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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: ATR Blast From The Past Pics

« on: November 02 2014, 05:08:33 PM »

Rich...thanks so much for posting. Some real cool stuff in there. ATR stuff on my car is the glass front bumper, SS dual exhaust, charcoal canister relocation kit, and the rear sway bar.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: ATR Blast From The Past Pics

« on: November 02 2014, 04:29:15 PM »

Gonna snoop through the pages and try and find the charcoal canister relocation kit I have on my car.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: ATR Blast From The Past Pics

« on: November 02 2014, 04:16:44 PM »

Hey thanks!

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IHADAV8 Playground / ATR Blast From The Past Pics

« on: November 02 2014, 03:55:37 PM »

Glass bumper from ATR...and there's no marks on the mounting points...so this will be it's maiden voyage on my GN.

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General Buick Tech / Re: valve train noise

« on: October 29 2014, 10:57:10 PM »

I have checked for exhaust leaks way to many times to count when searching for why no boost. No leaks. Wouldnt an exhaust leak tick sound off when bringing up rpms even in park? Load or not, exhaust leak ticking would be there, wouldnt it??

Throw it in gear in the driveway...and foot brake it a tad...should be able to hear the exhaust leak under load.

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For Sale/Trade/Want To Buy / Re: For Sale: White 1986 T-Type

« on: October 29 2014, 10:26:05 PM »

Someone got a nice car.

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General Buick Tech / Re: valve train noise

« on: October 29 2014, 10:21:39 PM »

Under load tick could be an exhaust leak

Exactly why I use header gaskets and an RJC turbo gasket. After a million heat cycles...nothi ng is straight...at least in my opinion. I also use proper header to x-over  pipe exhaust nuts and studs...availa ble from your favorite exhaust shop. I slowly tighten the x over nuts on...and check with my finger to make sure the flange is even all the way around for zero leaks.

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General Buick Tech / Re: BRAND NEW POWERMASTER BRAKE UNITS

« on: October 29 2014, 05:47:56 PM »

For those opting for vacuum brakes I can highly recommend the Russell SS brake lines that replace the 3 flex hoses. Firms up the brake pedal immensely.

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General Buick Tech / Re: valve train noise

« on: October 29 2014, 05:19:41 PM »

Lifters have to spin...and if they don't...then it takes out the cam lobe(s). I highly recommend spending a few extra buck on a roller cam setup...to avoid this. There was a guy in Michigan selling cams real cheap a few years back...so yours truly gave one a go...and this was the result. As soon as it started ticking...we swapped out to an ATR cam I had kicking around.

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For Sale/Trade/Want To Buy / Re: For Sale: White 1986 T-Type

« on: October 28 2014, 11:53:34 PM »

Nice car. GLWS.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: And here I am (again)...

« on: October 28 2014, 11:42:21 PM »

Good to hear you got your life together. Steve and I are testing the limits of stock bolt on junk on my POS GN to see how fast we can get it to go before the internals exit the block.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Spitting black gobs out exhaust, INT 160, stuff in radiator...fun.

« on: October 28 2014, 11:32:58 PM »

Beautiful car...and a clean no expense spared build. If it were my car, I wouldn't be trusting that old alky kit with that new engine.

May have missed it in the writeup...but what size turbo?

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General Buick Tech / Re: jason's education thread

« on: October 28 2014, 10:59:57 PM »

It's pulling in 3rd gear with a fresh set of valve springs? Nah...couldn't be.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....

« on: October 28 2014, 06:09:04 PM »

Scoob gets all the hot women.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Pyro-did it detonate and then break?

« on: October 28 2014, 06:03:02 PM »

36 years...congra ts! Hell, I can't do 36 days.