ranald14 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Folks; We are working on putting a Turbo 700 on a Buick 8/40 from USA 1942. They were built in Australia with the 1942 Sloper Body as a 1946/47 . We have a kit to fit the Auto and are now working out what to do with the Torque Tube Tailshaft set up as it needs to be changes to a normal open tail shaft. We are wondering if anyone has done this and used an alternative tailshaft , Diff, Rear axle setup and if so what did you use. . We can modify a leaf spring rear axle to take the coils if we have to but would prefer a Coil set up. Any help would be really appreciated. Ranald (Australia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 ranald14 Welcome to the forum Is your car a 4 door with the smaller 248ci ? Look here---> http://forums.aaca.org/topic/315152-1940-resto-rod-buick-special-tourning-sedan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranald14 Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Yes - its a 4 door with 248 cu in Straight 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Welcome to the AACA Discussion Forum. Since you are asking a question about modifying a Buick, I have moved your topic to the Buick Modified Forum. You are much more likely to find this type of answer here rather than the AACA General Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranald14 Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Ok thanks - this is my first effort on a forum like this :---))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Google 'Russ Martin Nailhead' and open his website. Look under the parts link for driveline stuff. He has a torque tube eliminator kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranald14 Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 Thanks very much - Will do ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) If you do a Google search, you'll find a couple of articles where the builders have taken the control arms from a Chevy C10 pickup and mounted them to a Buick chassis. They use the original springs and panhard bar. But they substitute a later open rear end. Shouldn't be any more difficult than installing a "kit." With the overdrive 700 R4, you might consider the rear end from a Ford Explorer. It's probably close to the same width, PLUS it has a nice 3.73 rear gear (which will give an overdrive highway gear of around 2.61. All of those Explorer rear ends have disk brakes and posi-trac. With disk brakes in the rear you's want to change the fronts to disks as well. You would probably want to redrill the bolt pattern on the axles to 5" to match your wheels and the fronts. Scarebird makes adapters. scarebird.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=57 The nice thing about just using adapters rather than kits is that the adapters allow for the use of OE parts from other models. I think this adapter calls for using the front disk rotors, calipers, and pads from a 76 era Buick. Sorry if I got ahead of myseif here. Edited November 15, 2018 by RivNut (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranald14 Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Great advice and thank you very much ! I will follow that up. The workshop was talking about the re-drilling task and we are planning Front Disks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-g-g0 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Any pictures of your project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranald14 Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 I should do some and will post when I do :--)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bos Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 hi , I had a 42 special running a 430 /200r4 trans I used the rear clip from a 69 chev impala a 4link out of a 70's chevelle / monte carlo should work too. a cut down and rebalanced driveshaft from the same car use the front clip too and get the disc brake and power steering front end to go with it. bos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranald14 Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Thanks very much - great info and what a super looking car - must be a fun ride !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 That was a second series 1942 with the bullet and spear tailights. Was a very rare car. Have only seen one of these and it was in a junkyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bos Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 hi I started it 30 years ago was an h blackout model all the side trim was just painted steel and rusted away didn't know how rare it was until later . sorry not many good before pictures. bos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 That's a neat old building you found for the background. The car I saw was in a huge junkyard in Lanexa, VA probably 30 years ago now. It was salvageable at the time I seem to remember. Unfortunately the owner passed away and I think the junkyard was cleaned out and sold by a son....or, at least that was what I heard. Yes, all to most of the diecast was replaced with tin, even the hood handles. The most interesting part to me has always been the shortened ball and arrow tailights which look like the 50-70 model but the arrow was much shorter, and or course they were made out of tin. I think in the parts books these wartime cars were called H1942 models. There must have been very, very few built unless they kept building some for the military, because I had a 1942 Super that was sold new in December, 1941 that was all chrome and used all diecast for the chrome. They production cars stopped on Feb 16, 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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