I replaced the 34 year old radiator in the Hurst. The upper inlet finally went, luckily it went in the driveway not on the road
What did you do to your G-Body today? [2011-2018]
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Ordered 75 dollars worth of cam bearings, and if the 30$ freaking UPS ground from arizona is to be believed... spent 100+ on just cam bearings. Sigh. Sometimes I wish I was a chevy guy. Life would be so much easier. She did say she was new though, I don't know. TA has quality stuff, and that's a fact. It's just so damn expensive. They basically have the Buick market cornered. Actually... I just got an email from TA. Package has been sent, 2 day priority mail USPS. That makes more sense, I suppose. Also the throttle bracket I bought off partingout.com should be here this week. Then I'll drop off my block to be vatted and have the cam bearings installed. Everything else I can do myself. Edit: 90 has been withdrawn/spent from my account. not as bad, but still. Yeesh. SBC bearings are like 20 bucks.
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Sealed Power 1422M....$29 at rockauto....$43 at O'Reilly ..gotta learn to shop around, bud
Had to fabricate a new stronger differential torque arm for my Regal after bending the last one on a hard launch @ drag strip couple weeks ago.
Yes, I know those exist. Those are standard factory replacement bearings. Buicks tend to wear the front bearing out what with the front mount distributor and their inadequate oiling. There is a groove in the front most cam journal to aid in oiling. If there is ANY, and I meany ANY oil issues on startup or after starting after sitting a long time, or just a high mileage engine, the cam bearing can be chewed up. See: my cam bearing photo.
The TA bearings are hardened, have a teflon coating on them, relocated oiling holes, and two grooves on the backside of the bearing. Expensive, but worth it. Had I had them in my blue motor (trashed bearing), it might still be alive.
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Yet literally thousands of them lived a long fruitful life with the standard bearings.......
So why the bitching when it was your choice to go with the expensive option? You choose to build an engine that is costly to build, then complain when it's expensive compared to something that was built and is still built in a ratio of THOUSANDS to one. Of course SBC parts are cheap, they're everywhere, partly because they're (comparatively) cheap to build
I get the being different thing, but different comes with costs, both monetary and otherwise. To assume otherwise is foolish.
So why the bitching when it was your choice to go with the expensive option? You choose to build an engine that is costly to build, then complain when it's expensive compared to something that was built and is still built in a ratio of THOUSANDS to one. Of course SBC parts are cheap, they're everywhere, partly because they're (comparatively) cheap to build
I get the being different thing, but different comes with costs, both monetary and otherwise. To assume otherwise is foolish.
I'm not really complaining. I was just saying it sucks that it cost that much, but I understand. There's just not as much of an aftermarket for Buick stuff anymore. TA is the only place making aftermarket buick parts that's still around. Hell, they're the first people EVER to have aluminum heads for the 350. They cost 3,000 dollars, but I'm not bitching about it. It's just how it is. Am I happy that I had to spend extra money I work my left nut off for on stupid cam bearings? No. But, I do take solice in the fact that I am putting the best parts I can afford into this engine. No Chinese crap here. Made in USA.
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This is a scary tool to use!!!!
But it worked out nice so far.
But it worked out nice so far.
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