This car has seen a 300-2, two Chevy 355's on spray, and two 455's. Most of you who frequent the board know the drama the past year's Big Block conversion has caused, maybe it should have been left a Chevrolet... no no no. ou: To be VERY specific about the car (and not mislead you), please read on... 1966 Buick Skylark Original Astro Blue w/ 2 tone blue interior, now flat black primer. You'll sand through 3 paint jobs before you hit metal. 118,000 miles on body. Column shift, Bench Seat car. Manual Steering & Brakes. 455/TH400/12 bolt Motor: Stock Spec XF 455 Buick Big Block .030 over pistons, approximately 8.5:1 CR 800cfm Quadrajet Just over 18,000 miles on rebuild. After a single dry start, the motor now has a knock. Still maintains 60psi, but I prefer not run the car since the knock developed. Transmission: BOP TH400, short tail. Reverse Manual Valve Body, Internal Kevlar and Billet Pieces. SHP Nitrous Converter (10 3000-3500 stall w/ F&R Anti Ballooning Plates) 10 miles, still under warranty. Rear End: 67 Chevelle 12 bolt Freshened Fall 2005 3.31:1 Locker 3 Single Piece Steel Driveshaft. Dynamically Balanced by CC Machine June 06. Spicer Joints, Lakewood Driveshaft Safety Loop. Suspension: Hotchkis Springs, F&R. Modified stock drag shocks, & Edelbrock IAS spares-Front. Edelbrock IAS-Rear. F41 Sway Bars, F&R. Boxed Lower Control Arms. SSBC Slotted 12 Disc Brake Conversion w/ adjustable billet prop valve. Cooling: 4 core Modine #347 Radiator with Automatic Auxillery Cooler. External 10x20 Trans Cooler. 14 Electric Pusher Fan. New Heater Core. Nitrous System: 10lb NX Bottle & Bracket, mounted in trunk. -6 Feed Line NX Bar-less Billet Spray Plate NX Hitman Solonoids, fuel & nitrous. Manual Arming Switch. Manual Activation Button. Switched Bottle Heater w/ pressure regulator. Wheels: 15x7 / 15x8 Steel Wheels w/ Poverty Caps. On car. Cooper 215 Fronts, BFG Drag Radial 275/60 Rears. More than 50% life left. 14x7 Buick Rallys with TriShield Center Caps. Loose. 225/70 Dayton Daytona SRs, Front & Rear. More than 50% life left. Body: (in explicit detail) Rot in lower rear quarters. Below trim line. Shotty patches in trunk @ wheel wells. Radiator Support, minimal rot below battery. Solid everywhere else, including all other floors. Floors lightly banged up near rear from broken driveshaft. Right Quarter has dent at rear bumper, not creased. Right Fender has small dent at belt line. Front Clip needs aligned. Trunk lid has light dent at letter B & U. Hood cut for SP1 & Nitrous Plate clearance. Stage 2 Scoop Installed. Interior: VERY nice wheel. Dash has 1 crack, centered. AM Radio, pushbutton. Re-covered seats, front and rear. Front split bench with armrest. Good door panels. Glovebox opens to plate with aftermarket radio mounted inside. Original Glovebox liner included. Deluxe, Retractable front belts. Small switch panel, old school style, on bottom left dash. 3 small steel switches. Underdash hidden switch for aux. fan. Column Shifter in operation. Floor plate fabricated for B&M Unimatic shifter, still mounted. Interior Paint original Astro Blue. Trim: All Skylark wheel well, rocker, quarter extension and rear tail panel, and fender port stainless/chrome included. Very clean, minor pitting if any. Front Grille is driver quality. Front Bumper has holes drilled for Flat Tow mounts, driver quality. Rear Bumper took hit, but bent straight. New, driver quality, bumper included. Missing only Hood Spear & Ornament. Special Notes: Front Fenders and Hood from 66 Special. Front Fenders will need to be cut for correct ports to be installed, if desired. Chrome Ports and Hood Ornament for Special Model, Included. 5 factory steel wheels with junk tires, included. NOTE: will not fit over front brake kit. 6 factory spinner hub caps with long bird logo. Nice condition. Flat tow bar to go with mounts, included. NOTE: not recommended for long hauls. Power Steering Box will be included, in case you want to swap back. I have LOTS of extra parts, just ask. Here's some recent pictures of the Buick affectionately known as Joan, I can get a SPECIFIC shot of anything. Just ask. I'm open for trades, and please see my "Buy My Stash!" ad in the Parts for Sale section. Car is located in Thornton, PA 19373 (Philadelphia Area). :3gears:
Hi Ed, Sorry to see you sell the car off. You have put a lot of time and effort into this car. Seems like you can't get a break sometimes. Sometimes I wonder if I should just leave my car alone and not mess with it. Funny, my wifes name is Joan and she gives me a hard time too. :laugh: Good luck with the sale. Brian
Looks like it will move - did you get a chance to run it before the knock? What caused the dry start? - Bill
I did not run it with the big block. When it was a stock small block it went from low 16's to low 15's, when the cheeeeeevy was in there it broke 14's and once the 200 shot went in it was mid 12's on street tires. It was mostly a street racer. I went BBB because I felt like it was sacrilidgeous to keep the sbc in there, when I was in college it was all I could afford. Now that I have a 'real' job, the money was there for the conversion. I was expecting 11's with the first 464 that spun a rod and wrecked the block. I was crossing my fingers for 12.90's, but expecting low 13's for the stock 462 that just developed a knock. I yanked the motor and trans out of the car yesterday, pulled the pan and almost every rod bearing (top end) had some form of copper showing. The front and rear main showed some scoring on the bearings, but all journals looked damn good. See the "Has my motor lost its prime" thread in the Street/Strip 455 Part of the Forum for the whole story. Picking up bearings tomorrow, and then it'll be back in the car. The price will be adjusted accordingly at that point. I'm really looking for a factory big block '66 that doesn't need paint and body work. Wrenching I can handle, body work and no '66 Skylark I can not. o No:
