TexasJohn55 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I have made this my home page for awhile now. I have come to enjoy it so much. When questions get posted, they get replies and usually answers. Poor folks at "v8 buick.com" and "Teambuick" post questions, get views but a lot go for months without a response of any kind. I check in with them once in awhile but there is alot less action. I won't join TeamBuick because I don't use Facebook./ One poor guy posted about a leak at his high accumulator on the dynaflow, not one response to help. Depressing. I thought it was time to Officially say THANKS! TexasJohn55 or John or TJ55 or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 ... I won't join TeamBuick because I don't use Facebook.You do not need to be a facebook user to join TeamBuick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Most of the folks on v8Buick either don't know what a Dynaflow is, or have never worked with one. They are mostly mid 60's Buicks and newer. I post most of my older tech questions here...when I had my 71, I would post over there. It's all about what you need to know.I get great responses to my questions on both forums...it just depends on what I'm asking as to where I post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasJohn55 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Smartin, I get that. Same goes for jalopyjournal's H.A.M.B. I don't care for the "tone" and language on the H.A.M.B. sometimes, they don't seem to police their own ranks. Just my opinion, TJ55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasJohn55 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 1939_buick, maybe I misunderstood this "Facebook Platform". register.pdf TexasJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Completely agree John. This forum has been my home page for a LONG time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 TJ55 I see what you mean. I just found this forum recently. HAMBer's are a bit crude and I am no longer on there. TeamBuick and V8 buick have some good guys but they are a slow bunch to respond especially for the 50's and earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 There are a bunch of great folks on this forum. Most everyone is happy to share their joys and sorrows amongst it's members. But I find it surprising that there is not more activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 There are a bunch of great folks on this forum. Most everyone is happy to share their joys and sorrows amongst it's members. But I find it surprising that there is not more activity. It does seem to come and go. Just not too many projects, I guess. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Sometimes the projects take precedence.Well, not in my case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 With me, never. Keyboard time always rules over wrench time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Rob, hope to see your 57 in 2014 at the National. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 JOHN, if you're going to try to go all the way from NY to OR for the 2014 National Meet, I'll have no excuse for not coming from Edmonton, which is only 15 hours, 49 minutes away as the Google flies. That's just the sort of challenge I need to get me out to the danged garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caribou Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 It does seem to come and go. Just not too many projects, I guess. BenSometimes project milestones can be a long way apart as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Think you guys and your 50's cars have it hard getting advice. Try a 1915 model. :eek: As the group ages, less and less knowledgeable folks are still around to help out new comers with their problems. Thinking about it, anyone that was a mechanic, and working on these cars in the Mid 50's when they were new would be around 70 to 80 years old today. Good thing there are some younger guys passing on the information. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Think you guys and your 50's cars have it hard getting advice. Try a 1915 model. :eek: As the group ages, less and less knowledgeable folks are still around to help out new comers with their problems. Thinking about it, anyone that was a mechanic, and working on these cars in the Mid 50's when they were new would be around 70 to 80 years old today. Good thing there are some younger guys passing on the information. Dandy Dave!You know, I often think about this. In a lot of areas, including our car hobbies. I know it sounds cliche but it's a shame the younger generation is not more interested in how we got to this point. Not that I want it the "way it was" (cause I sure am thankful for technology among other things) but there are life lessons that should be handed down. I often think about asking older relatives if I can record our conversations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caribou Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Think you guys and your 50's cars have it hard getting advice. Try a 1915 model. :eek: As the group ages, less and less knowledgeable folks are still around to help out new comers with their problems. Thinking about it, anyone that was a mechanic, and working on these cars in the Mid 50's when they were new would be around 70 to 80 years old today. Good thing there are some younger guys passing on the information. Dandy Dave!I hope the website is properly archived and sustained. I've learned from old threads long after the people posting in them had moved on. It's not hard to imagine someone ten or twenty years from now digging through old threads and picking up valuable information. If we do this right the information, pictures, and discussions here should still be available long after old cars have rusted away to nothing but memories.Archive properly, and what we have here is worth its weight in gold. Also why I'm glad people bother to document their experiences (successes AND failures) and their restoration processes. I started to document my car's recovery here in the hopes that someone like me would learn from it eventually... it's stalled for now, but I'll be picking it up again when I get back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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