Ive finally got my first - 72 lark my honda now sits all by itself undriven (till it freezes that is) Im very happy - it has a smallblock 350 2bbl w/ 350 turbo shifter Its not a GS but was ordered with the buckets/console and an upgraded grille. It has 16"/15" buick rally wheels and rally tires -My first question is if its worth adding lakewood no hop traction bars in the rear.... Ill be asking alot of questions and am a V8 newB so please be patient thanks all - EleetLark
Hi Eleet - you may want to post at least your first name - we're a friendly bunch and like to know who we're talking with. No-Hop bars should only be needed if from a dead stop, under full throttle you feel the rear wheels hop violently. You'll know if its doing it or not - its a pretty obvious thing. Some people cure this by "Boxing" their rear lower control arms. The arms are like a "U" channel and boxing them adds a plate, welded across the open part. You can also purchase boxed arms if you cant / dont want to weld your own. Wheel hop can also be casued by old rear bushings in the lower or upper control arms. If you're getting wheel hop, and your bushing are bad, the first thing to do is change the bushings. Sometimes this is enough to cure it. Ask LOTS of questions - but use the search feature first as there is ALOT of knowledge already stored withing the V8Buick Databases. Welcome.....and Congrats on your new Pride and Joy !! :beer
thnx thnx Thanks for the info on the nohops I only wish i had the hp to need em it seems Ive seen many of them on ebay for under $50 so thought i might ask.... thanks for the quik replies -my name is Bryan B im in tacoma wa (near seattle) at 98465 If anyone is in the area please feel free to let me know of it as in I am very new to the v8 scene and would love to apprentice a master of this domain and learn to muscle up my stock skylark as much as i can (within my means) but still have it be a daily driver. I only drive 14 miles a day so mpg isnt that relevant..... And trust me... now that i know of it .. i will use the search option alot and try to keep my green questions to a minimum... thanks to all - EleetLark
Bryan that is a beauuutiful car!! It looks a lot like Nate's (tlivingd) car, except his is a convertible. That shade of blue really stands out on a car like that! Keep 'er clean. Patrick
