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Spreading my wings a bit ... long time Buick guy, but just bought a very nice 1970 Olds W-31 to keep my 1972 Buick GS company
Doing the typical OCS (old car sh*t) to it ...
Several wiring gremlins and knocking them down one by one
Pass side Park/Signal Lamp bucket corroded and causing a short (replaced with a repro)
Vacuum lines were all crossed up causing delayed trans upshifts
Gotta replace the Firestone Wide Oval tires ... looks cool and original, but they drive horribly!
In the process of converting it to Rallye Pack gauges ... just got the gauges and senders today and have the dash all apart. This should be COOL!
The little valve cover hold downs and springs were missing from the OAI, so trying to figure out how they attach to the valve covers to get that all secured.
Verified numbers throughout the car ... block, heads, intake, rear end, trans all are the right parts!
Welcome to the group... Nice looking W31... Was the W31 actually a Mecum auction vehicle???
Yup! I was really surprised! Probably paid a bit too much for it (I'd guess high retail) but it sure is nice car and rare. I'm a sucker for the GM A Bodies (and the G Bodies).
I also have a Grand National that I ordered new from the factory back in the day. Time for the '72 Buick GS 455 to go to a new home, I think! Need more space!
July 26th, 2017, 01:51 PM
