3.8 in a 39 Buick!

[turbodave231]

I thought I would share a few pictures of the latest project I am working on.

[86brick]

Wow, very cool project! It's so clean it looks like it could have came from the factory with the turbo 3.8 :goldcup: :applaus:

[Rob Nolan]

That is pretty cool. :thrashi: Keep us posted when you are done with it. :beerglass

[KendallF]

That is going to be absolutely sweet! Are you going to keep the stock exterior look or update the wheels and tires? The body looks great as well!

[Sleeper]

Very Nice :applaus:

Paul

[forzfed]

Looks really really nice! :anbet:

[Reaper]

SWEET............................................. ................. i want one!

[The Raven]

That looks pretty cool, and seems to fit with only a medium sized shoehorn. :)

It would be interesting to roll up, and then pull away with that great whistle, I can just imagine the looks on peoples faces. ;)

[gn85]

Very nice. Is that original steel or glass? What other mods does this car have? IFS? Discs?

[Captain Mark]

excellent! :goldcup:

[HairDrier]

Awesome. And when you're done it will probably handle better than your Regal :eclipsee:

[ULOSE2A6]

wonderful job on the transplant... looks factory. Keep us informed as your project continues.

[Captain Mark]

Any ideas of what that baby is gonna weigh?

[SinistrV6]

What front suspension are you using? My Fatman's Mustang II setup doesn't leave any room to duct air to the stock location intercooler. My current plan is to use a stock I/C as a front mount, installed below the radiator where the splash apron used to be. How are you getting air to the I/C?

I originally wanted to keep mine all Buick but Buicks from the early to mid 30's were all to expensive or too far gone. So, I ended up with a LC2 powered Chevy!

A few pics here: http://community.webshots.com/user/sinistrv6

[turbodave231]

Richard,

The front end is from a Chevy II/ Nova. Lots of room up front for a stock location intercooler. The engine compartment is long front to back but very narrow. Vintage Air packages really nice in this body. I should have it running in the next week or so.

Dave

[SinistrV6]

That explains alot. My last street rod project had a Nova subframe. It was really too wide for the car but would've left an opening for a stock style I/C shroud and scoop. The Fatman's MII crossmember is directly under the stock I/C on my car but there's no place for the shroud. I started to just run it that way, but that'd defeat the purpose of the I/C to a large degree. I got your PM, BTW. I'll call you. Thanks.

[bishir]

Wow, I thought that was Richards car when I first saw it. I'd love to drop and LC2 into a 65 Riv myself.

James

[six shooter]

Awesome !!! Nice to see something different in a street rod . What are you using for the trans and rear axle ?

[SinistrV6]

Awesome !!! Nice to see something different in a street rod . What are you using for the trans and rear axle ?

Not sure what Dave is using in the Buick that this post is about. In my '36 Chevy I'm using a 2004R tranny. It has an 8.5" 10 bolt (non-posi) in it now but I'm looking for an 8.8" Ford Explorer rear for it (posi and discs from the factory and CHEAP!).

[raysgn]

That looks awesome, good luck with the rest of your project.
Ray

[turbodave231]

Awesome !!! Nice to see something different in a street rod . What are you using for the trans and rear axle ?


200-4r Trans and the 8.5" from a GN on leaf springs.

Dave

[turbodave231]

Just a quick update.....The darn thing runs!!! I primed the oil pump, set the cam sensor. Poured 5 gallons of gas in the tank and engine came to life on the first crank!! 80 psi oil pressure, no engine noise and a sweet sound of unmuffled turbo V6!! Life is good!

Dave

[Rob Nolan]

Just a quick update.....The darn thing runs!!! I primed the oil pump, set the cam sensor. Poured 5 gallons of gas in the tank and engine came to life on the first crank!! 80 psi oil pressure, no engine noise and a sweet sound of unmuffled turbo V6!! Life is good!

DaveCool, happy you got to fire it up. :rock:

[RAMM]

talk about a sleeper or what, nice job

[Captain Mark]

Thanks for the update Dave. This is definitely one of the coolest LC2 cars ever made. Keep us updated. :applaus:

[turbodave231]

Well, Jerry's 39 is now complete. It turned out awesome in my opinion. The pictures below don't do justice to the car. I was responsible for the electrical system only. The paint, body, interior and everything else was done elsewhere.

[SinistrV6]

Thanks for the update Dave! I was hoping you'd post some more pics.
Can't wait to get mine in driving condition!

[KendallF]

Dave, that looks awesome! Is the motor a fairly stock piece? I can imagine with a good stock-ish build that car will be an absolutely awesome driver..overdrive, plenty o' torque to haul that barge down the road... :) Neat car!

[jademonkeystang]

Looks really great, love that motor. When you can get us some more pics so we can continue to :SHOCKED: . What else have you updated on the car (motor, front suspension, rear, though I'm assuming those are the factory power seats....)? Very nice! :anbet: :applaus:

-Jade

[gn85]

Great looking car. Nice to see something fresh and original.

Also nice to see people take their time and do a project right. I bet he's going to get plenty of years of enjoyable driving from that piece. Would love to see that at a nationals event.

[Captain Mark]

Great job! Beautiful car. :arco:

[turbodave231]

The front seats are stock seats from a 800 series GM truck(current model) with the head rests cut down.
The engine/trans/rear axle is stock 86-87. Vintage Air keeps the passenger compartment cumfy. Dakota digital cruise helps the driver keep a constant speed and the dash is full of VDO electric gauges.

The frame is the original 39 frame with a nova/camaro front sub-frame grafted to it. The car rides nice, accelerates crisply and turns heads!

I had over 100 hours in the electrical system alone. This was a fun project!

DR

[turbojimmy]

The front seats are stock seats from a 800 series GM truck(current model) with the head rests cut down.
The engine/trans/rear axle is stock 86-87. Vintage Air keeps the passenger compartment cumfy. Dakota digital cruise helps the driver keep a constant speed and the dash is full of VDO electric gauges.

The frame is the original 39 frame with a nova/camaro front sub-frame grafted to it. The car rides nice, accelerates crisply and turns heads!

I had over 100 hours in the electrical system alone. This was a fun project!

DR

Thanks for the info. How 'bout the back seats? My dad has a '33 Buick Victoria Coupe that we'd like to do something similar to.

Jim

[turbodave231]

The back seats are the original 39 Buick seats that were recovered to match the front seats. The originals have a cool fold-down arm rest that you would not have expected from a car of that era. The rear opera windows also slide open to allow additional ventilation (also another cool feature).

Dave