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Wouldn't a broken cable result in the speedo reading 0?
Thank you in advance for all of the advice and help everyone on her has given me! I was driving my Buick last night heading home from dinner with...
thanks for the advice gentlemen! old pulley went with the old alternator at the auto parts store. (I know dumb move!) I will check pulley...
My 57 Buick in front of the former Detroit House of Corrections [ATTACH]
So a few weeks back the alternator on my Buick started making a strange racket. I popped the hood only to find that the alternator housing had...
Thanks! I wanted air but budget did not allow it. I used 3" lowering springs from Jamco. Still searching for shorter shocks though.
Took the '57 over to the old Detroit House of Corrections on Fathers day and snapped a few pics. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
[ATTACH] My '57 Buick as found after a long slumber. I don't know much about its history other than it is a local Detroit car and had been sitting...
I put Jamco 3" drop coils in my '57 and I am very happy with the results!
What is 28 1/4" from the ground? Sent from my SCH-I535 using H.A.M.B. mobile app
I'm sure a taller tire would help Sent from my SCH-I535 using H.A.M.B. mobile app
It sits pretty well level. I have air shocks in the back and aired up it sits a bit high in the back. Scraping is an issue on driveway approaches...
Mine is also stock eng and trans. You won't be disappointed with the Jamco springs! Here is a post lowering pic. Sent from my SCH-I535 using...
I wanted to do air bags but couldn't justify the money. Very happy with the Jamco setup. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
If I remember correctly I paid less than four hundred bucks Sent from my SCH-I535 using H.A.M.B. mobile app
Yes it was back by the rear end and u joint. I suppose that could be the case but the u joint wasn't all that bad and I heard no noise from it...
I replaced the bearing and 1 ujoint . I did not see any other ujoint??? Is there one that does not come out with the shaft somewhere? Sent from...
Thanks sololobo! Sent from my SCH-I535 using H.A.M.B. mobile app
It is officially back on the road as of tonight! Big thanks gobout to my friend Al for letting me use his shop and all of the hard work he put...
Got new bearing and U joint yesterday should be back on the road Tuesday! Plymouth1952 not worth the hassle to change rear end out to me but...
Finally got some time to spin wrenches on the Buick tonight! Rear end and torque tube are out and I am happy to report that it is the driveshaft...
Hotrodprimer, Its driving me completely crazy unfortunately I have nobother option. I have to work around my schedule and that of my friend who...
Thanks for asking! I have been so busyvat work I have not had time to work on the Buick yet. Hopefully next week. Sent from my SCH-I535 using...
A shot of mine. Anyone familiar with the torque tube on these? If so message me. I have a noise coming from inside the tube on mine that sounds...
mine was giving me fits also. Found a bad headlight ground and problem solved
It is on a hoist at a friends house nothing at the wheels wrong, But if you hold one wheel with the car in drive once the rear end warms up for a...
DTS says they can not help
Can someone tell me where I may be able to source a new rear end or parts for one. Thought it may be a wheel bearing but I am now convinced it is...
could possibly be the switch on the carb gone bad if yours still has the accelerator pedal to the floor to start set up.
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