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Roger's handcrafted 1:12 scale models
drhach replied to Roger Zimmermann's topic in Our Cars & Restoration Projects
I recall this process from when you first started this thread. You're a brave man for taking the task on again. -
I bought a Harley several years ago. I spent months just getting it to run right. I remember coming home from a ride one day and saying to my wife "Good news Honey, no parts fell off this time." It sounds like you're way ahead of that.
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A few small updates. The transmission works like a top. However, the new yoke that I bought on Ebay is leaking through the press in fitting at the back of the yoke. My floor is now fully rust proofed :(. I put the car in storage. So, that will be first on my list when I get her back out in the Spring. I did some work on the shift quadrant to get all of the "R's" and "D's" lined up. Obviously the Dynaflow and the ST400 have different shift patterns. Not perfect, but pretty good for hand painted. I think it will look better when it's on the car. Also, putting the finishing touches on the this. My inner 12 year old just had to have it.
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Is a cosmetically restored 1950 76-R worth $18,500?
drhach replied to Pete Phillips's topic in Buick - Post War
Also, it looks like it may now be owned by a family of vampires. Bring garlic and a wooden stake. -
Wheel offset and width maximums for a 62 le sabre?
drhach replied to bullheimer's topic in Buick - Post War
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So when do you start the engine rebuild?
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Wheel offset and width maximums for a 62 le sabre?
drhach replied to bullheimer's topic in Buick - Post War
Short of going out to the garage and measuring axle width and wheel well opening yourself, I don't think anyone will really have anything to offer. There seems to be little knowledge about these cars; especially as it relates to custom options. I measured WMS to WMS on my 62 last year. Mostly this was for a possible axle swap. I came up with 60 3/4". I know that oftentimes the 64 Rallye wheels are used. So they work. Using that offset may be a good starting point. Be aware that these cars are lug-centric mounting versus hub-centric. -
1965 Buick Lesabre 400 performance question
drhach replied to 65LeSabre400's topic in Buick - Post War
I don't have any advice to offer. But I do have a complement. That is a beautiful car. Even with those modern wheels, it looks really good. -
He didn't say. I still have a torque converter to pick up from him. I'll ask him when I see him. He did mention that the "early" 4L80's interchanged. I think there was a short period where they weren't electronically controlled. Maybe that's what he meant. I will ask him to clarify.
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So the 2nd band for a 4L80E is also correct for the TH400?
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Not exactly. A TH400 is a 3L80 (3 speed). A 4L80E is a 4 speed with electronic controls. For the second band that I bought, it was listed as being for both. The trans guy said it was wrong and could tell immediately that they were different. He told me that the early 4L80's interchanged. Maybe that was before the "E" came along? I don't know.
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Progress report. I got the transmission back. He re-shimmed the pressure regulator. He also found that I had installed a 4L80E 2nd band. I recall when I bought t he second band replacement that it said 4L80e/TH400. Live and learn. These are the things that come with inexperience. I also am pretty sure I wouldn't have noticed any of these things had I taken the transmission apart myself. I didn't notice it the first time anyway. I'm still glad that I went through the transmission and rebuilt it myself. I learned a lot about how automatics work. It's always been kind of black magic to me.So, I got the transmission in this weekend. Everything works! The car runs awesome and shifts great. I spent some time modifying my shift linkage and it's all spot on. I think I have some fine tuning of the carb to do. I got it setup before the rebuild, but I think it's talking to a different engine now. Plenty of power, but I just want to tweak it to get the most out of it.I have to say with the Bruce Roe controller in there, the transmission is every bit as smooth as the Dynaflow was. I'm really glad I put this transmission in and it wasn't that hard of a swap.Now it just needs to stop raining I put about 30 miles on the engine this weekend. I need to take her for a long drive.
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SOLD- 1965 LX Dual Quad engine -COMPLETE REBUILD
drhach replied to lizotte's topic in Buick - Buy/Sell
Hi, I didn't see it mentioned. Did you have the block sonic checked? -
For Sale: 1959 Buick LeSabre - $57500 - Omaha, Nebraska - NOT MINE
drhach replied to MJ88's topic in Buick - Buy/Sell
I would think if you really wanted to "Spare no expense" you would have rebuilt the nailhead. -
I just talked to the transmission shop. They sent the converter off to be checked out and it checked out fine. I found that kind of baffling given the symptoms. But I am not a transmission expert. I dropped that transmission off too. He found that there was what he would consider to be an excessive amount of shims in the pressure regulator. He's thinking that this may have kept the trans from actually filling the TC. He isn't really finding anything else wrong with the transmission so far. He's going to go the rest of the way though it just to be safe. They're going to reassemble the TC. It's been about a year since I rebuilt the transmission, I'll have to check my notes about why so many shims are in there. It could be that I put it together backwards too. Hopefully this is the issue though.
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I remember hating mid-70's cars when I was a kid. They've really started to grow on me these days.
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Looks like a Nailhead to me.
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That's a fine looking car.