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    When is it too much?? to save or not??

    Hey all. Been sitting on this for a while. Found me a donor car and got my quarters and floor pans. The last section would be the t roof. Since then the project has been sitting. I have recently made a visit to the car and wasn't to happy with some other new problems I have found.. Ill try to...
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    TH200C behind Buick350

    I have asked around a little..So far the response is negative...I figured I would ask here... I am not looking to do anything but put a stock tranny behind a stock 72 4bbl Buick 350..Going to be a short term daily driver Regal swap.. I have the 200c sitting around from a v6 parts...
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    Carpet dying

    Did a little search here on the board. Found a couple posts on the subject.. Wondering if there are any success stories..I picked up a decent driver from the local boneyard. Only problem is its maroon-ish..My interior on my Regal project car is light grey..I was hoping to maybe try the Rit...
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    Stock motor mount ID driver vs pass

    I dug out a set of extra mounts I needed to use and one of them was clearly marked "right"..I intend to use this on the drivers side.. Left and right sides are determined by facing the vehicle not sitting in it correct? The other I assumed was the left or (pass)..But I couldnt make out any...
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    Best spot to cut and re-attach quarter

    Hey all...Been a while since I stopped the restoring process..After playing with a MIG a little on other projects..I am starting to get more comfortable. When I first pulled my donor quarters I seperated them at the factory roof seam undoing ALL the spot welds.. Now that some time has past...
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    84 NA Stripped roller APX $500.00 SE MA

    Basicly picked this body up to replace the body on my 86GN..Have since changed direction..Car has been in my driveway for more than a year , need to make room.. Stock rear, trunk,glass and doors still on it.. All electrical, interior and front clip were stripped before I purchased...
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    Making choice stock vs.old school stuff

    Hey all... I have done very little research on this section of the car...Been spending lots of time with trannys and body work... While I am close to having my trans done I have been going back and forth trying to figure out what combo of parts I have laying around to use.. It basicly...
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    Another "front unit endplay "?

    Been sometime since I pulled this trans apart..And now I am finally in the middle of putting it back together.. Now while it is possible, I am pretty darned sure I have not misplaced or mixed up the output shaft selective washer and front unit selective washer.. The rear shaft end play...
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    Cold Heading

    Just wondering if there were any old or new school operators around TR land?
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    Random Trans talk my 70 Lark and TR

    Hey all..getting close on finishing up the 2004r for my TR...Having trouble deciding some things... I'm a big do it yourselfer and of course spending big money is out for now.. (1st thought)(350 >2004r swap with 2bbl) I have a 70 Skylark 350/350 I am playing with and am considering...
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    PTSXtreme shift kit

    Would anyone that is familiar with this install mind giving me a PM.. Having trouble understanding one of the instructions... Thanks
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    2004r A-Body swap Angle problem??

    Read quite a few posts over at v8buick... Being a fan of the 2004r and having the extra parts, I really want to build one up or my 70 Skylark 350.. A problem that seamed to pop up was the trans mount or crossmember.. Something to do with angle being off enough to create vibration...
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    Trans code 84 4.1 Regal

    Just thinking about my first Buick ever..It was a light blue 84 with the 4.1 and overdrive...Wish I had it now... Anywho, just curious what trans code(cal) would be on those tags?? Was it shared with other cars? Thanks
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    FWD drum backing plate observation

    I was going through my spare parts to see what I had for backing plates.. I noticed I have two with different finishes on them .. In other words one is finished like as into be mated with a friction , and the other still has grooves in it.. I am going to take a leap here, and assume it...
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    GN Is being held hostage..What can I do?

    Well all, I have spent about the last 6 months or so working on my GN at a buddys house.. We picked up a parts Regal together, stripped it down for sheetmetal and lastly we were fitting the Pass side floor into the GN.. My friend helped me all the time , even though I never asked..His wife...
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    70 Skylark radiator ?

    I was going to post in junkyard dogs , but figured I should keep the non turbo regal stuff here.. I am looking to fire up the 350 in my Skylark but I have no radiator..I thought I had read somewhere that I could drop the f body alum/plastic job in there like some turbo regal guys are doing...
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    fwd piston and fwd wav questions

    Hey all, Finally getting toward putting the clutch stacks back in the drums and I noticed I am missing one of the wav steels from the fwd stack up... 1) Is it possible this thing came with only 1 wav and 3 steels(I am guessing no, the clearence would be wrong right?)..It was a KCF from...
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    89 3300 ignition help

    Hey all..Trying to help out a nephew with a new used car he picked up.. 89 cutlass ciera with the buick 3300 motor.. We suspect that the coil pack may be hooked up wrong.. The only source I had was a Haynes for a 3800 ..I am assuming it should be the same but wanted to be sure...
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    Low Reverse Piston outer lip seal part#

    My fact seal doesnt seam to have a # on it..Doesnt really match the style of what I have in my kit.. The lip of the one that looks like it matches the diameter has a longer lip on it.. Want to be sure..Wondering if anyone knew the correct replacement #.. Something tells me I went through...
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    Sorry Non buick trans help

    If anyone would care to give some advice who might know this vehicle I would gretaly appreciate it..We simply can not afford to drop this thing off at a local trans shop right now.. I guess PM would be best since its non-Buick. Its our family 2001 Town and Country..getting trans codes P0700...
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