🔧 BUILD My junker Buick revival....

[Bob Kazamakis]

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Is that a premade exhaust or just generic piping? There used to be a decent priced Jegs 3" exhaust, but they jacked the hell out of the price on it. I can't imagine what the on branded one looks like price wise.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Is that a premade exhaust or just generic piping? There used to be a decent priced Jegs 3" exhaust, but they jacked the hell out of the price on it. I can't imagine what the on branded one looks like price wise.

It’s a premade for the 69-72 a body

It’s this kit. I’ll probably end up getting some turndowns for the end. Dislike straight out the back.

Flowmaster 17200 Flowmaster American Thunder Crossmember-Back Exhaust System

This crossmember-back American Thunder system is custom designed for high horsepower and large cubic inch engines in 1968-1972 GM A-Bodies with a V8 engine. It's a true-dual exhaust system featuring all mandrel-bent 3.00-inch aluminized steel tubing with a built-in H-pipe crossover assembly...

www.holley.com

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

 

[DEEZUZ]

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WTF is going on here.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

WTF is going on here.

Torquing the pinion nut?

 

[DEEZUZ]

Torquing the pinion nut?

Oh you mean count the ugga duggas off then ugga duggas back on...

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

WTF is going on here.

Oh you mean count the ugga duggas off then ugga duggas back on...

Was removing the pinion nut while not running myself over with my own car. Brakes aren’t hooked up out back plus I’m a one man show. Tool was like $12 and works awesome with a breaker bar.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Oh you mean count the ugga duggas off then ugga duggas back on...

I tend to put absolutely as much as possible on then validate by feel typically.

Thanks for the exhaust PN. Trying to figure out what to do about the Lemons should I get it running this year. It certainly needs something exhaust wise.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I tend to put absolutely as much as possible on then validate by feel typically.

Thanks for the exhaust PN. Trying to figure out what to do about the Lemons should I get it running this year. It certainly needs something exhaust wise.

It’s dual 3”, they make a few 2.5” systems too.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I caved and farmed out my diff install. Dropped it off to a guy that was recommended by a good friend. It’ll get me over a major hurdle and save me hours doing this shit myself.

 

[taws697]

I did a full rebuild on a Ford 8.8 once. Axles, diff., ring and pinion, etc. I thought I followed everything I read to a T. It still whined a little. After that I decided I’d pay someone to do it from then on.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I did a full rebuild on a Ford 8.8 once. Axles, diff., ring and pinion, etc. I thought I followed everything I read to a T. It still whined a little. After that I decided I’d pay someone to do it from then on.

Dude builds rock crawlers from the ground up and dabbles in hot rods/muscle cars. $300 labor seemed like a steal to me for a diff/gear install. Hoping it’ll hold up to future mods and a sticky tire.


I yanked axles and brakes to lighten it up since he didn’t need those (and I have new axles and other shit to toss in)

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Picked up my rear end, was going to slap the axle shafts and brakes on except I misplaced the wheel bearings (or I already replaced them but who can remember ) so I ordered some timkens that’ll be here Wednesday. Hoping I can get it fully assembled and back in the car this weekend along with the adjustable control arms I bought. I went all out with fancy fasteners and my self powder coated diff cover.


Then it’s driveshaft measuring time and exhaust back on. Need to figure out a better end to the exhaust, maybe order just turndowns or slash cut the ends. Don’t know yet.

 

[DEEZUZ]

That's some great tracking

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

Beef

 

[Squeaky192]

These are probably my favorite A-Body. I'm excited to see the progress.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

These are probably my favorite A-Body. I'm excited to see the progress.

Once I get the rear end back in I’ll be able to get a bunch of shit done hopefully.


Got wheel bearings in, wheel studs in and axle shafts in last night. Still need to get the brakes on and see if the rotors sit centered. Had to shim the backing plates with the original axles.

 

[Limey]

I really love the Ol Skewl Kewl like the Buick here

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Fucked around a bit today, got my rotors fitting with a few minutes of die grinding. Brakes fit good but factory f body lines are so short and I can’t get the bracket to sit nice around the snubs. Guess I’ll order some stainless braided lines and redo/mod the metal lines.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

You gonna do the fronts too? The Lemans is sitting in Elkhorn with the bits to swap on 98-02 f-body fronts.....

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

You gonna do the fronts too? The Lemans is sitting in Elkhorn with the bits to swap on 98-02 f-body fronts.....

Fronts have been done for a long time. I’ve got factory replacement braided lines up front. Rears I think I’d just need custom/generic. Need to look around

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I think somewhere there’s better pics in this thread but they were easy to install. They’ve been powder coated the same as the rears above. Grey calipers and black brackets.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Are those metric banjos in the back? I used 91 Lumina APV hoses on the Lemans front, they were pretty darn long but I adapted to inverted flare from bubble flare.

I would try to dig up some fronts hoses and see if they could work. Try an Astro Van.

Then again I would probably swear a bit then cut/reweld the tabs.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Found it. Post #425. Bought brackets on eBay for cheap, bought new drum hubs since I apparently tossed mine and then used the spindle to turn them down with a flap wheel to fit inside the f body rotor. Then complete bolt on.


You can buy brackets for like $100 to put 5th Gen brembos on too. I was so fucking close to doing that since I had calipers and rotors sitting around but decided 2 brake upgrades was enough for a car that hasn’t moved under it’s own power in forever. Plus next brake upgrade would probably just be wilwoods to fit a 15” front runner and 15” DR if it happened.