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VERY Interesting!! (Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455)
« Reply #225 on: February 20, 2019, 07:03:15 PM »
Dear Bill, Loren, and mid-60s Buick lovers, . . . .  :love4:

Thanks Edouard and fellow Buick purists that appreciate the fine touches! That plate is aluminum, as I am sure you realize, so its just as easy to damage/destroy as make look good. In Gods good graces, I dont know why the factory insisted on painting them "liberally" back then.

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This one took a finesse touch with a propane torch. Do not even let the pain bubble (a heat gun would probably do it too!) but heat it until the paint  becomes "plastic".
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Hmmmvery interesting!!  I'm not sure how bold I am, but I do have a heat gun.  I'll have to take a look to see if the plate on Biquette would be relatively easy to extricate from its paint "mummy"!

Thanks for the tips!  :hello2:

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:

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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #226 on: February 22, 2019, 06:46:00 PM »
No Guts, no Glory pal...

Well, the secret experimental 460 CI BBB made it home today. Still hafta pick up some miscellaneous stuff and the it goes to the O.R. Cleanroom. Block with internals and machining, heads with new springs and all intakes, 10-10 on the crank grind and the new cam was out the door at 1530.00 Thats 70.00 under budget! Whew!!   ws

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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #227 on: February 22, 2019, 09:55:28 PM »
Under budget is good!
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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #228 on: February 23, 2019, 09:25:34 AM »
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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #229 on: February 23, 2019, 09:37:54 AM »
Just saw this...  ws

https://www.racingjunk.com/Buick/182851750/1964-Buick.html#1

I'm sure is been modified, but I'm curious what the source was for the center console.   
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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #230 on: February 23, 2019, 09:47:45 AM »
I like it too but wish they would have left the door handles on.
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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #231 on: February 23, 2019, 09:51:49 AM »
It just dawned on me... WEST BEND, WI. swapmeet is TOMORROW FWIW!!   ws
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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #232 on: February 23, 2019, 12:06:12 PM »
Bill,

 Here is what the antenna mast looks like. for '64 and '65.

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Progress and thanks! (Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455)
« Reply #233 on: February 23, 2019, 03:50:17 PM »
Dear Bill, Jim, Kevin, Loren, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,

Well, the secret experimental 460 CI BBB made it home today.
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Congratulations! :thumbsup:  I do hope you didn't have too much trouble with all the secrecy! 

https://www.racingjunk.com/Buick/182851750/1964-Buick.html#1


Thanks for sharing!  I'm sorry that a lot of the tailgate moldings were lost over the years but it does look reasonably nice overall.

I'm sure is been modified, but I'm curious what the source was for the center console.   


It is possible to build your own console and have your upholstery outfit cover it in vinyl.  A friend of mine did that to camouflage an aftermarket floor shifter on his 1971 Chevelle.  He might have started with a console core but he extensively modified it.

I'm definitely feeling that "bucket seat itch."  Unfortunately, the local upholstery guy bought all the green fabric he could get when he redid the bench seats.  So I don't know if could switch Biquette to bucket seats.  For many years I had a "saddle console" for pickup that sat in the space between the front passengers.  Before I make my life that much more miserable, I'm hoping to look into that first.

I like it too but wish they would have left the door handles on.


Okay I give up - so how do you get the doors open from the outside?  :icon_scratch:  Oddly, the fellow left the outside switch to control the tailgate window motor.  If he really wanted an extremely clean look, he could have removed that too and only moved the tailgate window from the dash switch.  I definitely don't understand what was the big idea with eliminating the door handles.

