1. If you have recently registered with a gmail email address, you must contact me, as gmail will not forward our confirmation email to you. Contact me and jim@trishieldperformance.com to complete your registration.
    Dismiss Notice
  2. In and effort to reduce the spam on the site, several years ago I had went to a program where I manually approve each and every new registration. This approval gives you full access to the site, to pictures, and to post, among other things. To be able to enjoy the full potential of the board for you, you need to be fully registered.. and that's easy.. Just send an email to me at jim@trishieldperformance.com and I will verify your registration. This policy will remain in effect indefinitely, as it has completely eliminated the bad actors from our site, who would spam and hack it, once they gained access. Thanks JW
    Dismiss Notice
  3. The "Group Buy" for the 1967-68 Deluxe Steering wheel recasting is now officially "Open". Now is the time to start sending in the wheels. The latest date that the wheels must be received by Kochs is 31 March 2025 The cost for each wheel is $750. The only "up front cost" is your shipping the wheel. If you send in more than one wheel, each additional wheel will cost $700. Shipping and insurance to Kochs and return shipping will be extra. You will be contacted by Teresa to make payment for the wheel(s) and return shipping and insurance when your wheel(s) is complete. The shipping will be factored on your delivery address and insurance. I will be sending the contact information all of you have sent me to Teresa at Kochs. Send in your wheels, horn pad and hardware and paint color sample if applicable. Please include: First and Last Name Shipping Address Phone number email address V8Buick "Member Name" Wheel Color (SEE THE BOTTOM FOR WHEEL COLOR) Pease read the "shipping to Kochs" below. There are two addresses. One for USPS Mailing One for FedEx and UPS shipping You can use USPS/Mail, UPS or FedEx to send in your core. Use the appropriate address depending on what service you use to ship. If you use USPS/Mail ship to: Koch's P.O. Box 959 Acton, CA 93510 Attn: Teresa If you use UPS or FedEx ship to: Koch's 7650 Soledad Canyon Road Acton CA 93510 Attn: Teresa Kochs Contact: Teresa (661) 268-1341 customerservice@kochs.com Wheel Color If you wheel is Black, you can list that in your information you send in with your wheel. For colored wheels, please contact Teresa about specifics for wheel color if you do not send in a color sample to match. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you to everyone for your participation in making this a reality. And "Thank You" Jim Weise, for allowing and facilitating this project! Michael .................... to remove this notice, click the X in the upper RH corner of this message box
    Dismiss Notice
New users Registered with a gmail address Attention All new Users 67-68 Deluxe Steering wheel recast Group buy

new project car

Discussion in 'Wet behind the ears??' started by RyanHewitt, Jun 10, 2015.

Tags:
  1. RyanHewitt

    RyanHewitt New Member

    new to this site and new to buicks!
    just bought a 1965 buick lesabre last night as a project for me and my dad. i have one question that i can't find the answer for... i was reading online about this car and the guy i bought it from had told me that it had the wildcat 355 engine. i read online that the wildcat 355 on the air cleaner actually meant the torque rating off the engine and that it was not the cubic inch of the engine so i had asked what the cubic inch the engine is. he said it is a 401 big block with a 4 barrel and the transmission is a 2 speed power glide. the guy i had bought the car off of was actually the original owner of this car and it is all original so i never second guess if it was actually a 401 or if it was a wildcat 355 but i read online that the 401 was a wildcat 455 not a 355. anybody know the answer? was the 401 actually a wildcat 355? if not how do i check the cubic inch of the engine?. looking forward to fixing this car up.
    thank you
     
    RyanHewitt, Jun 10, 2015
    #1
  2. buford27

    buford27 '57 Special

    Wildcat 355 = 300 C.I. (small block)
    Wildcat 445 = 401 C.I. (nailhead)
    Wildcat 465 = 425 C.I. (nailhead)


    In 1964 the Wildcat 355 was rated 355 lbs-ft of torque and 250 HP. In 1965 the Wildcat 355 was rated 335 lbs-ft of torque and 250 HP, but it was still called the Wildcat 355. In 1964 the compression ratio was 11:1 and in 1965 it was 10.25:1. In 1964 the heads were aluminum and in 1965 the heads were cast iron.

    To identify the engine you will need to find the production code, see these links:

    http://www.teambuick.com/reference/years/65.php
    http://www.teambuick.com/reference/years/65/65_engine_number.php
    http://www.teambuick.com/forums/view.php?pg=indent_engine_where
    http://www.teambuick.com/forums/view.php?pg=indent_engine_63-75
     
    buford27, Jun 11, 2015
    #2

Share This Page