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I think that analogy is very helpful. And Mutt, thanks for the source. As a new guy I am doing my homework. I was at the book store yesterday...
See now, I was trying to learn something and I get condescension:confused:. It seemed to me that the term "gasser" only gets applied to cars with...
While we're on the subject... my wife asked me this weekend why they're CALLED gassers. I didn't know where the term originated. Does anybody?
This one was just at the Portland roadster show this weekend. The roof is from a starliner. I stole the pic from the HAMB thread about the...
Hey, I want to see that Buick. I've got a 52 and I almost never see them chopped. Post some pics. I used to live all over R.P., Cotati, Santa Rosa...
Here are a few of my pics from the show.
BTTT, Many of these sources are good for Buick straight 8 parts as well. Thanks for the consolidated list.
BTTT... I'm going to check it out saturday. I'll take some pics too.
Just to clarify, I added a couple Buick sources to the list just to help people locate parts. As we all know, you can't have too many sources. I...
Here's a couple sites I use for Buick straight 8 stuff. I'm sure they have nailhead stuff as well. http://www.buick-parts.com/...
I was warming up the car before work one day when I suddenly heard a terrible noise. I shut it off and popped the hood. The fan had sucked up an...
Like someone once told me... "You have champaign taste, but a beer budget."
It's not from my Buick, but I thought I'd share this straight 8 pic...
My '52 Special. It's far from "done" but I love it and I love the straight 8.
Well at least I did the smart thing. I went Friday after 5pm so admission was two for the price of one, and we parked outside the lot and walked a...
What about the "Portland rod and custom show"? It starts today and runs through sunday. Ah hell, I guess I'll just go see for myself.
I just moved to Portland about a month ago, so I have never been to either of the two shows coming up in the next couple weeks. Since I haven't...
I just found a bunch of Buick pics the other day, so I'm glad this thread resurfaced. Here's a few...
I think the whole industry is a joke. It seems like you use any broker you want because they all post the jobs to the same board and it can be...
Thanks TP, I'm not looking to do mine any time real soon, just gathering info for when the day comes. Wrong-Un, that is amazing! I would love to...
I just got the opposite. I just quit smoking, but two weeks ago when I bought my last pack I actually got carded at age 34! To be fair, I hadn't...
You don't have to tell the whole story, but I'm wondering if it is stock or if you had to modify it for some reason. I passed on the old dual...
I'm a little confused about the "motor mount issue" that the '41 dual exhaust set up supposedly creates. It doesn't appear to be an issue for Road...
It's sort of strange, there are a LOT of people here in SF from Boston. There's even a Boston sports bar called "R Bar". I would suggest getting...
Hey Merge, Great find. Don't you love the straight 8. Every time you have the hood open you're going to make some folks smile and ask you...
Sounds like you're getting good advice. Let me ask you this though... how old are you and what are your priorities? I have lived in the bay area...
Thanks to everyone for all the help. Problem solved. I replaced the positive cable with a 1 guage (the previous one was 4 guage). I used a braided...
I've had the car for a while and there have definitly been times when it was cranking a lot faster than it has been lately, so I know something...
Thanks guys, I'll try to locate some big copper cables tomorrow. The ones on there now are 12 volt because it was all I could find at the time and...
I am always having problems starting my 6volt '52 buick. I've put new positive and negative cables on it, new battery,and today I put a rebuilt...
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