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I think there was an episode of (maybe?) Ralph Meeker driving a '64 Wildcat. I'm thinking Chicago.

That is a bad one-good idea to leave it. You probably know the 430 wasn't so very good for oiling and long life and the later 455 upgrades are worth doing-good luck.

Yes-you need to mention which interior and door-color preference and your location also helps

If the tank is in good shape structurally, a sealer can work well. I've used the POR-15 brand and had good luck on several motorcycle and generator tanks. The tanks must be cleaned inside first and any scale knocked loose-(I shake it around with good sized nuts and bolts) The sealer takes a few days to cure, but dones the job-good luck.

I think Egge of years ago was considered pretty decent stuff, but the in recent times folks have had issues.

I've seen some on Utube in the past

That should work-seen many such over the years-good luck. Dan Mpls. Mn.

K+W block sealer-reminds me of 1969 and blowing a head gasket on my '65 Pont GP in Lordsburg NM and rolling into an old dusty truck stop. A can of that sealed it up and I continued to drive the car until my wife tried to take down a telephone pole a couple years later. I don't think ATF have detergents. Dan Mpls. Mn.

Howdy all and Tom-you mean I've been thinking that these Rivs were only built in Flint all these years and you're gonna tell me different?!?!? I think what we call the 'build sheet' was titled like 'production order' sheet and was more like 8 1/2"x 5 1/2". Mine was folded in half and as I said 'trapped' in the left dash. Hay, GM must of early had a bazillion 'IBM' cards made as I see that Steve has an example from a '69 that still had the zone number in Flint-I think we went to zips in about '63. Tom-tomorrow is a new year-January-time to put the scooter away for awhile!

Yes-on my 'unmolested' '66 as Jason indicates-actually tucked between steering column mount to dash before the bolts were tightened

You might be able to 'match up' some of the bearing sizes but most parts for these have been hard to find for a long time. I think you'd be better off sourcing a complete drum to drum rear and bolting in. They are usually 3.07 ratio and rarely break. Good luck Dan Mpls.

Bernie Daily-you give me a chuckle What happened with that wind generator? Reminds me of when a few local governments here in Minnesota got some used generators from somewhere. They put them up to find when it got to winter they wouldn't turn. The story was the gear box lube was too thick and they couldn't/worldn't r+r with a thinner/synthetic til spring=ooops indeed!

Not so much for me, but sometimes people figure it's not worth a lot of time in dealing with folks deemed not serious-especially with cheap pricing. As for pics-good for an overall look, but quite often those are not very usefull as flaws are often hidden and it seems as a fair number of those people fit the non-serious catagory and are 'image collectors'. No reason for extreme behavior tho. Dan Mpls. Mn.

Hi folks-put gauges in your cars=cheap and good insurance. Dan Mpls. Mn.

Heck-I'll start driving the 'winter sleepers' as soon as late March up here-yes still salt around, but spring rains warsh it away soon. Lots of years the first use of road salt in winter can be in December- but usually November. That's when I'm done for the year. Dan Mpls. Mn.

I think so too-actually looks pretty good-Dan Mpls. Mn.

Snipe city is where the $ are

On the budget issues-since the Bugle is major cost and web based costs very low, it would seem that as 'paper publishing' goes away (as will our newspapers/magazines that us 'old guys' like to hold in our hand with coffee out on the the patio), the budget situation changes in a big way. I know that more of us older types will probably have to leave this earth before that happens tho! Dan Mpls. Mn.

In '67 the choke was moved to the intake 'well' and steel fuel line replaced the rubber. With later qjets, the linkages interfered with the intake when mounted. Dan Mpls. Mn.

The numbers of 'wrenchers' vs 'check writers' seems to vary among the marques. The Buick world is a bit tilted, in my experience, towards the writers-and I think the wrenchers numbers generally are dropping as the years go by. There are still some good yards around, but they generally also have a healthy late model business. Many yards with mostly older inventory that I've visited over the years are gone already-sad to say. Dan Mpls. Mn.

As said-go to V8Buick and read. Cameoinvicta is one who has done this with a '62 Invicta=esentially the same car-good luck

Hopefully you have the seal and bearing with it's retaining ring already sourced. I've done such over the years and found that some pull out fairly easily and others not so much. I have used a heavy 'logging chain' with links large enough to go over the wheel studs-thread on a couple (nearly) opposing lug nuts, and by whipping the chain, pop the axle loose. It would be easier to then have a shop cut the old ring and use hydraulics to do the rest-good luck Dan Mpls. Mn.

Go to V8Buick.com and do a search=this swap has been done by quite a few-good luck

Good grief-that's a no rust, good miles, nice car for low $ =doesn't get better than that!

Ed's right=fixed 4 blade fan for non A/C..excepting the '66 Rivs that had a different 6 blade-Dan Mpls.Mn.