Brad Kolar

Yes, you did see it right. I believe the story that I was told was that the car came from North Dakota. An old lady was the original owner, she blew the master cylinder on it somehow and when that happened, she hit a tree. I dont remember if I have a pic, but the front passenger fender had a huge dent in it. Either way, she garaged it until the guy that I bought it from got it from her. The guy I bought it from said that he had put new tires on there, they are General Alti-trak rt43s. They seem new, and I opted to not buy new ones because they were so new. I think it is a gears thing, ill try and get a recording, although it is a faint whirring noise. It isnt a huge deal, but eventually I would like to take it for a drive to my college Illinois State University. I am from the Chicago burbs so it would be around 2.5hr drive. I just dont want to chance it and break down. This would be one trip, not a regular thing.

Well as many of you know, the whole "damn young kids resto-modding" classic cars is looked down upon at my local cruise night, the problem for me being that I did not want a gigantic baby blue land yacht. I think that the disc conversion is a little over hyped, as I mentioned below, the brakes work great! They just squeak after like 5 miles of driving and it only gets worse as I drive more and more. Hopefully someone here can remedy that. Otherwise, I am pretty thrilled with the car, I think it is something different that no one else at my town's car show is remotely close to my age. I actually have college/high school kids even some older couples! come over and ask me how I got into classic cars. I love it every moment I go further into the "money pit" haha

Thank you! So the rear end seems to have a whirring noise as I am on and off the gas at higher speeds. I do not intend this "land yacht" to be doing burnouts or anything crazy, so I dont want to spend tons on it. I do think it drives fine currently, but after getting the transmission/drivetrain looked at for some leaks, I was told that the rear end was pretty worn out, and that they could not find any match. The shop has been pretty knowledgable so I dont want to doubt their expertise, but I cant imagine there being "NOTHING" available as the mechanic said.

Yes they are not horrible, as I replied below, the main issue is that they seem to squeak horribly. I cannot seem to get it to stop, I have had them adjusted and they dont stop. It is obnoxious at this point.

Awesome! Thank you for the advice. I believe they are power. They do work well, but I find that they they will not stop squeaking! I believe that the person before me replaced them, and the shop I took them to adjusted them correctly so they work well, but after like 3 stops, they just consistently squeak. It is quite obnoxious to be honest and I hate rolling up to shows with them sounding like I have no clue how to work on a car!

Good Afternoon Everyone! I am quite new to the AACA forums, so I hope that I get some good info back on my car! I am currently a college student, and I decided this past summer to take on my first classic car project. I bought a 1966 Buick LeSabre 4dr. It has the lovely 5.6l 340, with a 2bbl Rochester on it. It has the 2 speed auto trans. Below are some pics of the car. I am VERY aware that it is not stock color, and I am not looking to restore back to showroom, just looking for a decent driver that I can take for a cruise or to some local shows. I believe that the car is mostly stock besides what I have done to it since last summer. I do have a couple questions regarding some mechanical aspects of the car. Hopefully you all can help! 1: I was told when I brought in the car that the rear end gears were not in the best shape. I dont know if this is something that I can leave alone ( I drive only to car shows and local spots nothing huge)? I believe they said it had 393 gears or some sort.. Like I said, I am relatively new to this car world and slowly learning so if anyone knows the stock gear setup, that would be great. 2: The car has stayed fairly stock in terms of mechanical modifications, all I did was put glasspacks on it. I was wondering if there is a set "Disc Brake" conversion just for the front of the car?? I cannot seem to find a lot of info about these cars, I am aware they are not super popular. Hopefully someone can give some advice on this.