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Howdy again just a quick footnote,

My nautically-inclined brain remembered something about zinc being used as a sacrificial anode to protect ships from rusting. Therefore zinc should have the...

Dear carmantx,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this project.



Okay question-1: why the 212 cam? Very high on the priority list is fuel economy. If I shift the peak torque upwards 500...

Dear Team Buick engine gurus, :shield:

I've been "educated" on more more gotcha associated with rebuilding a classic engine. I was unaware of the Zinc Dialkyl Dithio Phosphate (ZDDP)...

Dear HenryJ and BC,

Thanks for your thoughts. Indeed there were a few details that I should have added that explains the choice of the intake manifold and RV cams. So here it comes!



Well,...

Dear Team Buick big-block gurus, :shield:

I have been trying to get enough preliminaries out of the way so that I could start asking the really big questions about rebuilding this 430 engine from...

Dear Steve (Dr. Frankenbuick) and Team Buick fans, :shield:



Yes indeed you are right. Actually I had partially stumbled on the right answer yesterday afternoon. However, to get the right TA...

Dear Steve (Dr. Frankenbuick,)

Don't do this to me!! For 2 hours I thought I understood what was going on :hurray:. . . then I made the mistake of looking a little more carefully!! :eek:


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Dear BigRivy and Paul,

Just a quick reply before I head off to take care of other things. . . .

Sure, if my goal was to simply get some life back in this car - there would be much cheaper ways...

Hi Ted,

You don't understand . . . . you see the fellows at Orinda Motors asked if it were possible to put in exhaust headers into the car. It's a homework assignment! :bgrin:



The problem...

Hi Bob (and Team Buick brotherhood),



Tim at TA Performance tried to put a brave face on it, but basically he said the same. It certainly doesn't look very promising to try the TA headers...

Dear Team Buick members,

I'm continuing to try to figure out how to stuff my recently acquired Buick 430 in my 1965 Buick Special wagon. The puzzlement for today is how to get the exhaust out.
...

Hi Steve,



Thanks for the good advice! To be honest, I was just using the TA-Performance catalog to understand what was the difference between a rear and mid sump! I hadn't started to imagine...

Thank you Steve for your elaboration!

Always feel better when Dr. Frankenbuick is on the case! :thumbsup:



I now have the number of the head casting: 1382985. However, it seems that...

Dear Steve, Paul, and other Team Buick members, :shield:

I'm back from my first careful look at my baby! :bgrin: Do I have baby pictures you ask? . . . of course!...

Dear Team Buick members :shield:,

A Buick 430 V-8 . . . and it's mine - all mine! :1st:

I have successfully purchased a 430 that came out of a 1967 Buick Electra 225. I started to research...

Hi Bob and Team Buick members, :shield:



Thanks Bob for the reference and for (better still) pointing me to the appropriate existing thread - instead of reinventing the wheel. :thumbsup: I've...

Dear Henry, Ted, and Steve (Dr. FrankenBuick,) :shield:

Thanks to everyone for replying to off-the-wall question!



This was the sort of thing I was hoping to find. The oil system...

Dear suntreemcanic,



Thanks for sharing that with me and the Team Buick "brotherhood." I'm certainly a softy for that engine so I'll hunt down a copy of the March issue!

Cheers, Edouard

Dear Team Buick Engine gurus,

<humor mode on>
I've received the gospel and I believe! I shall spread the word all over the earth! Tho shall not build a Buick engine to sloppy tolerances or it...

Dear Jeff,



Do you want to replace the distributor completely or simply get a solid state conversion for your existing distributor? Converter kits aren't as expensive as a complete...

Hi Bob Mando and other Team Buick gurus, :shield:



Funny you should mention this very point. I certainly hope it is okay to use such sites to get an idea of what sort of engines are out there....

Dear 65Cat68Riv,



Well, actually I had pondered what would seem to be the unthinkable for this crowd - going all the way down to the 68 400 cid V-8. The reason being that I could find some...

Dear Team Buick members,

Thanks to all the very helpful feedback from you'all, I'm settling into the idea of swapping a 455 into my 65 Buick Special wagon. That pushes me in a different direction...

Dear Tom and CustomWildCat,

Tom writes:


I haven't ordered this particular weatherstrip, but I've ordered others from Steele Rubber for my 65 Buick Special Wagon and . . . . I haven't gotten...

Dear Paul (and everyone),



Definitely feeling a little Mea culpa at this point. Looking at your earlier postings you lay out a perfectly reasonable solution for using my existing 300 cid...