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When I transferred my stock 1950 the inspector searched a long time until finding the VIN tag with win riveted to the a -pillar as describes...
What do you base above answer one? Are inspectors indifferent to body style? In NC it is easy to transfer from other state . Then within a year...
Hello I have a question on how to get a North Carolina title for a modified vintage car. Car has a clear IL title as Buick Roadmaster 1952...
I will check the drain plugs I might get lucky
Hello, I have a Dynaflow 1950 Buick Special with a 248. The gearbox was rebuilt, and ran fine for several thousand miles. I had it on idle in...
Thank you both for your answers! It is great news! It means I have a spare generator & spare starter. Even 320 regulator will work on the car...
Hello, This thread is about Buick 248 & 320 starter & alternator compatibility. I know from other searches that the 240 starter has 2 field...
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Thanks for your detailed answer. How thick is the part you welded with spool gun im that tail piece? Not having welds in panels all over but...
A question regarding the body. Did you plan it so you have NO welded joints in the body, but rivets/ screws, and partitioning lines, i.e. great...
The 1500 is painful for the transport! Also the early ones have babbit bearings making a rebuild costly, and many do not want to mess with that....
I tipped about the same engine on Ebay ! It is a great candidate for this car!
2250 bucks for a proper engine, this one even has the compound twin carb only available in 1941! You can get more for that SBC or trade it for...
Well just saying it is a shame that such an awesome build, that is right in so many ways, with so much attention to detail, and craftmanship has...
The SBC is a sore thumb. Please please get a proper engine to this fine car!!! Keep the T5
That is a very nice build, probably better made than back in the days! But the engine.... All that effort, and then blow it by putting a bread,...
Traditional...with straight 8. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Cool, keep it running!
Yeah exactly! It is not about speed compared to modern standards. I put a stock Buick 320 Cui with a T5 in a 2850 lbs car. It is fast by 1950...
Yes this is kind of my point. Why do so many shun the I8, and instead of living with it put in some V8 often Chevy. Most Hot Rod's are not...
THat Head length of the Buick 320 is 34.5 " overall another 6" maybe with fan so little bit longer than a Ford 6. Ford 6 is an interesting...
Here is a Buick 320 with a T5. Adaptor by the guy in Ham Lake WI. Length overall about 6 feet :) Pulls hard in a 2850lbs car.
Wow that guy went the extra mile! Great job.
Well the smallblock chevy, and now the LS makes things easy, and booooring. If it is about Hp/ USD you can't beat chevy stuff.
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