New Regal project, or I at least saved it!

[Bar50]

Pics coming tomorrow, one of the mechanics at the ambulance service I work for bought his daughter a 78/79 Regal. Well, long story short, transmission let go, he bought another transmission and after install, guess the 3.8 V6 is smoking death like. He knows I mess with projects and G-bodys, so I just bought it $500.

Its got an older silver paint job with black surround sorta like an older T-Type. Black 1/4 vinyl top and 14 Buick Rallies. Grey-ish interior with 60/40 and power windows. Needs a rear bumper filler, and I am thinking 350 or 4555 Buick....

Cool part, last car swap meet, I bought a 78-79 Turbo hood that is silver.

Stay tuned,I get some pics tomorrow, when I go drag it home!

 

[CWPottenger]

Sounds like a great deal and a good starting point..

 

[Bar50]

Tell me what you guys think?

Save it or not?

It runs, and drives, I lapped the neighborhood, its huffing white oil/transfluid smoke...further to come, sorry, sun was in the right spot to dink with getting more pics.

 

[CWPottenger]

a double HELL YES save that Regal... Great shape for age from the picture.

 

[CWPottenger]

You would want to scrap the n/a 3.8 even if it wasn't smoking....

 

[Bar50]

You would want to scrap the n/a 3.8 even if it wasn't smoking....

Oh, well, I am under the impression all of these G-body cars have been unloved by GM and deserve the rightful displacement engines like 454's and 455's...or in some instances a 350 or 383.

 

[307 Regal]

If you don't want to save it, I'm sure some one else will want to. It's a nice looking Regal for sure.

 

[B1tchin'-Buick]

Great potential...... And for 500 Bucks >

 

[lilbowtie]

Since the first trans went bad and now your smoking - I would check out your vacuum modulator. (just a idea))

 

[BuickOldsPontiac]

Let's see, scored a Regal and a Turbo Regal hood... That can mean only one thing, it is time for you to build a turbo 6!