Well I just bought a 1972 Buick Custom. It's pretty beat up but well worth the resto in my opinion. I'm not too sure that it is a custom, I suspect it may be a gs. There is no grill or emblems on the car as it is painted primer gray. It does have Gs style rims with the black center and the chrome rings. It has a 4bl edelbrock carb/ 350. I don't even know if the engine is original. The engine is blue, but it looks as if it was once orange. It has dual exhaust and automatic shift on the column. There is a space in the center console near the floor that looks as if it may have had a floor shifter. Any information on identifying the differences would be greatly appreciated. I really don't know much about Buicks but I am eager to learn. The car is ugly as hell but it sure can move. I'll try and post some pics very soon.
Hidy Ho! Welcome aboard, If you are looking for buick data, then you have come to the right place. If you want to post the first 7 characters in your vin. no., then some of the guys here online can help you decipher what you own. Also, cowl tag data would help too. Enjoy the info John
If it has "custom" scripts on it, it will be a Skylark Custom, the basic platform for the GS. Post some pictures, we can help you decide what it is for sure. The wheels could be ordered on a Skylark, but the GS Ram Air hood and badges could not.
Welcome to the gang ! Post pix when you get time . It sounds like you have a great project in the works !!:laugh: Arizona sheetmetal ......... A very big plus to you ! :Smarty: :laugh: :TU:
Thanks for the replies, I'll post some pics as soon as I can. I have another question. I just replaced all the plugs and wires and the cae seems to idle very nicely, however every once in a while when I accelerate from a stop or a from 1st to second at low speed, there is a backfire sound coming from the engine usally this causes the car to stall. It starts back up but there are a few pops on the first couple of attempts to restart. I'm pretty sure all the wires are in the correct firing order. Does anyone have any ideas what may be causing this? Spark plug gap? Clogged idle jets? It's frustrating because the car ran rough before I replaced the plugs and wires but it never stalled like this. I could sure use some suggestions. Thanks guys.
ALWAYS start with the basics. Make sure the points/cap/rotor/condensor are new. Once more review the firing order. Be sure to locate TDC and set your timing mark on the balancer to 0* on the timing cover. Then pull the cap and make sure the rotor is pointing at the spot where the #1 plug is on the cap. Then trace every plug wire one at a time to confirm the order. Sounds like you may need the carb rebuilt. Take our word for it. Before you have "a friend who knows cars" do any repair work on your car, instead ask on this board to find out who to have the work done by. I'm not taking any digs at your friends here, but I've seen SOOOOOOO many people have work done on their Buicks by people who either have never worked on a Buick before, or only did a couple, and the results are almost always a disaster. For the carb there are 2 or 3 rebuilders here who are excellent. It is worth the extra few $$$ and the week or two downtime to ship your carb, distributor or whatever to a pro and be certain you'll be receiving the exact work your Buick needs.
update ou: Ok well I sure feel dumb. anyway I had the number 3 & 5 wires crossed. Once I corrected them the backfiring stopped and the car sure has some power! A new problem has arose though. I have a noisy lifter. Has anyone ever repaired a problem like this on their own? How costly is it? Difficult? If anyone can think of an alternateive I really appreciate it. Albydoo. You guys are a life saver.
