so I'm on my 3rd year with my 46 Buick runner driver I just want to see some other builds... don't see much of these on the road, at local meets, or big car shows so yes I'm being nosey where are all...
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so I'm on my 3rd year with my 46 Buick runner driver I just want to see some other builds... don't see much of these on the road, at local meets, or big car shows so yes I'm being nosey where are all...
you guys are awesome advice taken once one of my other rigs sell ill throw some of that money at Buick and get the heater cores, radiator redone then hustle some ladies for panties.
until then my...
yeah I'm just very paranoid especially with all the rust in the coolant. and no way for mine to go on a 168 mile drive all at once. I drove up the mountains last summer and she did great aside from...
Been awhile since I asked stupid questions so I need an old timer to put me in place.
so i've had me 1946 sedanette for a little over a year (got it running after 20+ years of rest) and I've only...
assuming your starter resembles mine
(passenger side) and no worries I was afraid of frying mine as well but then again these parts are A LOT more durable then the plastic mold crap on modern cars.. with that being said id keep a damp...
try jumping from battery to the left terminal on the solenoid that mounts top front of starter... that hot wired my 248... if that don't work check your points took me almost 3 hours to solve the...
yeah this is my dream car Ive been drooling over this exact one since I was 16 best $3000 I ever spent
and its the 2 door torpedo back best looking car ever made
I really don't see many buick eights being built or even at any local shows so lemme see them who doing what for there 8 in 2017
mines a california car thats slowly migrated north into Washington...
SOOO I kept getting yelled at to get my Buick running and driving so yesterday was the first time she saw the road in 20+ years. 248 straight 8 lots of little things here and there too get her back...
Soooooo I got my results Saturday evening after replacing the valve spring and cleaning up the rocker shaft assy the Friday before... she came right back too life after discovering my contact was...
**** thanks Casey I intend on going round 2 with wanting to start this thing on Saturday so ill update on how all that goes. The behemoth only needs to move 20ft and then in my tear down I will...
nothing but potential ordered the last 4 springs in stock... plan is to use those on springs most worn I guess and gravity feed some fuel through carb to get her moved 20ft across driveway. THEN...
thanks guys I really need this thing retired from weather and in some sheltered space for me to actually tear down up here in the northwest the rain really like to ruin my precious metals... I just...
Thanks Jacob well and ordered the rest of what they had in stock. I'm planning on starting this thing then driving it 20ft across the driveway too its new covered heated home for teardown and...
so let me start with making everyone aware that I'm only a 22 year old. Now what one of you elder hoarders has my box of valve springs for the 248 behemoth I've been looking for. Also I've gone to...
1946 super i8 motor is free and pulled/rebuilt starter all pimped and pretty.
any suggestions or tips on jumping my starter without keys?
I'm gravity feeding fuel once I hear her run ill replace...
I'm up in the Everett area. Yeah I'm not thinking of swapping out the i8 if I wanted power and speed a lighter car would have come to mind think MG or Opel maybe even an old Nash but I'm a little...
So far I have dumped mystery oil in all cylinders. I pulled out the rad yesterday and hand turned the crank pulley so the engine is free. As far as my comment on the whitewalls I meant the steel...
Once upon a time a drunk 16-17 year old stumbled in front of a bohemoth thing and only knew it was a shiny blue buick. FF 6 years after keeping tabs on the sitting bohemoth I now own the thing and...