Move on

[Macbuick]

Hi,

As I'm moving to my new house next week, the Buick had to be on wheels to move.
.

So the rear axle went back
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/1051/dscf5947x.jpg


as well as the engine
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3029/dscf5994.jpg

I tried the Procharger on it but found an isssue with the brackets for the steering pump.
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/9647/dscf6009r.jpg


http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/1116/dscf6018j.jpg
i bought the kit from XS Performance (now out of business) and it seems they didn't used the same pump to create the brackets !

i will have to make some new ones :mad:


I also bought Poston valve covers on E-bay...
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4851/dscf5969h.jpg

When i see all the quality builds on this forum, i'm ashamed to post pictures of my car..... i have to say that i'm in the mock up process, that's why some parts are still rusted or not cleaned (for example, i have the new brake booster but still in the box as i'm not at this part of the build now...).
I want to drive it before biginning the full restoration.
So be kind with a little european pro-tourer...

[Bucketlist2012]

Sweet Parts....:thumbsup:

[novanutcase]

Nothing to be ashamed of...you do what you can with what you have.

Post away!!!:thumbsup:

John

[68400BIRD]

Looks like a nice start to me. Most of the people that put down cars don't eben have one or theirs is still stuck in the garage like mine:D Post more pictures as the build continues.

[Macbuick]

The following weeks will be used to work in my new house (mostly new paint on the walls), upstairs and .... also downstairs, where i will have a much nicer place to work on my cars...but i have to paint the walls and floor of the 1500sq ft garage....
I will post pics asap :thumbsup:

[Macbuick]

This is the new house:

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/7430/325487312.jpg

this is the garage :

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/387/img0474bis.jpg


http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3397/img0472bis.jpg


another part of the garage (i will make an opening at the end to gain acces for cars without needing to move the Buick ):

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1606/garagepeint.jpg

[Macbuick]

So i started to work again on the Buick, but things can't always go right !
My Ron Davis Radiator doesn't sit right in his upper mounts in the upper radiator support ....

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/9517/img0505aj.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7591/img0506xe.jpg

I bought it from TA Performance, so it should have sits in a Buick ! :(

[tlillard23]

nice garage. ashamed? you haven't seen my car yet, yours look like a dream.

[Knaller]

Agree! Nice garage. Not to mention the cars.... :unibrow:

[Macbuick]

The radiator is ok :thumbsup:

mocking and cutting....

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/5931/24042012089.jpg

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/6047/24042012088.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5088/24042012091.jpg

i think i will replace the carb hat....it's ugly with the spacer, i prefer an one piece hat....problem they all have a 3.5" diameter for the hoses, so i will have to also buy and adapter 3.5" to 3" as my tubing is 3".

Next step : bolting the intake and the valve covers....so i can go on with the rest....

[Roadbuster]

So i started to work again on the Buick, but things can't always go right !
My Ron Davis Radiator doesn't sit right in his upper mounts in the upper radiator support ....

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/9517/img0505aj.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7591/img0506xe.jpg

I bought it from TA Performance, so it should have sits in a Buick ! :(

Looks like you need different rubber isolators. Here are some that I bought and what came with my 68 GTO.
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TheRoadbuster/CIMG0889.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TheRoadbuster/CIMG0887.jpg
Looks like you need the long ones with the big openings which I cannot find.

Love the new garage! Great work space!

[Macbuick]

In fact one of the lower rubber had moved and that why the radiator was not in the right place...
I didn't noticed it whan bolting the upper bracket :rolleyes:

My rubber are right ;) I wanted to replace them but they where out of stock by TA Performance (Buick specialist), i will check on my El Camino if chevys are the same.

Thanks anyway for your help !!

David

[Macbuick]

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1619/connectedg.jpg

so the intercooler is connected, i cut all the tubing to the right length...

Do you know of any small tool to make a bead, or rolled up at the end of the tube ? Is there only a Woodward-Fab Bead Roller Kit which can do it?
I cut some tubing which had bead on each side but now one side is missing his bead ! :(

Any help will be welcome !!

Thanks

David

[Macbuick]

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5015/45275697.jpg
time to fit the intercooler with some fabrications...

