1969 Buick Electra 225 convertible

Jeffrey · Nov 28, 2020

66electrafied said: ↑

Congrats on the purchase! I love the car! The colour combo on it was always one of my favorites.

If it means anything, my 67 Wildcat looks great but still has the original running gear in it. It has never been pulled apart, and looks every day of 53 years old, just clean. One thing a few old mechanics told me, and the guy who last tuned it, (it was an emergency and I didn't have tools with me) don't ever mess with an original working motor, wait until it fails to rebuild it, because it will never be the same again. My experience has borne that out as well; every engine I've rebuilt runs well, tunes properly, but just doesn't have the same kind of "snap" that the original did. It's almost as if those thick head gaskets and after-market pistons just aren't the same and it loses compression.
So I'm leaving my Wildcat alone; - it's still strong, it'll still rotate the rear wheels and burn rubber, and the smoke coming off is just tire smoke. The hood stays closed at car shows, the differences and inherent beauty of the Buick engine is lost on most except those in the know anyway.

Just my two cents worth; - of course it's your car and you should enjoy it as you want it.
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I haven't been on in a while but I'm posting the latest pics of my 69 electra convertible

wildcatsrule · Nov 28, 2020

Looking good with the Vogues!

Jeffrey · Nov 28, 2020

Thanks alot

Jeffrey · Nov 28, 2020

wildcatsrule said: ↑

Looking good with the Vogues!
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Thanks alot appreciate it

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