Great job. Just saw a Buick 455-4 in a salvage yard yesterday. Complete with carb and airbox with a good 455-4 sticker. I think it was a 75 Electra 225. Anybody want it they can probably get it very reasonably from this place.
Beater (no, really!?) Regal Project
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Well,
Its been a few days, some small progress included the cruise transducer, more for speedo cables than anything else. New red cap and wires. Scored a new overflow and washer bottle. Lastly, a set of polished Center Line Convo-Pro wheels.
Pics up tomorrow, ran out of day light today.
Its been a few days, some small progress included the cruise transducer, more for speedo cables than anything else. New red cap and wires. Scored a new overflow and washer bottle. Lastly, a set of polished Center Line Convo-Pro wheels.
Pics up tomorrow, ran out of day light today.
Well,
Its been a while, but, now the Regal is sporting some new 2.5" duals with Thrush welded mufflers. Sounds awesome, now I wish I would have went with a more aggressive or lumpier camshaft.
Scored a set of 15x8 Center Line Convo-Pros too. Blacked out the front and rear window trim.
Got some tuning on the Edelbrock carb, has this part throttle stumble :evil: that is defying me...tried jets and metering rods and advance curves....eh, I'll get there.
Then comes the nitrous plate.
Oh, and I scored a beat up Monte SS hull for the sway bars and rear end!!!
I'll snap some pics or a video later today.
Its been a while, but, now the Regal is sporting some new 2.5" duals with Thrush welded mufflers. Sounds awesome, now I wish I would have went with a more aggressive or lumpier camshaft.
Scored a set of 15x8 Center Line Convo-Pros too. Blacked out the front and rear window trim.
Got some tuning on the Edelbrock carb, has this part throttle stumble :evil: that is defying me...tried jets and metering rods and advance curves....eh, I'll get there.
Then comes the nitrous plate.
Oh, and I scored a beat up Monte SS hull for the sway bars and rear end!!!
I'll snap some pics or a video later today.
How did that Trailblazer drive shaft work out? I'm thinking about raiding the local Pick N Pull for one.
Sorry,
Its been a while, I have been fighting with tuning this stupid stumble out of the Edelbrock carb.
The frontend has settled, so I will be looking at some new front springs when I freshen up the brakes. Maybe GN or Monte SS...?
The driveshaft works, its like 3/8" shorter.
I went to one of the pull a part salvages because the had a Malibu listed on craigslist to part out, alas it was gone. Scored another set of F41 braces and a rear sway bar, plus some hood latch cables and two V8 fan shrouds.
Well, if you guys didn't know, I dig Malibu's besides my Beater Regal project...so a guy I drag race with calls and asks "Hey do you need any Malibu parts? I am going to haul the two I have to the smasher..."
....
So, $600 later....
The orange car had new/recent brakes and front end. So, it was selected to be stacked back into a street/strip car...
I WAS making pretty good progress.
454 from a 1 ton truck for $400. Then I spent about $20 at the car wash and on several kinds of degreasers.
I already had a set of the infamous Hooker 2441 BBC Malibu headers. I scored a TH350 with a shift kit and small stall for $200. A set of Ralley wheels 4's & 8's for $200. Then, I bought a bolt on 4 inch cowl hood for $400.
Setting in place, all cleaned up, touched up some of the black paint, I added the RPM intake and also put on a car oil pan.
Shortly after that pic, I fired it up for the first time....
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The freaking motor is rattling, :shock: so, parts are at the machine shop. I added a new ac delete plate in place of the No Dumping sign, also added a cowl extension. Cleaned up the wiring & looms. Bomb canned some black paint.
Its been a while, I have been fighting with tuning this stupid stumble out of the Edelbrock carb.
The frontend has settled, so I will be looking at some new front springs when I freshen up the brakes. Maybe GN or Monte SS...?
The driveshaft works, its like 3/8" shorter.
I went to one of the pull a part salvages because the had a Malibu listed on craigslist to part out, alas it was gone. Scored another set of F41 braces and a rear sway bar, plus some hood latch cables and two V8 fan shrouds.
Well, if you guys didn't know, I dig Malibu's besides my Beater Regal project...so a guy I drag race with calls and asks "Hey do you need any Malibu parts? I am going to haul the two I have to the smasher..."
....
So, $600 later....
The orange car had new/recent brakes and front end. So, it was selected to be stacked back into a street/strip car...
I WAS making pretty good progress.
454 from a 1 ton truck for $400. Then I spent about $20 at the car wash and on several kinds of degreasers.
I already had a set of the infamous Hooker 2441 BBC Malibu headers. I scored a TH350 with a shift kit and small stall for $200. A set of Ralley wheels 4's & 8's for $200. Then, I bought a bolt on 4 inch cowl hood for $400.
Setting in place, all cleaned up, touched up some of the black paint, I added the RPM intake and also put on a car oil pan.
Shortly after that pic, I fired it up for the first time....
....
....
....
The freaking motor is rattling, :shock: so, parts are at the machine shop. I added a new ac delete plate in place of the No Dumping sign, also added a cowl extension. Cleaned up the wiring & looms. Bomb canned some black paint.
On that Edelbock did you try moving the carb pump linkage down one hole position.....you need just a little more when stomp on it....mine didn't do it all the time but enough to drive me crazy.....and I did this before ordering the Edelbrock #1480 carb tuning kit.
Built a 10-1 468 out of spares and a used jet boat core...
I have since added some cooling fans, swapped over to a Victor Jr intake and went to all push lock hose for the fuel system...
Been a while since I was on here, thought I would post up.
Going to pick-up/rescue a 78/79 Regal today. Pics to follow...
I have since added some cooling fans, swapped over to a Victor Jr intake and went to all push lock hose for the fuel system...
Been a while since I was on here, thought I would post up.
Going to pick-up/rescue a 78/79 Regal today. Pics to follow...
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