I have been into Buick a while. Don't know what took me so long to jion this message board, maybe I've been hanging around the Monte SS board too much. LOL Here are a couple of pics. First pic is of my friends All original 1970 GS Stage 1 455 convertible with air conditioning, 4 speed, 3.23 posi, consolet. HE purchased it from the original owners (aunt and uncle) It's was profesianlly painted, and installed the optional wheels (stock it had hub caps) and sport mirrors. http://community.webshots.com/photo/3064844/3302141uWhAzlMLAH Next is a picture of my 86 Regal with a 1970 455 out of an electra 225. I have forged pistons, T/A intake, oiling mods, Edlebrock 850 RPM Q-jet series carb, th200-4r, and a moser 9" with 2.75 gears http://community.webshots.com/photo/3064844/3302687FQfzzXjpfX Dean
Welcome to the board! Happy Tuesday from Kansas City. Nice looking Regal you got there. Serious sleeper. Ever take it to the track? - Freed
1 more new guy ...... Sweet car's !:Brow: Welcome to the V8 Buick board !:laugh: :3gears: :3gears: :TU:
Yea, The Regal is a factory Big block car, wink,wink. hahahaha I broke the original rearend, and a torque converter with that motor. But the th200-4r is stock from an 82 delta 88 and i'v been pounding the tranny for three years, and it's been holding up behind 550lbs/ft, go figure. And the Big Block is so easy to work on, spark plugs are a snap to take out. That motor I pulled from a 1970 Electra 225 with 100,000 miles, and when I took it apart, there was no wear on it. HAd to rebuild it because I broke the #7 cyl, 2nd piston ring land due to detonation (heavy foot). Dean
Yes he still has it, and he lets me drive it too! The rear is origianal to the car, I'm assuming it's a 3.23 gear or so by the rpm it turns goin down the road, I could be wrong. Dean
If original it was a 3.42 since it had AC. 3.23 was a 350 skylark gear. The 3.42 8.2 " is so hard to find parts for that some have gone to 3.23 gears and I just thought there may be a story about his losing his rear gear.
Sorry, no fun story about loosing ring gears in the GS. 3.42's sounds about right. But I did bust the spider gears in the 7.5 in the Regal, That was fun! Dean
I think the only thing that saved the stock 7.5 rearend in my Regal was I could never get the tires to hook... :laugh: When I finally pulled it to swap in the 9" it has now, it made all sorts of "nice" noises when I turned the pinion. :laugh:
Here's a pic of the motor in the Regal. http://community.webshots.com/photo/3064844/50083553xuIMEV Dean
Welcome aboard I myself own a 86 regal i have a little problem with mine it drags after 45-50mph and i dont know what the problem is do u think u could help me
