Buinicorn the 1964 Skylark wagon sleeper

[SuperBuickGuy]

time to attack the holes

start

other end

remove the old

trimmed

[RockJustRock]

Saw this. Figured you'd appreciate the caption and would like to gaze upon it fondly.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Open box day
I don't know if I should be thankful or hide because the top box.... that has a plate in it to cover the firewall hole... that's it - I figure I probably killed 3 baby seals and one polar bear with the box and blow foam inside...



I'm not certain I'm going to use this on the Buick, but it was $30 (Amazon returns) so I bought it


cam and springs are here... I've always had a soft spot for Sig Erson - long, long ago, I met him ... must have been 8 or 9, he was beyond nice to me... when the stars align, I still buy from them (even though he and his company are no longer the little cam shop in California)


and a balancer bolt. I'm dangerously close to pulling the motor and doing the updates....

[SuperBuickGuy]

new tool to replace old, stripped tool

put to work immediately

messy thing

all that to check this

cap looks close but it is removeable

removed

[Deaf Bob]

Gulp, pow der coat?

[Deaf Bob]

Dang..I thought a grinder speck could be chromed..

[SuperBuickGuy]

Bumper update. $1300. The bumper wasn't repairable (which I would dispute because anything is savable, just look at this car), so they're bringing a replacement in February. I might have been able to do better, but given no one on the Buick forums have piped up before now with an alternative, and finding another one has not been easy.... well, it is what it is.... and maybe even underscores why I'm putting the LS in for the moment (as cost savings)

[SuperBuickGuy]

now we're talking about brackets. For an LS motor. no Corollas.

[SuperBuickGuy]

in a 117hp corolla, yes. in anything making 300+hp--
and as this *IS* superbuick we are talking about here,
so i expect double if not triple that number outta him--
I don't think youde feel even a 50hp difference.

since we're talking about a 6.0 LS motor... not sure where Corollas came in....

[fatguyzinc]

On your comment above about not noticing 15 hp, maybe not in a banzai run, but maybe in driveability.. Not having to downshift for slight differences in the roads.

in a 117hp corolla, yes. in anything making 300+hp--
and as this *IS* superbuick we are talking about here,
so i expect double if not triple that number outta him--
I don't think youde feel even a 50hp difference.

[Deaf Bob]

On your comment above about not noticing 15 hp, maybe not in a banzai run, but maybe in driveability.. Not having to downshift for slight differences in the roads.

[SuperBuickGuy]

a bit of work tonight
got the old intake off.... gained some space


cleaned the dead rats off

schnazzy




somewhere I have new seals for the injectors.... sigh... oh well, along with one bracket for the rails, it didn't come with bolts for the intake...oh well, if it were easy everyone would do it

[SuperBuickGuy]

my understanding is that the short runner intakes like that one leave alot to be desired, even compared to a stock LS2 intake.

unless, of course, you needed the larger throttle body for soon turbo install.... "if"

also, 15 hp may be a lot on a dyno, but in the real world.... I'm not convinced anyone would notice the difference - I certainly haven't.

[ejs262]

cheaper then a Dorman. It's a nice piece though it is missing a bracket - time will tell whether or not I have to make one.

and that said, some might notice there's a big hole over on the passenger side..... it's for potential, future improvements.

my understanding is that the short runner intakes like that one leave alot to be desired, even compared to a stock LS2 intake.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Gotta love fresh parts! Details on the intake?

cheaper then a Dorman. It's a nice piece though it is missing a bracket - time will tell whether or not I have to make one.

and that said, some might notice there's a big hole over on the passenger side..... it's for potential, future improvements.