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rocky5517

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  1. See pix of my old muffler before and after "alteration". I was wrong- it was a lot shorter than an inch. But system seemed to run fine.
  2. Muffler on my 67 had rusted out on the bottom. They are hard to find in good condition. I took mine to a welding shop. We cut off the bottom and welded a new bottom in its place. Ended up being about an inch shorter than the original but made no difference . All was well.
  3. On my 67 I needed the long door pull, which was vinyl. I think Ed is right in that your piece is molded plastic btw. I followed some advice on this forum and bought an original in good condition but the wrong color-maybe fawn? Anyway, to repaint it with lacquer paint was easy as long as you remember to prep it by rubbing it with lacquer thinner first. Apparently it not only cleans but opens up the "pores" of the material. I sprayed it, replaced it, and no one ever knew the difference. Made me look like I knew what I was doing.
  4. In the December edition of the Riview there's a great story about the 1971 Silver Arrow lll. Apparently GM installed some experimental features on this car but the one I can't figure out is the "anti-stalling device", which would automatically re-start the engine. With an automatic trans, how often would you stall the engine?
  5. I had a friend who was a professional gambler. Never worked a day in his life. We drove from the Jersey Shore to Jersey City in his 65 Caddy with a bad fan belt. overheating radiator, and low on gas. I said " Why don't we stop and get this stuff fixed?" He said "Ya gotta have SOMETHIN' to root for"
  6. This guy should have his own TV show, right up there with Jay Leno, who I bet would get a kick out of him. Great mechanic, teaches us not to sweat the small stuff. Like driving home with no brakes. Brilliant!!
  7. Wheel opening moldings definitely the same for 66 and 67
  8. When a local ( North Jersey) trans shop rebuilt the trans in my 67, they said I needed a flywheel. They got one from Fatsco in about 90 minutes. They were less than 10 miles away, and the trans guy said Fatsco had everything they need. Correction; I needed a flex plate.
  9. Many of the restorers will wind up single anyway
  10. The seller made $30,000 on the deal BUT figure in his commission ( 10% if reserve, 5% if no reserve) plus the cost of listing the car and yes, you pay more depending on which day the car is shown. Plus I'm pretty sure, the State gets a cut for sales tax. Need confirmation. Another thing- that car was repainted, in the original color. I was surprised at what it brought.
  11. I might be wrong but I thought I read he made 39 pieces and they're being offered on first come first served basis to members of the Buick forum.
  12. I dunno, that Merc Monterey is pretty awesome
  13. I have a mounting bracket for a 67- rear, I think. No charge- you pay shipping
  14. If I didn't know better I'd think someone added some type of catalyst into the engine to solidify the oil, just for entertainment purposes. How in the world did that car drive into the service station?
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