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Would like to know technique or tool "how to" for removing the hood springs on a '55 Buick please???????????? Much thx.! :confused:

OK.. thought I measured correctly.. ordered wheel adapters so I could use my chevy rearend with my Buick wheels. I ordered 4.5/4.75 to 5.5.. Hmmmm the adapters were too big for wheels.

So what...

Pics please... I'm going to be doing mine soon. I've got a rearend out of a 78 Elcamino. Using the original springs.. not sure if I'm going 4 link or leafs.

thx.

I'm replacing the rear in my '55 Buick with a '79 Malibu. Correct width. Will use original rear springs and setup the proper control arms and add panard support bar. Will also pickup wheel...

OK.. traditional steering wheel puller doesn't seem to fit or work. How do I get the dang steering wheel off this thing without causing damage.

Question #2: It's surface is cracking, chipping.....

Floor boards are relatively easy to replace, even for a novice if you take your time and don't rush things. Get a bead roller (cheap) and fab your own floor boards. All those things you listed are...

That's ok.. I got it. Yeah.. would have been helpful to list car... ha!

I'm not home to measure ... does anybody know the distance between the frame rails in the motor compartment?

thx! :shifter:

Hello Stubbe,

I'm in the north of Washington State USA..

I would think his rebuild came with a warranty and if it did why would he pay someone else to rebuild again? Even if he has to take...

OK.. I've got my '65 Wildcat rearend. Gears are 3.07. Looks pretty complete except for emergency brake hardware missing.

My plan is to located the upper and lower control arms and coils for this...

Sounds sweet but Minnesota is a bit far to travel for a rearend.. I appreciate the info however.

I believe I've found a complete and working rearend only a few miles from work here for $100. ...

That's great! I've got a line on a '65 Wildcat rearend with 3.07 gears (non-posi).. that'll work great for highway cruisin'! Thx. :shifter:

Depends on what I put in as a power plant. If it turns out to be something other than Buick the people here can get pretty darn unruly.. ha! :D

If you're going through the trouble of removing the body and updating the rear end why not just stick the body on something newer? Buick wagon or something? There are some frames with the same...

Hey, I keep hearing that a '63 Riviera rearend is the rearend to use when moving to an open driveline in a '55 Buick. Question(s)...

1. What is the gear ratio in one of these or did they vary?...

thx mon'. It would be for the tail light housing.:car:

Off topic... is that a Buick pulling a trailer in your signature? I'd like to see a larger pic of that if possible! I've got a old Shasta I'm going to restore to pull behind the Buick once it's...

Looking for tail light seals for my '55... anybody know where I can get them without having to buy and entire weather strip kit? :confused:

Yours doesn't seem to have the rivet holes behind those slots. Hmmm, this is curious for sure. Wonder why some have them and some don't. .. and yeah... Why all the center holes?

Yeah.. I know that website.. I've purchase 2 sets of retro hubcaps from them in the past. thx.

So the cop cars had center caps aye? Well this WAS a black and white special... hmmmmmm..... Do...

:jeez:My '55 Special has what looks to be holes that one time held clips for center caps? Is this true and if so, where can I find new clips to rivet on. I'd like to go with a center cap, painted...

Nothing wrong with keeping it original.. however I found that the cost of nailhead rebuilds is steep, parts are a bit more difficult to find. I guess there's pluses and minuses on both sides. Good...

I'd like to do same.. keep rearend in my '55.. everything else is gutted and I'll be putting in a different motor/tranny from a donor car. However, if I can keep the rearend I'd like to.

I'd...

Where does one get wheel adapters for the Buick?

Are there adapters available that will allow me to adapt my 364 to my '55 dynaflow?

thx.