Would be glad to bring it but unfortunately there's a huge ocean between our continents. It would be nice to see other fast Buicks. In my country I am the only pioner who is racing Buicks no companions to share some experience
BTW I was driving with regular pump gas as I had no time to get race gas. Can anybody suggest how much power buick bottom end handles without block girdle? Also how strong is stock posi 3.42 rear end, I was afraid to get the last out of the car as I was worried that my rear end will blow up.
I believe Veljo lives in Estonia. Great running '73 Stage 1 you have there, as I just finished viewing your race videos. Nando.
Yes I live in Estonia, it's in Europe - below finland. We don't have any fast Buicks around here, I am the only one not just in my country but in all region :Brow:. I have this 73 stage 1 and also a GN stage 2, it is very hard to be a buick fan as there are no parts over the counter, I have to order every single gasket from US Also it is hard to get a good advice as there are only chevy guys everywhere. But at least I got some respect as nobody believed that Buick engine can produce this much power and torque
WOW Toomas, this is very good estonian language. You're either foreign estonian or you have good translator :grin: . Aith! Anyway, despite all the downsides I keep on doing the Buick thing and hope that there will be people who appreciate this.
Thanks for the compliment. I'm a foreign born Estonian from around the Toronto area and am mostly into GS & BBB Skylarks. Your project is definately interesting and I enjoyed the Tartu club drag race videos. In respect to horsepower handing of the bottom end without a girdle, I have managed to contain 647hp within a 76 block, but by keeping the revs to 6,500. Part of this success is due to a slightly lighter rotating assembly, studs and oiling modifications. No block fill either. I have always wondered how the Gibson 110 cam behaved. Years ago I had a Lunati experimental grind, with similar timing events to your cam but only ran it only for days before going to a wilder Lunati SP-4 cam ( 253/270 @.050 & 110 LC) The 647 motor has a TA 308S solid with mildly ported Bulldog heads. Its cool to see some serious Buick representation from Estonia. Keep us posted. Toomas (Tom)
A compilation about our last race in this season. You can have a glimps of my Buick at 2:07 and 3:53. I am in a black T-shirt with shades acting as a mechanic/instructor for my brother who's in the blue suit. It was his first race and also first win :Brow: It's also good possibility to see drag racing in our country, it wasn't championship race, only a usual weekend race for streetcars. Check out the track conditions....ou: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDpk0dmPF-Q
