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I drooled over the very same model, for sale at a gas station when I was a kid, but Mom said NO! Loved them ever since. Nice cars in that...
You can see this car at the Nixon Museum in Yorba Linda, CA.
Just a super-nice guy, and a family just like him. My sincere prayers and sympathies
Coker Tires in Chattanooga has a very cool museum. The music and food in Nashville are amazing - just stroll a few blocks around the original...
Now wait a minute, Buick was second only to Caddy in the GM scale, and at times before WWII outperformed Cadillac in power and posh with it's...
You need a bigger wrench, it will come out. Lefty-loosey, nothing fancy here. Be sure it goes back in to the correct torque. See your factory...
You might be able to use your original hubs and bearings adapted onto the aluminum drums - that's what I did on my '54. If you want to keep the...
And State College Boulevard beyond the stadium. I used to practice driving in the stadium lots before I got my license...
The good news is the engine runs great. I would pull the rocker assemblies, pull them apart and clean them out, being sure they go back in the...
Is the gasket in the way? Always assemble the thing loose, that is to say get all your bolts started in their holes (with lots of anti-seize)...
I had similar symptoms on my '54 Buick - the needle would jump to the Neg suddenly, then back to slightly Pos. A new battery fixed the issue.
And just up the road, no less! Glad to hear...
The big thing will be to get the Roadmaster backing plates, to allow 2.5 inches of shoe and drum width. The aluminum drum should fit right onto...
Oh, Rebecca, sorry to hear. Folks, these are good people who do not deserve such a blow... An old Irish prayer, "May the Lord turn the hearts of...
Wow, that is some great work! Thanks for sharing, it inspires me on my '24 Buick roadster.
Thanks, that works perfectly! Is this one of those swaps that starts crazy early in the morning like we do in Southern California?
I'll be motoring through Harrisburg area and have a free day on August 1. Anything out there like a swap or show or salvage yard I can hit?...
The trans mount with the 6 bolts is called a thrust pad - and very good to change out regardless. Your trans will be very happy. I would swap...
I forget... Does the 1960 still have a torque-tube? If so, replace engine and trans mounts and trans thrust pad. If these are too soft, it will...
A 54 Buick Super with factory AC and a few other options at 4660 pounds, with a full tank and no humans. It's a handful in some respects, but a...
Tell him to join the Buick Club of America and join on their forum. There are a lot of helpful info and people there... Love the straight-eight!!!!
You can improve the brakes a lot by finding Roadmaster brake plates and shoes front and rear. Then add aluminum drums from 58 and later to your...
The wires from 53 were 6.5. From 54 and 55 they are 6.0. The repos are 6.0.
The flywheel/flex plate will not interchange. Intake manifold will. Harmonic balancer/front pulley will not.
Franco, I did this adaption on a '54 also. I did take the completed hub and drum assemblies to a brake shop for a light grinding, just in case....
I am so stoked to find your helpful posting!! For a good 8 years I have been collecting on a similar project with a '24 Buick roadster and a 425...
Cool Buick!! But beware of that "Dynaflow 2-speed" idea. It does not shift like a more common automatic trans. Put it in Drive and leave it...
Check clearances on that flex-plate if you plan on using it again. When out of shape, it can ruin the Dynaflow.
To the top, please. Al locals are most welcome.
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