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I'm running a 55' Buick with a modern drivetrain and the original rear end. Fabbed out a open driveshaft conversion kit for the torque tube...
Here's mine.
Don't know if any one has tryed the "eye lid" idea or not, but if you are going to french a 55' Buick the best way is to use the 51'(?) Merc...
I'm thinkin' about going on the Power Tour which leaves on June 5th, if i survive that I'll be bringing the Buick down. Pappy...
Lost any replies that may have been given so,.... here's the question again. Got a pair of Naiheads, one is a 55' 264, running, with a...
Anyone got any pics of club displays at any car shows you been to? Need some idea starters. Thanks Pappy...
here's my 55' Shaved emblems, frenched lights, bagged, gold leaf and pinstriping on trunk Pappy
Dog, Here's my ride. From your frozen ass neighbor to the west ! Pappy
Thanks guys for the ideas. I'll bring them up to the customer and see what he thinks. Fade that pearl lime green back form the front could look...
Here's the deal. Going to paint flames on a 50' F1, chopped , blown flathead, new HOK Tangelo paint. Nice ride ! Got the flame design down,...
Yeah, it can be done with bags. Torque tube might cause some problems if you are using the original drivetrain. Wishbone off the torque tube and...
MP48, So what your'e saying is that I have the equivalent of a heavy weight front spring in the rear, where I actually need a lighter weight...
So how much different are the F9000 bags and do they maount the same as the 2500's. Also where did you get them ? Pappy
Running about 35 pounds to get to ride height. Bag alignment seems to be nuts on (Buick used rear coils in 55' so I was able to remove them and...
Got a 55 Buick with Firestone bags in back, right in the same location as the original coils, lowers down great but rides like shit ! Lot of...
Anyone have any comments or complaints about the Old School Flake gun, I'm thinking about buying one. Do you have to use a blower to make the...
DAMN ! Hard to compete with that last one, ...but here's mine.
A good buddy of mine just got a restored 36' Chevy on the road, problem is it pukes coolant after just a short while. Question is, since the...
Just in the process of finishing a 55 Buick Special with a 350/350 combo. Air bag suspension, front disc brake conversion, open driveline...
Making the adaptor to use the original rear is'nt as tuff to do as it seems. However, you've got to use a 4-link or ladder bars to reposition the...
Hatch, Naihead's got it right , that area on the upper quarter behind the rear side glass is the shits ! There is a rubber pad in there to...
Don't know if he's got what you want , but try Mac's Garage on the web. Lot of old patch panels from the 50's and 60's. I used a 57' Buick patch...
Asher, Don't know if everything, or anything is the same, but I just swapped a 350/350 into my 55 Buick Special. Retained the original Buick...
Anybody got any pictures of some old school spider web pinstriping? I'm talking about the corner accent striping on hood or trunk edges. I guess...
Any ideas/pictures of some Kustom light treatments on a 55' Buick? I've looked into the Packard tail light setup, but what I could find was...
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