Re: Some old photos

by 1973 454 MONTE Mon May 10, 2010 4:21 pm

Rago wrote:Also wanted to add that Musclecar TV is building a Buick Century. It had a rotted top & they cut one off of a Pontiac LeMans to replace it, so yeah the rooflines are all the same.

http://www.spike.com/full-episode/blue-collar-buick/36421

this past w-end show of MC,they rebuilt the 455 and put a shift kit in the turbo 350 for the buick.

by 77malibu77 Mon May 10, 2010 6:34 pm

i am going to have to catch up on this buick
i havent watched but one episode since theyve gotten it hahaha

by 74MonteCarlo Tue May 11, 2010 10:08 am

Rago wrote:Smartass.........

Better than being a dumbass Thumbs up

by The Dude Tue May 11, 2010 10:15 am

....surveys show that it is possible to be both....... LMAO!

by 74MonteCarlo Tue May 11, 2010 10:17 am

This is true. I classify as both about 98% of the time.

by The Dude Tue May 11, 2010 10:24 am

You said it, not me! jocolor

Eh we all have our moments I guess.

by 74MonteCarlo Tue May 11, 2010 10:27 am

by bigredlaguna Thu May 13, 2010 9:37 pm

77malibu77 wrote:how come this 77 century looks way different then yours
the window is a big triangle
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and it also looks like there is a rear window defogger lol just throwing that out there

http://hotrod.automotive.com/113730/hrdp-0908-1977-buick-century/index.html

I remember seeing this article and it made me wish I had kept mine. Mine had the same nosepiece, I can't remember if the dash had the same style gauges or not. I do remember that the interior was originally some kind of tan and some previous tried painting everything red inside and the red was flaking/rubbing off so it wasn't very nice to look at.

The wheels were similar to Ansen sprints.

Exterior-wise, the only difference between mine and the magazine car was the quarter window.

I do remember that the only major criteria I had before I bought it was that the A/C must work. The malibu was missing the compressor and this was Florida.

It had a Buick 350 that was missing a bolt in the oil pump because the threads were stripped out, but it didn't leak and it still had good pressure so I never fixed it.

I rebuilt the carburetor about 5 times, changed spark plugs and wires, cap, rotor, etc. trying to cure a miss at low speed and idle. It ran awsome on the highway. I came to the conclusion that it must have had a bad valve. Also never got fixed.

My wife hated that car. I loved it. It was sacrificed.

by knightfan26917 Thu May 13, 2010 9:58 pm

74MonteCarlo wrote:
Rago wrote:Smartass.........

Better than being a dumbass

LOL! Though, sadly, I'm always the dumbass.... Sad

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LOVE the pictures ... sure is cool to see the old pictures.

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by bigredlaguna Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:23 pm

Found some more old photos of the 74.

This is in Jacksonville, Fl. I think this is before we repainted it. It was a Teal blue at first.
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In front of my in-laws house

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This shows the color better. It was painted a 92 or 93 Dodge Electric Blue

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This is the winter of 93 while I was deployed. In case you are wondering, my wife came home instead of living by herself in Florida while I was on a 6-month deployment.

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Damage from stereo thieves
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by The Dude Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:49 pm

I dig the wheels on it. What were they?

by bigredlaguna Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:59 pm

I can't remember the name or model # of the rim, but I ordered them from Western Rim or Western Wheel back in '88 or '89. Google didn't bring up the manufacturer name, so I don't know if they are still around or if another company bought them out.

Back then I liked the BBS wheel look, but couldn't afford them, so I got these. They were 15x8.5 all around with 245/60 on front and 255/60 on back.

by The Dude Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:00 am

Thanks. I like the BBS look, but I wouldn't mind 17's & dropped if I ever went that route. Something about the black centers & polished lip just looks right on that car.

by 77malibu77 Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:06 pm

Rago wrote:Thanks. I like the BBS look, but I wouldn't mind 17's & dropped if I ever went that route. Something about the black centers & polished lip just looks right on that car.

x2 !!!

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