This is not going to be a build thread per se, but just a recap of what I have done to this car so far with pictures added soon within the next few days. Long story short, I procured the car April 1st, 2014. At the time I was still 15, but I drove every chance I got be it to the corner Walgreen's to a few hundred mile drive. With a parent of course. Summer came and went and soon I was 16. I got my license that same day and not two weeks later I got pulled over doing 20 over. Granted it was on a desolate road at midnight with no traffic, still stupid. The cops didn't pay attention until they saw me scrape over the infamous railroad tracks in that area. It was made even worse by my then, and still, clapped out suspension. Didn't get a ticket because my dad showed up on his way back to work from his lunch break and the cops let me off with a warning.
Sadly. the car met it's maker two days after Halloween of '14. Overheated (in winter no less) and spun a few bearings. Knocked like an SOB. Fast forward to February of '15, I got myself my first job. Cashier at Kmart. Few days after I picked a craigslist special Buick 350 and Th350. Th350 turned out to be junk, and Buick needed a total rebuild. $4,000 and a year and a half later, I have the almighty torquey teal beast you see before your very screens. It's an awesome little motor. I do however have concerns about those $12 Autozone motor mounts. May do that old hotrodder trick and chain the motor to the frame on the driver's side to limit movement. Unless I can find a solid motor mount for the driver's side. Anyway, here's just a few pictures of the car the first time my dad detailed it, the engine when I got it, and after final assembly (minus the damn oil galley... or gallery?) plugs.
Sadly. the car met it's maker two days after Halloween of '14. Overheated (in winter no less) and spun a few bearings. Knocked like an SOB. Fast forward to February of '15, I got myself my first job. Cashier at Kmart. Few days after I picked a craigslist special Buick 350 and Th350. Th350 turned out to be junk, and Buick needed a total rebuild. $4,000 and a year and a half later, I have the almighty torquey teal beast you see before your very screens. It's an awesome little motor. I do however have concerns about those $12 Autozone motor mounts. May do that old hotrodder trick and chain the motor to the frame on the driver's side to limit movement. Unless I can find a solid motor mount for the driver's side. Anyway, here's just a few pictures of the car the first time my dad detailed it, the engine when I got it, and after final assembly (minus the damn oil galley... or gallery?) plugs.