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I have the same caps for my 55' Super. I had some of the black steel wheels that basically replaced the white wheels in the late 90's and the cap...
Correct...still not sure why I put New Zealand? I even stated"also"...as in also from Oz. Beautiful car! Leno's Is very similar but stock or near...
That is a beautiful car, and similar to Leno's, but not his. This car is also from New Zealand. Shortly after seeing pics of this car for the...
Thanks for all the help. Two different pics of the same car really helped. The skinny white walls look good but not really the look I'm after. I...
Getting parts together for my 55 Super that is in storage in another state. About to order tires... using stock wheels with Buick sombrero wheel...
I am bringing my 55 Super home this weekend so I will be following your build to see what you come up with. Crazyolman I can't wait to look...
Do it! I have a 55 Buick and once I saw one with some of the chrome removed I knew I had to do it... Decide what chrome defines the car and leave...
There is a ton of info on this swap on Steves Nova site... The S-10 trans provides a better shifter postion than the Camaro or Mustang versions...
There is a company in the Phoenix area called Porterbuilt that makes some nice suspension stuff for the 60's GM trucks. Some of their parts(as...
I have a 55 Super that I plan to start on after new years that I plan to bag also. I don't know how similar they are but I'm learning a lot. I'm...
Looks good! +1
Thanks for the update. I will check my Jeep spring part#s to see which ones I have. The stock 05' Jeep springs I put in my 62 GMC were too soft......
I would check the condition of the battery cables and the wire to the starter. If it isn't getting full juice it won't crank it long. If it's...
Close enough... Thanks! My 05' Wrangler is 60" I think and is coil sprung. Maybe I will do some measuring when I get the Buick home? In second...
Anyone have pics of a 55-56 Buick with skirts? Not sure I've ever seen one and the wheel opening kinda needs...something.
I couldn't find anything that looked like it came from the 60's and I couldn't find any aftermarket wheels that I liked. I literally tripped over...
Any updates on this one? Do you know the axle width wms to wms? I just made a deal on a 55' Super. I have other projects ahead of it as well...
Nice truck! Any updates? I have a 62 ¾ton that sat for 10 years. It's basically my daily driver. I'm in Henderson too. If you need any parts I...
One nice thing about the torsion front end is that you can raise or lower the front end with 1 socket. The rear is a simple coil spring swap and...
Nice car...Any updates?
That is the basic plan right there. We are considering bringing certain ones to Vegas to clean up and sell since we live here.
I might have gotten a little ahead of myself... These cars are 250 miles from home. We were there for about ½hour and didn't want to get filthy...
Thanks for the replies. As far as getting them running I mean seeing which ones aren't locked up and seeing if we can get them to start. Then we...
I'm helping a friends family get their grandfathers cars cleaned up and running to sell. I bought a 55 Buick Super from them but we don't know...
Cherokees are leaf spring rear. Maybe a Grand Cherokee? I used 97-05 Wrangler rear springs on my 62 GMC and the Grands have the same design but...
You might also try rear Jeep Wrangler springs for the rear. 97-06 are pig tailed on both ends. 07-current are too but more on one end than the...
I found this very informative. I will study it, learn it, live it... I tried this and it will now shift later at full(or near full) throttle, but...
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