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What's the wheelbase on one of them frames?

Could make a good frame swap for an older model car - updated suspension and set up for a SBC......

I am always seeing good * f/s from Texas. I wish I could find this * locally....

Send him an e-mail and tell him to send you a self addressed stamped envelope so you can send him a check. When you get the sase you take a picture of your * and tell him he can kiss it........

Welcome Roothog......

This is a timely subject.

My dad was working on a car just the other day. He is forcefully retired (aka laid-off) and is making his living by restoring musclecars and selling them. Anywho, he had just put some seam-sealer on the floors and was welding in the package tray area when the sparks lit the floor-pan on fire. He was one step away from a cheap-* fire-putter-outer and was able to stop it from spreading.

This car is a deep investment in his livelyhood, and loosing it AND his garage would have put him(and mom) in the poorhouse for sure. And they are pretty young for a couple of old farts - Dad is 56 and mom is 30 (at least she has been for the last twenty years or so). I can't imagine how they'd make it if something like that happened.


Needless to say he didn't do any more work for the rest of the day until he got new putter-outers.......

Who's the f*#&ing mouthy new guy? And to answer your question YES do an intro or we'll beat you down, poke fun at your hair and call you naughty names.

.....I just thought you'd feel more comfortable if someone went harsh on you. These cream puffs are always trying to be nice - with all of those please and thank yous (yuck)........Welcome to the Jedi side Fat Hack, (if that IS your real name) I'll see you back on the dark side soon.

A car owned by a mechanic sounds like a sound investment to me.

An engine is an engine. Change the oil often and it lasts longer, skimp a few miles between changes and........poof.

Ask the mechanice how long he's owned it. If it's only been a year or so he's done "working out the bugs", if he's owned it for a long time he's unloading the trash.

Both are good cars. Hard to go on such a minimal description.

Get a non-biased mechanic to make your mind up for you - they know what goes out first and can tell you if the usual problems have been addressed.

I suggest this because my brother buys and sells on ebay like crazy and every time - EVERY TIME - I have a need for something, even if it's wierd or expensive, he can find it on ebay for me, and usually at a good savings.

I've had good luck there., that's all...

suggestion:

check ebay

Hmm this must only be a mid west thing. Mushroom hunting kicks *. And morels are scrumptious....

Then again what do us hicks know ? We only eat catfish too...

I have heard that people in other regions will eat fish that we wouldn't take a * on.  I guess we are the weirdos.

I went out mushroom hunting every day this past week. I came up dry - only saw about a half dozen, I left them so they'd reproduce. I also went fishing too, I caught a carp that was about three foot long, tossed him back. Carp sucks.....

Things are bound to turn around sometime. The weather is changing - it'll be a warm, wet week this week. The mushrooms will be popping soon, and the Catfish will be biting too. I guess the "fat season" isn't over, lol.

I Have an old Page I made with some buick stuff.
I just never kept it up .. The ST8 stuff is not up enough
for me to spend much time with the posts...
anyway. Here is the link.
http://woodgraining.com/HAMB/
Ryan Knows about it  
Jdee

thanks dude.....


Hey looky I'm famous - I made it on your web page!!!


Still have a slow Buick though ......

Man, I wish I could weld better.....

I do have to make these headers, with a nice Intake
the ST8 would look sweet.
Jdee

HHEEEEYYYYYYY !!!!!!

You've been holding out JDEE!!! I didn't see those headers on the HAMB. Did you say you made them? And they are for the Little I8? I need to get some 'o dem !!!

Fat * Buick was supposed to ship me some flanges so I could try to hack a set together myself - but they'd never look as good as those babies.

Yea, the intakes are a problem too. I seem to find them when I am broke and when I HAVE the money they are nowhere to be found.... :x

I am knee deep in susp. problems right now though. These lever-action front shocks......I guess I am going to try to re-build them and use them in conjunction with air bags. For now I need bushings, lots and lots of bushings.


So how are you handling the shifting chores right now? I suppose you have the automatic....

Well, thanks guys.

I know this is kinda out there as far as tech stuff goes because the Buicks are not as wildly popular as everything else - and most  cars get the old SBC routine.

I am trying like hell to keep this I8 thing going and I am just looking for alternatives. I know Bendtsen's makes a 700r adapter that would make this thing cruise like nobodys buisness but then I would have a whole new set of things to do - a new column and ignition, etc. It'd just be cooler to floor shift.....

I got some good suggestions on the HAMB from C9. He is a GOD. I suck. I hope I can just fab something up the way they used to do it. It is something that I've never done so it might take some guidence....

I am running the origional 3 speed manual (on the column) behind the I8 in my Buick. They used to sell floor shift conversions for these right? Can I still get one?

My dad was telling me they might be found in a JCWhitney, but after looking I don't think so....

Any help will be appreciated. The timing would be great as I have no carpet in the old bastard right now and it would be a weekend project that could be handled quickly.

Maybe I better specify that this is an all origional '50 Buick, there were shifters for Chevys and Fords, and a few other odds and ends, but not for this vintage of Buick.

Hey newbie here i was wondering if any one had any info on useing a propane bottle to shoot flames

Yea I got some....

It's dangerous, real dangerous.....

And not for an amateur. Do it the old fashion way if you want to do it at all. Propane is a good way to go if you want to set your car on fire.

Not trying to * in your pudding but I just hate seeing aold cars go up in flames.......

On the other hand if you are trying to blow flames from the back of your Honda - definately go with propane, it rocks!!!