Just thought that I would start by sucking up a bit. I wanted to introduce myself as a very "wet behind the ears" newbie who knows next to nothing about cars. My name is James from Jeffersonville, IN and I have always seen the very cool hot rods and classics cruising down the road and then telling my wife how cool it would be to have one of those. I also thought it would be great to know about automobiles so I could some of my own repairs and the like. So I came up with the idea of restoring an old car. My thinking was that I couldn't break it any worse that it was already and I would get a general knowledge of a bunch of different car systems. Which bring us to now. I am now the proud owner of a pair of 1955 Buick Super s. One is for parts and the other for restoration. Both have a free and working 322 V8. My resto car is now drivable, but to be a daily driver I need to (at least) put new shocks and springs on it. So now you know my story. I hope it will ok to ask stupid questions concerning my Super and the ridicule will be at a low level. Heck I take it at a high level if that is what a newbie has to do. I understand the new guy buys the drinks! Thanks for looking and please introduce yourself.
Hi, James! Sounds like a fun project. There is a lot of expertise on this board, and a lot of people who are happy to take advanced concepts and patiently explain them in "newbie" terms. Of course I don't know how many people on the board know a lot about the 322 (I've never even heard of it!), but time will tell. For that type of project, I would definately consider a membership in the Buick Club of America- they have some fantastic members there who might be able to offer more assistance for your particular project. I think membership is like $35/year, I don't remember offhand. But hang around this board too, there is a lot to learn about a ton of stuff. Welcome! -Bob Cunningham
James, Welcome to the best source of Buick knowledge in the world. Remember this, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask. Let me buy you the first drink.:beer
Welcome. The first thing I would do is to purchase a shop manual for this car and read it, Learn about your car first . Like everyone else will tell you there are no dumb questions. Jim Schilf palbuick
