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Thanks, but I'll need to sweat the details on this one (Re: 1967 scoops on a 1965?) Dear Bob and Team Buick members in favor of stylish "mods," Not only is it entirely possible, but a number of other 1965 owners have done this to their cars. I can't dig up an online photo at the moment, but...

Dear Team Buick fans of tasteful "mods," I have a 1965 Buick Special wagon that I've "supersized" with a 445 cid Buick big-block V-8 engine. Back in 2013, I had the misfortune of having somebody put some "dings" in the driver's side door and next Monday, the car is going to the body shop to...

Okay tailgate photos too! (Re: 430 rebuild caper) Dear Dr. Frankenbuick and Team Buick members, Well okay - but remember . . . . you asked for it!! :bgrin: I've had some trouble photographing the car because the new paint is so shiny it saturates the digital camera. So that's why I've...

Still waitin' for da' engine!! (Re: 430 rebuild caper) Dear Good Dr. Frankenbuick and Team Buick members, *Heavy sigh* . . . . . yes indeed no new posting . . . . . . cuz very little new to report!! Getting the car repaired from the accident damage was quite an ordeal. Even if the car...

Another opinion on oil and roller lifters Dear Team Buick members, Jim Weise posted on his V-8 Buick forum a summary of a presentation he attended on new oil technology. It was put on by Joe Gibbs racing and clearly recommended Joe Gibbs oil products. However, there are some interesting...

What's the "zen" of natural, synthetic oil and ZDDP? Dear David and Team Buick members, :shield: I find your comments very interesting, but I'm not sure what are finally using in your own cars. Do you use any synthetic at all? Are you using a particular sort of refined motor oil and then...

Glass survives cross-country journey! Dear DocModisett and Team Buick members, :shield: They said it couldn't be done, but they did it! I visited my venerable wagon at the body shop and sure enough the new replacement tailgate glass had successfully made it way from Ohio to California. Here...

Towing, overdrive, "boosting" and a car to do it with! Dear Dr. Frankenbuick and Team Buick members, :shield: First, there are some critical developments in this 430 engine rebuild caper! After considerable uncertainty . . . . it appears there will be a car to put the engine in! How...

Dear Team Buick members, :shield: I'm trying to settle upon the compression ratio for the Buick 430 engine that I'm starting to have rebuilt. After getting many helpful lessons from the gurus on Team Buick, I know that I cannot push the dynamic compression ratio too high or the engine will...

Dear Team Buick members,:shield: My trusty 65 Buick Special wagon is getting the body prep work before repainting. Many decades ago, the pad protecting the metal spring that holds the tailgate window in place wore out. As a result the tailgate window has a band of scratched glass in the...

Agree with your line of reasoning. Dear Straight Eight, Thanks for sharing another perspective that reinforces my gut feelings. Unless the engine was specifically designed for oils without ZDDP, can you be really sure after-market parts will solve all the problems? Roller lifters are a...

Dear Team Buick members, :shield: I'm "nudging along" a Body Shop's attempt to repair the damage to my venerable 1965 Buick Special wagon in an accident around Thanksgiving last year. The latest obstacle is getting clips to hold the chrome trim along the side of the car. I'm in search of two...

Thanks - seems like a little ZDDP couldn't hurt. Thanks to everyone who has replied, :thumbsup: Checking the cost of going to roller lifters for my 430 rebuild . . . *Ouch*!! :clonk: Given that this isn't certain to eliminate all potential ZDDP issues, I'm inclined to make sure my oil ends up...

One possible zinc benefit - corrosion protection. Howdy again just a quick footnote, My nautically-inclined brain remembered something about zinc being used as a sacrificial anode to protect ships from rusting. Therefore zinc should have the same sort of effect when added to oil. This would...

Dear Team Buick engine gurus, :shield: I've been "educated" on more more gotcha associated with rebuilding a classic engine. I was unaware of the Zinc Dialkyl Dithio Phosphate (ZDDP) oil additive used before 1990. Since these products poison catalytic converters, the EPA got them...

Dear Team Buick big-block gurus, :shield: I have been trying to get enough preliminaries out of the way so that I could start asking the really big questions about rebuilding this 430 engine from a 67 Electra 225. I think I have an overall plan for this job, but . . . there are a few minor...

Dear Team Buick members, I'm continuing to try to figure out how to stuff my recently acquired Buick 430 in my 1965 Buick Special wagon. The puzzlement for today is how to get the exhaust out. Option-1 is to use the cast iron exhaust manifolds that came with the engine. I have evidence that...

Dear Team Buick members :shield:, A Buick 430 V-8 . . . and it's mine - all mine! :1st: I have successfully purchased a 430 that came out of a 1967 Buick Electra 225. I started to research rebuild kits for this engine and EGGE Machine Company has two different versions of their rebuild kit...

Thanks Bob, I'll have more questions when I get there! Hi Bob and Team Buick members, :shield: Thanks Bob for the reference and for (better still) pointing me to the appropriate existing thread - instead of reinventing the wheel. :thumbsup: I've added it to my list of important references...

Thanks to all, caper on hold til next week. Dear Henry, Ted, and Steve (Dr. FrankenBuick,) :shield: Thanks to everyone for replying to off-the-wall question! This was the sort of thing I was hoping to find. The oil system modifications are also covered in the How to build Max-Performance...