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:
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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #234 on: February 23, 2019, 06:31:26 PM »
Hello fellow Buick owners and hot rod aficionados... In 50's jargon, the missing door handle are known as being shaved. This guy used a dull razor with the tailgate switch. Theres door popper solenoids that are spring loaded to pop the door open. Just hope theres not a dead battery. Anyways, just have a minute here. Swap meet tomorrow barring another ice storm. Heres one for some ADULT FUN. I hope no one takes offense to bad language LOL...   Bill

https://youtu.be/MSMrZNZRMGI
« Last Edit: February 23, 2019, 07:24:14 PM by yachtsmanbill »
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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #235 on: February 24, 2019, 04:54:27 AM »
 Wow! You are really moving along on the 64! Sorry you didn't make it down to the BOP swap! Weather was crap! I made it was a little bit Harry of a ride! The attendance was down by both swappers and buyers! I would say mainly because of the weather! Believe it or not there was three or so vendors out in the snow! Keep up the great work and the progress pictures are nice to see!

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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #236 on: February 24, 2019, 05:54:15 AM »
Thanks pal! I SOOOO wanted to go to Kane Co. too!  Looks like today is gonna be a wash out at West Bend as well. Ice all over the Kingdom. Must be the Beer Gods need a sacrifice. I guess Ill just stay here and get more of nuthin' done LOL. Crack Auto in town has Sunday deliveries from the warehouse, so maybe motor mounts and rear seal will be in today.

Checked and measured ring end gaps yesterday. Hastings +.040" and the all fell well within specs. Taped them all into bundles that are ready to go on the pistones and install. Also ran the M-1 Garand gun brush through all the passages and blew them clear, plus plugged the upgraded , no longer used 430 OHV oil supply line.

 The 455s oil through the push rods and the heads dont use this hole anymore. Its also one of the reasons for oil puddling next to the distributor base. I went to crack-auto for the plug and NADA. Then went to NAPA that has a big sign in front "We make Hydraulic Hoses" and the gameboy behind the counter looked at me like I was trying to use a floppy disc in the pacman thing on the counter. Kids! That forced me to go home and pull one outa the drawer (1/8"NPT), tap the hole and drop said plug 2 times netting an hour search all over the shop floor. Its tiny! I even looked in the water passages on the block with a light, mirror, AND magnet!

Im gonna do a quick mock up of the block and pan, with bell housing and trans in the frame for mount positions before it starts getting REAL heavy!

Looks like no antenna mast this time Loren! Bummer. Ill probably make an FM whip from a 3/32 stainless TIG rod with a SS base ferrule in the lathe , when theres nothing else to do but watch the paint dry. GADS! Enjoy the day fellas!  Bill

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Thanks and progress . . . BUT . . (Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455)
« Reply #237 on: February 24, 2019, 04:00:30 PM »
Dear Bill, Jon, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,

Hello fellow Buick owners and hot rod aficionados... In 50's jargon, the missing door handle are known as being shaved. This guy used a dull razor with the tailgate switch. Theres door popper solenoids that are spring loaded to pop the door open. Just hope theres not a dead battery.


Okay thanks, so that explains it.  Definitely not my cup of tea but it's a free country.

Anyways, just have a minute here. Swap meet tomorrow barring another ice storm. Heres one for some ADULT FUN. I hope no one takes offense to bad language LOL...   Bill

https://youtu.be/MSMrZNZRMGI


. . . . Well that is progress . . . . but are you sure you want to be turning that engine using a wrench all the time? . . . . 

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:

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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #238 on: February 24, 2019, 10:42:52 PM »
Just a few turns on assembly lube sitting in the saddles. Before the grind job, the crank was pretty snug with no caps on it... so far so good!   Bill
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Re: Secret experimental 1964 GX 455
« Reply #239 on: February 25, 2019, 06:37:21 AM »
Darn parts washer! Spending some time swimming in there yesterday, I finally washed the oil pan and saw just how banged up it is. Looks like the rigging failed and it crashed on the floor ON TOP of a 2x4 and then half the rods swiped the inside, making those areas pretty thin. Any repairs will only net heart ache; I really think I need a new one.

CAN'T believe everything you read either Ha.

Of course this pan is another UNICORN... LOL.   ws

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