Guest shadetree77 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Oh nothin' much. Just helped get the 1954 Buick Wildcat II RUNNING!!!! WOOOOHOOOO!!! My adrenaline is still pumping. Or maybe that was the exhaust fumes.......either way.....freakin' awesome!<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lrEqywbzS-Y" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I think that "freakin' awesome" sums it up.Congrats. I see that you're still living the dream. Don't wake up too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 The Wildcat II makes a Corvette look dowdy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted "Wildcat65" Nagel Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Love that Nailhead idle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 THIS IS really killing me... I love it!!! Thank for posting the video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I spent day 9 working on a complete redo of my 3-car shop/garage.It won't be beautiful, but is/will be organized/grouped, so I can at any given moment, walk up to any floor mounted machine, and put it to work. No more clearing stuff off on a machine in order to use such.Shop is 24 x 35, heated, and air. I am set up for both metal & wood, fun fun, that's what I have been doing for a week PLUS.Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I did a little bit of polishing.......and it is "Kind-of" a Buick.......... OK, so it is a Chevy with Lock Washers, but thinks it is a little brother to the big Buicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 A little late to the party....Is this the same car that was at South Bend?You are lucky to be so close and have access to the collection (and be able to work in a heated garage!).I wanted to do a bit on the Special yesterday but with outside temps around 10F the poor propane heater wasn't able to help much. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Dei, that car in your picture is a replica of the original one that's in the video Robert posted. And another freaking awesome vehicle to boot. But the one in your picture has a 455 engine, I believe. This subject video car has a 322 nailhead v8, That Robert is one lucky guy to be on the inside of the garage with it. Edited January 12, 2015 by JohnD1956 automatic, but erroneous, auto word selection. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thanks John!I'm going to make note of that in my files. Pretty great job being a replication! It always amazes me the talent out there (and resources). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Guy Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I worked on the "Wildcat " back in the late 60s, and Jim Johnson and I got it running and took it for a ride around the Sloan parking lotToday I sat on my butt ,and did nbothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUICK RACER Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Look for some more news on the Wildcat tomorrow, as it goes for a ride for HVA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Nothing directly car related yet indirectly.Today I gave myself a birthday gift. I just bought a 10 year BCA Membership! Yahoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Doug, my BCA membership will need to be renewed later on in this year. Would you mind sharing with the forum readers on here exactly what a 10 year membership in the BCA set you back? Were you given a price break for doing this? We're sure there are some folks out there that would like to know about this.Terry WiegandSouth Hutchinson, Kansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Terry,The short answer to your question is this:I opted for the E-Buick Membership for several reasons, cost naturally being one of them, so will deal only with that here. The yearly cost is $35.00 US per year. There was no savings offered at this time for the 10 years so it is $350.00 total US funds to me. There is a savings offered from the mailed Buick copy rate but ..... for now this works better for me due to the fact my Canadian dollar is worth less than the US again. With an exchange rate to buy US of about 20 cents per dollar my actual Canadian cost was about $402.00 CDN.Still a great value to me being a member of this organization! (and a bit optimistic I suppose since I can now officially get free coffee at some establishments - LOL) :eek: My only comment on the rate issue is that had it been offered last year our money was about equal and I would have done a 10 year then saving money by the now current exchange rate. Really no complaint though as when I joined 12 years ago the rate was somewhere in the 60% area if I'm correct.So to keep this thread on track,Today I will be sourcing a new oven bake element since we ended up having to go out for supper last night. Thank heavens for Xmas gift cards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigDogDaddy Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 My wife asked me what I did today. I said absolutely nothing. She said, you did nothing yesterday. I said I know, but I hadn't finished.Not true, I actually went to work today. But I heard a comedian tell that when talking about his retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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