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/4486/35903946.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/333/15528158.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7474/97643177.jpg
I had to cut the tubing and make some beads at the end of the tubes, I used a bead roller.

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/174/72323102.jpg

[Macbuick]

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/1164/82042521.jpg

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7468/74702153.jpg
the jauge pod is in place =) fuel and boost pressure

next step , getting rid of the column shifter...
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1759/67318928.jpg

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/5259/36656530.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4805/50378755.jpg
I had bought a tilt floor shifter column from a monte carlo (dixit seller) and I mixed the two comlumn using the monte housing in place of the Buick one...

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2300/31611205.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3954/49979729.jpg
job done....

[Macbuick]

with my modified Unimatic shifter,
I built a mounting box to place it under my console..

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2333/27949403.jpg

the welds are as is as they will be hidden :D

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/545/13347209.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3329/77797036.jpg

[Macbuick]

Koni shocks are in place as well as the SPC upper arms.....in place of the CPP ones.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3792/88487351e.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4157/19524575.jpg

next step the eletricity, MSD and fuel pump.....

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4921/46856291.jpg

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/9186/84818797.jpg

[Macbuick]

sump tank is welded.....

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3407/14558322.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6801/94029793.jpg

I made a plate to bolt the fuel pump between the tank and the rear bumper...


I ordered a sandwich plate to place between the oil filter in order to have more holes to fit the oil pressure and T°....

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9334/80608460.jpg

[WSSix]

Really cool build! You're doing a great job.

[gearheads78]

Great looking build!

[Macbuick]

Really cool build! You're doing a great job.

Thanks, I do my best :) , I would like to do the same works as the famous builders/shops we see on this forum, but I don't have the same budget and tooling...

You did a great job as well on your car !

I have OZ wheels from a BMW on my El Camino, they fit nicely...

[Macbuick]

Great looking build!

Thanks,:thumbsup:

It makes me happy to have some congratulations, as building a car oversea is not easy as a local build....

[Macbuick]

the air funnel is in place of the headlight

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9571/smallfunnel.jpg


The air filter will move behind the funnel to avoid the heat of the header....

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/948/smallfunneltube.jpg


I cut a plate and drill two holes to receive the shift lights

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/4829/smallshift.jpg


I modified an old ashtray door to accept the air/fuel monitor

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8743/smallratio.jpg

[Macbuick]

Misalignement problem with my PYPES X pipe and the rest of the Flowmaster exhaust system... I need to order some "S" bend pipes to raise the mufflers to the right level....

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9087/img2483z.jpg

[Lowfast]

Just a thought, have you considered re-clocking the blower to have the discharge point down and then route it forward under the blower? I don't know if you have room but it would make for a cleaner looking install.

[Macbuick]

Just a thought, have you considered re-clocking the blower to have the discharge point down and then route it forward under the blower? I don't know if you have room but it would make for a cleaner looking install.


There is no "off the shelf" blower kit for Buick engines like for Chevys, this positionning is the more easy to install and there is no room under it (steering box).
It is the same routing as many kits and making it more clean is useless as the rest is not so clean :lol: :rofl:
Anyway, thanks for the idea....

[Macbuick]

first drive with the procharger installed.....
Still issues with charging and tuning of the carb.....too rich ! smells like hell !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYi6pRlmbNA&feature=plcp

[FETorino]

Congratulations that is a big milestone :thumbsup:

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[Macbuick]

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8968/23102012193duo.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6167/pffffa.jpg

[Macbuick]

Congratulations that is a big milestone :thumbsup:

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thanks !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6_iO8tP504&feature=context-cha

Drive to the garage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6_iO8tP504&feature=context-cha

[FETorino]

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8968/23102012193duo.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6167/pffffa.jpg

Your ElCamino in the background looks pretty sinister also.
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[Macbuick]

Yes that's the look I was looking for ;)

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8919/img2228b.jpg

black wheels add to the sinister look, I see that you're also going for the same color :thumbsup:

[Macbuick]

Yep,
I just received my latest parts from Summit, ....
The carb jets and the electric exhaust cutouts, it will be time to work back on the Buick....:headspin: