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Yep it is. It needs rear rails, a rear bumper and a few other little things to safety, but the paint and body are in great shape for a 30 year old car.
 
8TRAY said:
was it garaged??

They did not say but, the pant is in great shape. they said it was not winter driven in the last 20 years, so I'm assuming it was used like a "normal" car for 10 years then pretty much parked since then and kinda have to think in a garage or at least under a car park.
 
ve3oky said:
New to Buicks after just picking up a 1980 Buick Regal Somerset. Plan to keep the car interior and exterior original, but soon as the 4.9 dies or my money tree in the back yard grows a little I hope to drop in some muscle.

So now for some n00b questions.
#1 Will a Chevy 350 drop in without issue??
#2 What do I need to look for or plan for transmission wise??

Any and all advise welcome, thank you.

First of all welcome to the site.

I just pulled an Olds motor and put in a chevy. I had to use different motor mounts and the chevy sits back quite a bit further than the olds did but it looks pretty good. A heads up if the Buick parts are anything like the Olds then nothing will bolt up or work with a chevy block if you were planning on reusing parts.

A good trans would be a 350 turbo. good trans and fairly cheap to buy or build.
 
85Oldsmobile said:
ve3oky said:
New to Buicks after just picking up a 1980 Buick Regal Somerset. Plan to keep the car interior and exterior original, but soon as the 4.9 dies or my money tree in the back yard grows a little I hope to drop in some muscle.

So now for some n00b questions.
#1 Will a Chevy 350 drop in without issue??
#2 What do I need to look for or plan for transmission wise??

Any and all advise welcome, thank you.

First of all welcome to the site.

I just pulled an Olds motor and put in a chevy. I had to use different motor mounts and the chevy sits back quite a bit further than the olds did but it looks pretty good. A heads up if the Buick parts are anything like the Olds then nothing will bolt up or work with a chevy block if you were planning on reusing parts.

A good trans would be a 350 turbo. good trans and fairly cheap to buy or build.


Great, thanks for the info.
 
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