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i'm in the trenches right now for my 1980 regal project. i'm done my little brainstorm and now it's down to a money thing and time thing... time to wait. the payoff will be well worth it, though many of you guys might not see eye to eye with my ideas, but in true 0-90 dan fashion, it will be...

i know i'm going to make a Big mess! i have my dip tank, and a rebuild kit. i also have enough tools to get myself into lot's of trouble. should be a fun week end. now where'd i put that 3\16 i sure hope swiss cheese works for buick!

so i'm looking around the engine bay looking for the best place to stick a good bolt for the engine hoist chain. the problem i forsee is that my hooks are too large to go between the firewall and the engine. so where would one safely strap the chain? i usually sling the chain kitty-corner but...

so i moved the buick into the shop this morning. the car is not in the bad of shape. 5-6 bad areas and one really bad spot. the frame looks intact. so it's time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! may long is the deadline to get it running.

if an engine was blown due to overheating, what are the chances that the tranny/ converter are still good? there is no extra tranny cooler. imo i need a new tranny, but others have said that i may have a good unit still. i'm looking into a 200r4 tranny anyway, but i'm trying to get this beast on...

as far as i know propane is high octane (higher than 91 octane). if knock is the enemy, this should help? it's octane level is a big reason for power loss but with boost, you are retarding 4deg for every lb of boost anyway. i could advance the timing a bit more and run more boost. i can buy...

they leak bad weather they have new gaskets or silicon. can i have the rough ridges milled flat? or will i have clearance issues? i hate leaks. it messes up the details.

she is a 1980 turbo sport coupe with t roof. it leaks, the tires go flat, the key is jammed into the ignition, and there is definatly something wrong with the radio...lol but if i ever had a dream car it would be this. it was free! i picked up the engine a week and a half ago for $150. so...

hi. i have a 1980 turbo vin regal. it was given to me by a close friend at work. he gave it to me 3 years ago. i just bought a 1979 3.8 turbo engine for 150 bucks, complete for the most part. i will be getting it running by mid summer... i hope. i have referenced every number on every part, they...