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  1. Thanks, but I'll need to sweat the details on this one (Re: 1967 scoops on a 1965?)

    Dear Bob and Team Buick members in favor of stylish "mods,"



    Not only is it entirely possible, but a number of other 1965 owners have done this to their cars. I can't dig up an online photo at...
  2. How easy is it to fit 1967 GS hoods scoops on a 1965 Special hood?

    Dear Team Buick fans of tasteful "mods,"

    I have a 1965 Buick Special wagon that I've "supersized" with a 445 cid Buick big-block V-8 engine. Back in 2013, I had the misfortune of having somebody...
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    Transmission cupid? (Re: The "epic" 430 rebuild caper!)

    Hi Jamie and Team Buick members,



    Well, it is almost Valentine's day. Ya' think we should bring your T400 and my 200-4R together in a romantic setting and see what happens? :D

    Cheers,...
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    Okay tailgate photos too! (Re: 430 rebuild caper)

    Dear Dr. Frankenbuick and Team Buick members,



    Well okay - but remember . . . . you asked for it!! :bgrin:

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    I've had some trouble photographing the car because the new paint...
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    Still waitin' for da' engine!! (Re: 430 rebuild caper)

    Dear Good Dr. Frankenbuick and Team Buick members,



    *Heavy sigh* . . . . . yes indeed no new posting . . . . . . cuz very little new to report!!

    Getting the car repaired from the accident...
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    Body-shop progress - aiming for a conventional engine.

    Dear Team Buick members, :shield:

    Just a quick update on the status of my trusty wagon and the big-block engine to go in it. As noted in another thread - I've got tailgate parts issuez, but at...
  7. Got glass - need 65 tailgate window lower sash channel

    Dear Team Buick members, :shield:

    My wagon is still at the body shop, but at least she has a grill, door handles and stuff. She is starting to look like a car again! :hurray:

    Alas, the...
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    Thanks - little progress on the 430 caper

    Dear Bob, Dr. FrankenBuick, and Team Buick members,

    Sadly, there has been very little to report on this project. After getting my car painted, the body-shop has slipped back into taking care of...
  9. Another opinion on oil and roller lifters

    Dear Team Buick members,

    Jim Weise posted on his V-8 Buick forum a summary of a presentation he attended on new oil technology. It was put on by Joe Gibbs racing and clearly recommended Joe Gibbs...
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    Thoughts are cheap and ref on Car Craft column?

    Dear Sabrerattler and Team Buick members, :shield:



    I second all comments about efficiency, except fuel injection maybe as you'll spend $3500 or more and that could buy alot of gas.[/QUOTE]
    ...
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    Better to ask a pro than to end up with an epic - disaster!

    Dear Team Buick members, :shield:

    If you remember my first postings on this forum, I was sternly warned to be very careful to avoid having a Buick engine rebuilt by someone who didn't take the...
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    65 Buick getting "greener"

    Dear Team Buick members, :shield:

    Alas, everything is slower and more complicated than I ever could have feared. However, there is at least a little progress on getting my venerable wagon out of...
  13. What's the "zen" of natural, synthetic oil and ZDDP?

    Dear David and Team Buick members, :shield:



    I find your comments very interesting, but I'm not sure what are finally using in your own cars. Do you use any synthetic at all? Are you using a...
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    Well, at least bare block pictures

    Dear Good Dr. Frankenbuick and members of the Team Buick "Brotherhood" :shield:



    I visited "da patent" on Monday, but alas no final paint on this poor car. The welds to repair the door panels...
  15. Glass survives cross-country journey!

    Dear DocModisett and Team Buick members, :shield:

    They said it couldn't be done, but they did it! I visited my venerable wagon at the body shop and sure enough the new replacement tailgate glass...
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    News flash: 430 block passes Magnaflux inspection.

    Dear Team Buick big block fans, :shield:

    Just a quick news update on my efforts to rebuild my 430 V-8. The block passed Magnaflux inspection and all indications are that I have a really solid...
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    Transmission, carburetor upgrades?

    Dear Devin,



    I'm working on the reverse of your proposal: I'm rebuilding a 67 430 V-8 to put in a 65 Buick Special wagon. However, I'm hopeful that I'll actually significantly improve the...
  18. Scratch caused by felt wearing out on metal spring.

    Dear Jeff (and Team Buick members), :shield:

    As it turns out, there are a few places that have this particular piece of glass available. After one wrong lead, I got a recommendation to call...
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    Thanks for the memories!

    Dear Dr. Frankenbuick (and Team Buick members) :shield:



    Thanks so much for sharing with us this story of how you obtained your medical "degree" in the art of souping up Buicks! :thumbsup:

    ...
  20. Poll: Interesting Motortrend article on Butanol

    Dear Airy Cat and Team Buick members,

    Indeed the situation of "at the pump" gas is rather discouraging these days. Since my dream is to make a "road trip" cruiser, the car will have to cope with...
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    Thanks - cuz in some things I am dated!

    Dear Dr. Frankenbuick and interested onlookers, :shield:

    Thanks for the broader perspective - cuz I just plain didn't know what Buick was up to in 69!



    I didn't know how Buick changed as...
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    Thanks for the booster beef-up recommendations!

    Dear Dr. Frankenbuick and Team Buick members :shield:

    Thanks for the information on beefing up the engine to permit some kind of modest boosting. If I were to do this later on, I would keep it on...
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    Towing, overdrive, "boosting" and a car to do it with!

    Dear Dr. Frankenbuick and Team Buick members, :shield:

    First, there are some critical developments in this 430 engine rebuild caper! After considerable uncertainty . . . . it appears there will...
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    Pictures of a dirty engine block - completely stripped!

    Dear members of the Team Buick "brotherhood" . . . :shield:

    Finally the 430 has been broken down and the block is on route to the machine shop for cleaning, magnefluxing, and assuming all that...
  25. Thanks - hoping to check on precisely this!

    Dear Alisa64,

    Thanks for your suggestion!



    Actually, I had the glass specialists at the body shop repair a "bull's eye" on the windshield using a technique that sounds similar.

    At the...
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