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I was a salesman and eventually sales manager for a Buick-GMC Dealer in the 80's thru 2008 and had both Buick GN's as well as GMC Syclones & Typhoons as company cars. The alleged "FBI Chip" was a reality. According to our Buick Service rep, who drag raced his personal GN (did high 11's on...

I can't see that being possible. I have 8" Corvette Rallys with 4" backspace on my '87. Now my rear tires are 275/60 15's, so there's more rubber outside of the wheel, aka "sidewall bulge", than a larger wheel with a 35-40 series tire, but if you stick your fingers in between the tire and...

I worked for a Buick Dealer and we were able to order our own demos. Many of us drove Regals and when I saw the 301 was no longer available for '81, I started looking into the V6 combinations. I was able to get a 3.8 with 3.08 gears, whereas the V8's only had 2.41 or so, with no alternative...

I thought I posted my '87 on Tuesday, but I guess I didn't finish the submission. Bill

I was a Sales Manager of a Buick-GMC store in the '80's. The LeSabre GN was done just to homologate the spoiler and quarter window blockout for NASCAR. As we all know Chevy and Pontiac did their "aero" mods to the Monte and GP; This was Buick's attempt at a more sloped roof and lower profile...

Had one of those I bought new in '73. $98.00 payment was tough on a college kid's budget. Since it was a dog on straight line acceleration, I used to autocross it. Couldn't keep up with the Z28's and T/A's of the day, but it was still fun. Bill

You're going to have to make it seriously strong if you're planning on making it tip to the side. I've hauled a few 5' X 5' Sprint Car wings in my Camino and the side loads, even at low speeds, were greater than I could have imagined. Bill

Don't see many in the South suburbs. A few El Caminos are visible from time to time and some GN's appear at local cruises, but Montes, GP's, Regals, Cutlasses and Malibus are kinda scarce on this side of town. Of course, I might not be hanging out in the right places. Most of the guys I know are...

I think I have a Steadfast in my parts stash somewhere in the garage that I kept around for my Camino. I'll try and dig it out over the weekend if you're interested. Bill

I'm an oval track guy, so I don't know beans about how to hook up a drag car. That being said, running a rear sway bar without a front bar would be a nightmare on the street. Your forcing the rear suspension to do most of the body roll control, which would make the car very much tail-happy in...

Joe, your work is amazing! My metalworking skills are limited to aluminum fab work for our Sprint Cars, building wings and body parts, but enough that I can appreciate all the work you've done over the years. I used to visit a friend in Winter Park yearly, taking a "vacation" week to do things...

As a nearly lifelong Buick, Pontiac, GMC sales manager, I will tell you that your tire warranty didn't necessarily indicate what brands came mounted on road wheels. The compact or inflatable spare was often another brand, so two tire warranty pamphlets were found in the glovebox. Bill

I worked for a Buick Dealer and had Regals as my company cars every year. 1980 was the last year for a "decent" V8 (Pontiac 301, which is pushing the term "decent). After that, the only choices were the lame 265 Pontiac V8 and eventually the 252 Buick V6. I'd just order a 231 and get the 3.23...

Don't trouble yourself trying to apply too much logic. Back then, the MFR's were doing weird things to satisfy both the emission and fuel mileage regs of the day. GM would change from a 2BBL to 4BBL on some engines as standard equipment, just to gain a fraction of a MPG in the mileage tests...

Nice car, Rus! They were truly the Ugly Ducklings of the time, but it's refreshing to see a nice one now in a sea of Opera Window g-bodies. It's interesting to see the difference in the '78 and '79 Sport Coupe models. I had a '78 that I bought in '82. The '78 had no spoiler, but had painted...

You'll love it Chuck, even before you can change gear ratios. 20+ years ago, I bought a 2wd Shortie GMC pickup with a 350 diesel. Out came the diesel and in went a junkyard Olds 350 and Turbo 400. It dragged our Sprint Car and trailer all over the hills of Western PA, West VA. and Eastern Ohio...

We used to have that same issue in the 70's and 80's at the Buick Dealer. We'd wrap a turn or two of electrical tape around all the clips and pop 'em back on. Ghetto for sure, but it worked. Bill

Late to the party, but I'm quite familiar with that plant from my years working at the Buick-GMC Dealer in Pleasant Hills. In later years (90's) they were specialized in sheet metal stamping for GM Parts of all divisions. They had hundreds of dies, some weighing tons, stacked to the right of...

In the 80's and 90's I worked in sales for a Buick dealer in Pittsburgh. We were allocated one of those after the race and I sold it to a local customer. I had hoped he never was in an accident, 'cause who knows how difficult it would be to get replacement graphics. Well he was in TV production...

Mr. Sony is correct. Essentially, the governor affects only low vacuum (WOT) shift points, while the modulator influences light to mid-throttle shift points. Make sure your modulator is plumbed directly to manifold vacuum, not ported vacuum. Is the trans dead stock or has it had any mods, such...