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Forgot to mention, after you take the pictures to post them here if you desire more feedback from the site.

My guess is that it is a 54 Buick. That is based on the rear window, but I could be off a year or two. Can't tell condition of the car without more photos, especially of the floorboards and trunk for...

Just joking with the title. There are welds at the end of the dashboard where it meets the windshield channel, cutting them requires removing the windshield. There are also welds in the windshield...

From my experience I wouldn't run the spark plug wires along side each other for much distance or you will have an induced current causing a misfire.

Kurt

You can use a 64 to 67 El Camino frame, with the 65 El Camino frame looking the closest. The 67 has different rear springs than a 65. I am not certain, but my guess is the parts used to box a 65 El...

I have decided to go with a complete conversion to power disk brakes on the front of the A-body. I am actually going back to Inlinetube as they seem to have the most complete kit that uses original...

I have done this with poor results. I got the master cylinder, block and lines from InlineTube over a year ago. The back of the master cylinder was wrong. My original had a round washer and clip that...

The machinist ground my valves and seats, and replaced all the guides. Total was $300. They look pretty. I hope to reassemble everything this weekend.

Kurt

The heads are off and at the machinist's shop. Valve guides were worn and number 4 was burned. He will have them done by Friday. I have ordered a gasket set and a few items I need to do the...

Good point, but I had the rocker arms off, so they were closed. I have the day off from work today, so I will pull that head in the next couple of hours. Don't know the history of the engine, but it...

Not sure what it will cost, but I will findout tomorrow when I call the machinist. If it is too much I have another 401 in the shop and I can check the heads on it to see if they are any good....

Per my last post I am going to have a set of 401 heads redone. I have seen some past comments on whether or not they should replaced with hardened seats or just ground as replacement may cause water...

I posted this question here and on V8Buick.com and got two excellent responses on each site. They were all right on and I should have know the answers, but it has been a few years since I have done...

I ran a compression check on my 65 A-body with a 401 and had some interesting results. Most common compresson was around 120# with two at 130#, one at 110#, and unfortunately one at 40# (wet and...

Ok, I know that one of the bolt patterns on a 1965 Skylark GS is for GM four speeds (cast iron t-10), but what is the other pattern that I believe was used for the three speed model? Ford?

The...

There would be a lever/s on the column in the engine compartment with the column shift setup, and the columns are different on the GS models compared to the cars with a 300 v8, or a 225 v6. I believe...

Flynbuick,

Do you mean the wheel bearings or the suspension bushings? I'm assuming the wheel bearings.

Kurt

Hi Mando,

I was expecting lower (like in 3:70 or 3:56) considering how fast the engine is turning over cruising down the road, but then again, I don't know how accurate the speedometer really is....

I have a Chevy with a Buick nailhead in it, so one for the good side.:thumbsup:

Tires were rebalanced (but didn't needed it according to the tire shop), rotated, checked for runout, and they somehow put 500# of pressure on the tires as they spun them. Tires look brand new and...

I have a shake/shimmy/vibration, not sure what to call it at around 60-65 mph. This is a 65 a-body. This car has been looked at by a good front-end shop, tranny shop, and had the driveshaft...

Well the driveshaft rotated 3.25 times for two rotations of the rear wheel. I expected lower gears than that. Seems to me that the 1965 Skylark GS had 3:36 gears stock, so that is what I image I...

To figure out my gear ratio I lift one tire off the ground, turn it two complete revolutions, and count the number of times the drive shaft goes around? Right? This will be interesting, to find out...

Hi Wildcat68



Well I do have a 65 Elky with a Skylark GS frame and running gear complete with original t-10 tranny. Looks really nice, but needs upholstery and synchros in the tranny. It also...

You guys are awesome! Thanks for posting the all the information Mando! I must now check my rearend gearing. Any idea what gears usually came from the factory with a 200r4?

BTW, the reason I...