Ben Bruce aka First Born

I seem to remember reading they reduced pitting in the bearings from the aforementioned sparking. Or am I dreaming again? Ben

You da man, Pete!. You da man! Ben

Where is the Bui==, Oh there it ,er, they are Ben.

Too small. Ben

Buick's were/are mounted on the side. Ben

Do you have a Dynaflow? Buick used Dynaflow through 1960, I believe. I have never done a swap. have heard the Buick 350 is a heck of an engine. Should be a fairly easy swap, as swaps go. The "Nailheads" work well. Pictures? Ben

The Buick engine is , I believe, a 263 CI. Cannot make out the first digit in the engine number. Ben

Satisfaction! I bet so. Makes the valve assembly on the straight eight seem simple. Ben

You can take Willie's [ old-tank] info to the bank. NEVER known him to be wrong. Ben

Not sure why , or what, you are asking. What is the "kid's" age? Ben

The " flanged external tube " is the torque tube. I swapped out the 4.10 in my '50 for a 3.34 from a '55. I used the original torque tube from the '50. I bolted it to the carrier from the '55. The pilot shaft [drive shaft] I seperated from the pinion gear shaft. Noy a jhob for the faint hearted. Instructions on old-tank's web site. Been seven years and 15,000 + miles. I honestly can see no problem. Like Matt, not sure what Buick was afraid of. Ben

Well, lets see. Most folks in the hobby drive less than 2000 miles per year. Most engines , with today's oil and new parts will go 100,000 miles. So, 50 years. Saving half the wear extends to 150,000 miles, or 75 years. Afraid I will not see that.. Believe I will pass. Ben

Hey guys, quit a'ready! Bout got me thinken am doen somethen wrong. Ben

Getting close to daily driver price? For Some? Ben

OP has not been back. Wasted effort? Ben