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  • My 1950 Buick Sedanette Project - (pic heavy)

    Love the look of the 50 Buick, but not the performance.

    With that, on the journey of redoing the driveline/suspension.

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    Buick Deconstruction...

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    • #3
      Driveline removed...

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      • #4
        LS, well really LQ donor block to base the new build from - came out of an '04 Suburban, 323 ci.

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        • #5
          cool.... I made big bucks scrapping what I didn't use. That said, I did send the motor off to a friend who's developing an aluminum head and turbo system for the 248/263s
          Doing it all wrong since 1966

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          • #6
            Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
            cool.... I made big bucks scrapping what I didn't use. That said, I did send the motor off to a friend who's developing an aluminum head and turbo system for the 248/263s

            I hear ya, I got a good chunk of change selling the driveline to a couple of guys who are building a 49 Sedanette.

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            • #7
              The new connecting rods... H Beams - 6.125

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              • #8
                The LS1 Wiseco pistons going into the engine...

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                • #9
                  The engine is now a 383. Thunder Works Engines decked and O ringed the block, bored & honed the cylinders, align bored the block, assembled the bearings, rods, pistons. Installed a new 4" stroke forged crank and balanced the engine.

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                  • #10
                    Roller cam and hydraulic roller lifters.

                    I got a pretty aggressive profile on this cam. This was a custom grind built for the components, geometry and application for this engine by master cam builder Mike Jones of Jones Cam Designs.

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                    • #11
                      it continues to blow me away that the hydraulic rollers in a LS motor are the same as the hydraulic rollers in a gen 1 sbc....
                      still, o-ring... that says "boost".... how much? what flavor?
                      Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                      • #12
                        The plan is to run twin garrett gtx4508r's @ 30 psi - we'll see how my wallet will be able to achieve this.
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                        • #13
                          The Heads for the Engine - PRC As-Cast 225cc LS1/LS2 Cathedral Heads

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                          • #14
                            Picked this LS1 LS6 Holley Weiand Cathedral Port High Flow Intake w/ FAST Billet Rails, 36lb Injectors, & Stock Throttle Body off of Ebay. Needs a little bit of a clean up. Will be replacing the injectors with higher lb ones.

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                            • #15
                              Ultra Pro Magnum Roller Rocker Kit w/ Studs & Guide Plates @ 1.8 ratio from Comp Cams

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