IHADAV8.com - Turbo Buick Tech, and Nonsense
General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: Steve Wood on July 11 2014, 08:35:10 PM
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I bought four new wheels a few months ago. Went 17x9" for the rear and 17x8" for the rear. I wanted to go 275's on the rear but they were all 40 profiles which are too short so I went 255/50s in Nitto 555's. On the 9" wheels, they fill the well up pretty well.
I wanted a taller tire to get the car up in the air a bit because the Hotchkis suspension had it way down in the weeds as well as to reduce the rpm a bit...sure miss an OD tranny in these old cars.
The front tires will be the same height as the ones that are on it in the picture. I believe I can drive it on and off my lift now without pulling the bottom out.
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I like the stance.
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Looks great, Steve!
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the good thing about torsion bar suspension is that you can crank the adjusters in or out and change the front end height...:)
It has a little rake to the front but not the air shock look that it did when I got it...still have to be careful on speed bumps, I think but I am not going to drive it anywhere that has speed bumps, I hope
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the good thing about torsion bar suspension is that you can crank the adjusters in or out and change the front end height...:)
It has a little rake to the front but not the air shock look that it did when I got it...still have to be careful on speed bumps, I think but I am not going to drive it anywhere that has speed bumps, I hope
Cool! Jack the front end up and race 'er as a gasser. :rock:
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Lol, I did that in the sixties!
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Very nice, Steve!
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Sweet !!!
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looks good!
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Nice!!
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I think the 17 inch is a perfect compromise between tire availability and maintaining a period correct appearance.
Very nice
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Looks good and looks period correct! So when are you dropping the 529 Hemi in it? :icon_lol:
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572 when I win the lottery
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Gotta play to win. Lookin good Steve.
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okay, added the fronts. Accomplished that and discovered a gas tank leak...gotta maintain balance, I guess. this car is about two inches shorter than the Buicks so I have a lot of fun crawling in and out in a hurry...
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sweet ride!
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I love this car Steve, how is it coming along?
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Sweet ride Steve!
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Dave, I have not done much on it lately because I ordered a stroker engine (440 stroked out to 522) back in September along with a new beefed up transmission. The transmission is here but the engine is probably about three weeks out. The engine is pretty mild-reminds me of a good RV engine... should make about 525 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque. It will be dyno'd before it is shipped...I went mild because it basically has an auto-x suspension and there won't be much weight transfer to try to hook it up. Anyway, I am kinda spoiled by a flat turbo'd torque curve and that is what this engine should provide starting about 2000 rpm.
The current 440 runs good but it just ain't got the thrust I am used to. I had originally bought a pair of aluminum heads for it, but then, I made some unexpected money when I sold the last batch of lambs and kids so I decided to put it into an engine and tranny. Shipped the heads and other parts off to the engine builder as they are what they typically use on the engine I bought so it will be deducted from the cost.
I bought some rotors that are 11.75" in diameters to replace the 10.75" that are stock, as well. Need to slap them on with the EBC pads that I got for them. Older I get the more I want to be able to stop...funny how that works
In the mean time, after five years of being sitting with the front end ripped apart to install new wiring, I started trying to figure out how to put my Camaro back together so I can sell it. I had walked away from it after an incident with a family member left me hating the car. Putting it back together has been a three steps forward and four steps backward process as I bolt it back together and then realize that the next part had to go on first! Also, I discovered the paint shop had left a lot of bolts out and had left out/lost some other parts. It would have been a lot easier if I did not have the factory assembly manual and realize what it should have...but I am getting over the top on it...doing the other underhood harness on now...damn those old starters are heavy. Had to drop it yesterday to get to the two wires going to the solenoid. Not looking forward to one handing it back in place. Getting way too old and out of shape for that.
I think you have seen some of these pics before but I put this page together for my eye doctor who is interested in this...unfortu nately his wife just had twins and he is feeling poor for a doctor but anyway....
http://www.vortexbuicks-etc.com/doccamaro.htm (http://www.vortexbuicks-etc.com/doccamaro.htm)
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I don't know that I've ever seen a blue one.
I sure like those green and purple ones though. :cheers:
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A guy I work with has one similar, he called it a Secretary Edition or something like that...had a luggage rack on the trunk.
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Looks great, Steve!
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Thanks, Mike...amazing to see a garbage pile look good....:D It actually drives very well as long as the road is smooth...
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I believe just the big block first gen cars had the tail light panel painted black. I thought I needed one until I discovered GS big blocks.