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Still running the (263?) straight 8 or did you swap it out?
Seriously though, the Buick 263 S8 intake and exhaust manifolds are cracked, in poor shape. I was figuring on getting it running with the old...
The pics on the link above are the ugliest things I have seen in a month! Really ought to be on a Buick. Maybe mine. Now that ski season is...
Had a '60? maybe a bit newer, but not much, going to college way back. Total rust bucket. Wagon on top of things. The rear end sheet metal was...
Hate to say it, but I kind of like the use of the TTB front suspension/axles. 'Course, I do kind of have a 4wd background. The hitch sucks as a...
I have the 53 4-door Special (with the S8, 283). Question is what did you use for an adaptor for the 700R4? I found one on the web, but it is...
Sorry to hijack (and I am a newbe so be gentle), but I never got warm fuzzies from surfboards. Probably because I am sitting in Colorado with a...
Haven't posted for a while, but still reading a lot. Will chime in anyway... Getting the Buick straight 8 together, not running yet. However......
Maybe a couple quick connects and a remote radiator on a cart or something to cool it down between rounds? Tag your battery with a couple clips...
... just got the pistons and cam put back in, timing gears/chain mounted temporarilly (engine bored .030, new pistons, etc.). Takes around 25...
... The inside of the valve cover and the inside of the oil pan on the 263 Buick Straight 8 are (were) rusted and are still pitted. Damage was...
Don't know how I missed this for so long, but take a look at some of the ice racing equipment. Folks tend to run older jeeps with spiked tires...
Spun through the search function, but did not find anything (but I will keep lookingt!)... So here goes... Buick 263, straight 8. Looking at...
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