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1969 Buick Wildcat Custom build. Sold it.
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No idea. Would rather FI it because of the 6200 feet of altitude change going to lake Havasu.
Picked up the new to me mill today. 8.1L from a propane powered truck with low miles. Was bummed to see surface rust in the cylinders. Not too bad, but enough I will have to pull it apart and go through it. Hopefully the bearings are good. Engine has been sitting without spark plugs for a while. He did right by me on price. So I am OK with it.
Woohoo, this is going to be fun. I semi wish i put one of these in my truck.
Love it
High altitude compensators
I haven't measured yet, but I may need to cut the hood open to be able to close it.
What happened to being the king of over built?
I am mellowing out in my old age. And I think the stock 8.1 is going to be overbuilt for that car.
Is that 8.1 really taller than the Buick motor?
Yes. The Buick is wide and flat looking. It might just be the intake making look taller. Sitting in front of the 5.7, it looks massive.
I am the king of Craigslist.
Bought an early 700r4 to build for the Buick. I want the overdrive but want to keep the original cable driven speedo. Picked up a working one from an 87 Astro camper van a guy is converting to AWD. Paid him $200.
He called yesterday, asked if I still had it and can he buy it back. ?????????? He found a van with a rebuilt engine with a bad transmission. OD does not work. So he offered me $400 for the one I paid $200 for and he brought the re-builder to me.
Got to wonder about some people.
Bought an early 700r4 to build for the Buick. I want the overdrive but want to keep the original cable driven speedo. Picked up a working one from an 87 Astro camper van a guy is converting to AWD. Paid him $200.
He called yesterday, asked if I still had it and can he buy it back. ?????????? He found a van with a rebuilt engine with a bad transmission. OD does not work. So he offered me $400 for the one I paid $200 for and he brought the re-builder to me.
Got to wonder about some people.
That's why I'm afraid to sell the trans and tcase I pulled out. I know I'll find some abandoned project for a great price that just needs a transmission and/or tcase and I'll have sold the extras that I had.
That makes you a hoarder.
