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We are in Rock Springs WY for the night. 16+ hours of driving left tomorrow.
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Resting in Riggans, ID for the night. At the rate we were going, it was going to be 4am by the time we got back to Mike’s. For this leg of the trip, the only real issues we had are the radiator and the suncoupe spitting its points out on that first fuel stop. We have several extra sets now for the ride home tomorrow. Will change the condenser again.
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Back on the road after auto zone had a new plastic/aluminum radiator. We keep burning up points sets in the suncoupe. Seems to be the biggest problem right now. My 4 speed is making noise again, too. But I’m going to ignore it.
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Sweeeeeeet
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Edwin killed it today with the convertible. Yesterday, I drove that car for 16 hours with a weird noise coming from the clutch/transmission area. It never got worse, so I just kept an ear on it the entire trip. Today, we ordered a pilot bushing and throwout bearing, and pulled the transmission. Naturally, there was a cheer gallery and several people helped out with getting other parts and/or commentary to help us move along. 7 hours after we started the work, the car was back on the ground with no more noisy clutch. Thanks to Edwin for grabbing the bull by the horns and getting the job done. I mostly just removed fasteners and drove to the parts store. Tomorrow, we have more work to do, but we are loving every minute of it!
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Planning on leaving early tomorrow with 5 vehicles. Late afternoon testing revealed a weak coil on one of the cars, and a bad alternator on the other. Thrash time!
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Gathered a couple cars up yesterday…getting 3 more ready today. Hoping to hit the road north from Jerome ID tomorrow morning. Pictured is Shoshone Falls and Twin Falls. Some awesome scenery out here.
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Coming from St. Louis…left last night at 6pm and haven’t stopped. In the middle of Wyoming right now, on our way to ID for a couple days. Jumping in a GS and driving the remaining 9 hours on Wednesday.
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Love progress! Now let Rob massage that qjet for you!
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Knock knock… Who’s there? Piston slap. What? Yeah, figured you needed something else to do. Oh. Several months later, we have a completely re-rebuilt engine.
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It seems to only piss all over the floor if I leave it there for a few months. So the answer is…drive it more!
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What year Buick 401 will easily swap into a 1960 Electra
Smartin replied to emmd61's topic in Buick - Post War
Yes. That's why 63 is the latest that will just bolt in without another crank. -
It takes well over 8 quarts. Where is it leaking from?
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Auburn Classic bias ply radial lookalikes from Diamond back. Hands down.
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What year Buick 401 will easily swap into a 1960 Electra
Smartin replied to emmd61's topic in Buick - Post War
I'm 87.6% sure any 57-63 nailhead will bolt to your transmission. I have a 425 from a 63 Riv if you need it. It's a running engine. Removed to restomod the car. -
Sold!