicht schlecht gewesen..

Fine.. How good looks the rear one ?.. it's so often metal on metal there....

180 Horses aren'tn't possible with the single carb and siamese intake and the small single exhaust. Also our straight Eights are torque- engines, from there come the main power. For powerfully 4000 rpm you need many rare parts to realize it.. especially on a 248 with the poor Oilfiltration...

Ok.. May be this article will be helpfull for you ? https://www.hometownbuick.com/1952-buick-engine-mountings-flywheel-housing-service/

You have only a (somebody has selfmade) yellow mark on the flywheel ?...there is no visible iron ball that pressed in ?

😉👍🏼... That's the reason why my cover also laying warm and dry in my showcase..

Firing order ok ? Valve lash ok ? Sparkplug wires are in good condition ?, no short cut under itself ,while engine goes under load ? Or the Plugs has a problem like,Suntreemcanic says, only under load . You can see the timingmark somewhere on the flywheel on 1. Cylinder with an strobo Lamp...

It's a model 40 or an 1940 businessCoupe ? If it's a model 40 ,they have 16 inch wheels and 185/75-16 is the nearest. If it's a '40 century or roadmaster they will have 15 " Wheels that's are like 225/75-15.

Sorry ,but "Autobahn" will destroy Engines they are manufactured for the american market. Thats not a good idea...😅..

👍🏼...and don't forget to mark the position of the Flywheel onto the crank..it match in 8 positions.. ;-) M2C

Happy new year to you all.. Yes, of course you use your classic stuff. Think about to clean the points before first starting with a clean rag or pull a strip of Paper thru the closed points it After this long time of sitting its possible that the surfaces have pitting on it. Your distributior...