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Hey everyone, been a long time since i've posted on here... Anyways, I've hit a roadblock of sorts with my 71 skylark, and am in desparate need of certain parts. Now, I have a line on a 73 century, which may have what I need. From what I've read, both the skylark and century are both based on...

the most expensive paint job i ever heard of was 14000 US$ and that was for 11 coats of paint and 4 clear coats for a 57 chevy belair. mind you this was also a multi colour paint job and required a month in the shop. i can tell you right now you're getting fleeced.

the advantage ceramic pads hold over metallic or semi-metallic pads is that they produce very little brake dust - so that means much less black dust on your rims. it's also been said that they can take heat much better, so that they don't fade as much as metallic pads under very heavy, high heat...

In my continuing rebuild of my buddy's q-jet, i've run into a new driveability problem that im not quite sure how to solve. When I first put the rebuilt carb back on, the motor started up and ran "ok". However, it was still idling ridiculasly high. When it got hot, it would backfire when you...

An engine upgrade on that car is not as hard as you think! You have to remember, later 350s are all chevy small blocks, these are the same blocks as 305s. And 305s/307s were a common option on your car. the MOST you would have to do is reposition/change the engine mounts. The transmission will...

if you're gonna drop in a new engine, why not go bigger? You could easily go to a 305, 307 or a chevy 350 with very little extra work. There's no point in trying to hop up a 3.8 if you can get a v-8. Besides, $1300 US for a rebuilt 3.8 is pretty steep! Thats just my opinion though, if you want...

this question goes out to any fellow tech's who can help me here: my buddy recently blew up his 3.8 in his lesabre, and we're changing motors. the problem is that since one of the rods are busted, the crank wont turn more than about 5 degrees either way, so i cant get at the torque converter...

This question has nothing to do with buicks, however, I have come to trust the opinion of the members of this site so I've come here to ask... I'm helping a friend of mine restore a 1968 Coupe DeVille with a 472ci V-8. When he first bought the car, unbeknownst to everyone the T-stat was stuck...

Im having a problem with an engine i just rebuilt, or more to the point, just the alternator. Everytime I start the motor, and let it run, even for just 15-20 seconds the alternator pulley gets searing hot, and melts some of the rubber off the belt. At first i thought it was the belt alignment...

Does anyone know if there's interchangability between TH350 Torque Converters to ones from a TH200 or TH400? Assuming that the physical sizes are the same from all these transmissions, would a TC from another tranny still work the same? I'm working on my 71 skylark, and all i need is a TC to put...

Hey what's up everyone? I was wondering if anyone knows whats involved in buying used parts from another person in the US and bringing them back to Canada. Aside from declaring the items, is there any paperwork that I need to have with me ie. a reciept or some sort of other documentation? The...

Can anyone direct me to a website or other resource that could guide me how to wire up my engine properly? I can barely make any sense of the mess that came with the car and I know just by looking at it, the previous owner had done major "modification" for whatever reason. I've got the starting...

Transmission fluid will work as well if you're in a bind. It's withstands pressures up to 300psi on a daily basis and I've seen it used many times in hydraulic car hoists.

does anyone know a company that makes engine stands which you can run the engine on, or know what is involved in making one? My current engine stand is the regular run of the mill stand on casters and i imagine if i try to turn over the motor, the torque from the engine will cause bad results...

hey everyone... i have a 71 skylark and im currently looking for a motor for it since the '85 camaro 305 thats in it barely moves it. My friend's nephew has a 350 from a 68 or 69 camaro and says it's a 4 bolt. I can't get the casting # yet. But i was wondering if anyone could verify this for me...

yea i was just gonna say... gasoline will do it. i undercoated for 8 months at a dealership and the only thing i could use to get it off my arms and glasses was gasoline. Varsol doens't even do it unless the stuff is fresh. My sugestion would be to put some gas in a spray bottle, spray it on the...

There has been some talk lately about using 200 r4's in performance uses or otherwise. In my travels of the net I came across this website on modifying your 200 to make it stronger/more reliable. Click here or type this: http://www.drwtransmission.com/images/200-4R/VBID/vbidc.jpg

Im trying to take the dashboard and everything related to it out of my 71 skylark and im running into some serious problems. Firstly, the kick panels under the dash, after removing every screw in sight, they still won't budge. My only thought is that there is something to do with the vent...

I was talking to a few of the technicians in my shop about 2 weeks ago about the 200R4 tranny. The general consensus was that they blow up - often. And when they do, they eat themselves alive. So there's generally not much left to work with. I have one on my 71 skylark because the moron who...

Has anyone been able to remove the windshield from a skylark convertible in one piece? The frame around the glass in my car is all rusty and can't be cleaned with the glass in. I've talked to several auto glass installers and they say it's not possible without breaking it. I'd rather not spend...