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Have you looked at the starter wiring?

Is the vacuum to the power brakes connected?

Whereabouts?

I enjoyed it for a short period... But I am not crying that it's gone.

-Bob C.

Umm... Is that a PCV valve? Or just an elbow?

That's a funny looking setup, it just looks wrong.

-Bob C.

The vacuum line to the distributor should not see vacuum at idle - this is "ported vacuum" (see my previous post about mixing up the vacuum lines), and will only see vacuum when you are on the...

A couple of things here...

1) How are you going to port the heads? It is easily possible for porting, when done incorrectly (even by people experienced in porting other brands of heads), to reduce...

A strong possibility is that your vacuum advance and vacuum line to the tranny are on the wrong ports on the front of the carb. The two ports look the same but actually one of them is ported vacuum...

Why replace the pistons?

It seems like you have a few routes to go:
1) Go through everything, clean it up, and put it back together with all of the same parts (or maybe replace a few minor wear...

Sorry I can't help with the engine, but it is a great looking car!

-Bob C.

Many businesses like that don't ever check their emails.

I would recommend the phone for trying to deal with any company in the old-car-parts business.

(If you'll allow a bit of stereotyping, I...

And obviously, feel free to report the spammy threads so we can go kill them...

Look for the little triangle warning sign (with the exclamation point) below each post. Hit that and we'll take care...

Nice!

Welcome aboard.

-Bob C.

I think there are more options in a 235/75/15. That was a VERY common size in the '70s & '80s.

And I usually shop for tires at www.tirerack.com because they have more variety in the "old" sizes...

My Buick has been daily-driven for about 15 years with headers. It *can* be done, but I'm pushing my car quite hard for performance too.

If you want to do it:
- Get GREAT quality headers with...

Welcome aboard!

Does that mean the Riviera isn't going to exist any more? The Riv's are fantastic cars, and incredibly comfortable to drive.

Nonetheless, the 455 in the skylark is a lot of fun!...

I was going to also call them the "drum only" wheels from your description, however I'm not sure about the "R" code either.

And I thought most of the drum-only wheels were 14x5 with a 4-3/4 bolt...

For the 350 motors, I'm not aware of any year which is better than another. However If the motor has previously been rebuilt, make sure the cylinders won't need to be bored to the point where the...

I also vote for the accelerator pump.

These were originally leather from the factory, and should be replaced. Once they dry out (if the car sat for a while), they seldom work right again.

A...

If you can, try to track down a book called ""Building the Buick Performance Engine" by Steven Dove.

That will tell you all about rebuilding the Buick 350 (and 455), and your machinist should also...

We have been playing it for about a year. It is optional to include new Beetles. We do. After the same Beetle has been seen a couple of times (i.e. for sale at a dealership, or owned by a...

Welcome aboard!

Lots of advise available here about how to tweak your Buick.

-Bob C.

For my money, a straight-8 is the ONLY way to go!

I have no clue why you would put a SBC in there. (If you want a race car, seen that and buy something else and put a blown 454 in!)

-Bob C.

Where are you located? I'm in Massachusetts, and would be happy to bring my tuning skills to you (if you're within a reasonable distance)...

-Bob C.

Although I know almost nothing about how to accomplish it, I would want to look into direct injection. If I was doing a ground-up new head design, I would have to at least look at it. Besides that, I...