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Thanks for your input.

What was the bad experience that you had with the stock cam gear set and was it nylon teeth? Well the Buick engineers designed it that way I am told to make it more quiet....

Just about ready to do my install of timing gear/chain set. Egge tells me I can get the OEM plastic teeth/aluminum cam gear in the set or go with an all steel one. However the OEM one makes the...

Update: For future searchers, I have found through my research that the base mount off of a 1959-60 is interchangeable and will work so you can install spin-on oil filters.

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You remove the passengers side wheel well cover to access the hoses and heater core. You also have to remove the heater core housing inside the car which is located...

For what it is worth, the cleaning efficiency dynamics of a oil bath air cleaner Vs. an air dry filter are quite a bit more. K&W would later rediscover this and go on to market theirs using oil on...

Can anyone tell me if can install a 1960 Buick Nailhead's oil pump and oil filter boss is exchangeable/swap onto my 1957 Buick Nailhead. I am thinking about replacing my oil pump and canister oil...

Airy Cat:

Here are the sources I found out about this topic. Hope it helps. Click the other links on these pages as you read, for a more complete debriefing on this and other related topics.
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While we are on the discussion of nail head manifolds this is what I would do:

Create a nailhead aluminum manifold that would in it's design allow for bungs to install electronic fuel injection...

Bob:

Regarding the Team Buick's on-site carb chart as per your link above.
I am looking at the following carbs for 1957 Buick:

2507S, 2625S, 2800S, 2840S, 2877S, 2981S, 2982S

Now can...

dennis:

You need to do the following to your fuel and ignition system to fully accept the oxygenated fuels of today.

1) You have to re-spec (re-curve) your distributor with regards to...

What no one out there that has removed a 1957 heater core in the easiest way possible.

Now I have what I believe to be a very comprehensive set of both 1957 Buick factory chassis manuals and...

Painting is always a mess and the less you have to protect the better!

Paint in the summer and do the interior during the winter months. You can strip, prime, block outdoors and use the true...

It is now time for an Echo!

How does one go about properly flushing out the heads and block on these engines in the car? Before you respond please read below.

I am about to go about flushing out my cooling system on a car...

What is the best way to remove the heater core from a1957 Buick Roadmaster?

Has anyone out there done this? If so let me know how you went about it and all of what is involved.

Thanks in...

Well I believe they kept the foot starter setup through 1958. So you can get a carb dash pod and switch from any 53 to 58 and make it work. I believe the 1953 straight eight special, the last year...

Nice 49. I love these Buicks. Convert it back to the foot switch just for me will ya?

David
I love things just the way they were and drive them just the way they are.

Yeah that paper clip thing works "if" you have the key in and turned to the "off" position. I did not have any keys so I took out the driver's door handle which has the lock inside of it.

Yeah...

I ended up taking out the driver's side door lock and made a key from that.
Turns out and I confirm that a 1957 Buick's Lock system is based on the one key fits all locks premise. After making the...

I have no keys, and need to remove the ignition from the dash so I can take it to the Lock Smith so he can make a set for me. Has anyone out in Buick land ever actually done this procedure. Would...

That's right. The last photo shows the side that I would put against the head.

David

I have always put the flat side to the head and the imprinted side up to meet the intake manifold.

Make sure the cut outs profile and match the intake ports of the head when you lay it down...

I looked at the references myself as well and also have a few questions

When you read or hear someone say he has a car with matching numbers is this what they are saying:

For example: My...

I found this site regarding buick specs. Perhaps someone would know how to link it to this site for general research information.
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I will be towing my 1957 Roadmaster Coupe back home so I will need the following:

1) The exact bumper to bumper measurement length

Update: Found out from an old brochure it is 17.94 feet or...