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Nice job on the dis-assembly so far. Good luck on trip and you guys be safe!

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There is a 57 Buick body service manual FS on the Atlanta CL.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/pts/4814571074.html

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Good to see you back to work on another one, great choice on the platform, not many Buicks out there, and I'm guessing "none" with your special touch?

BTW, that 4dr HT looks like something I'd drive, what a great patina!

Get to work, y'all, we're waiting:)

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They're not as big as I had expected, I somehow had the idea they'd be 2-3 times as big as they are. Incredible job nonetheless, i guess years of TV and my imagination made them grow a bit in my mind.

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OOOOHHHH count me in! If this is anything like Frankenstein I want to see how it turns out!

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Something different?

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This has a tad too much wind resistance for us..
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Earlier my dad said that he thinks we have enough Buick parts to finish the car, and yet we are going to pick up the "other car" today. I'm actually surprised that no one has been interested in knowing what it is!
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Something with forced induction?

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Buick Turbo V6 isn't modern enough. Keep thinking.
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Firebird? T/a? Camaro?

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I am thinking the Bride of Young Frankenstein will be getting the Rare corvette option.:metal: or a 6L super charged.

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Torque tube rear axle/drive shaft assembly is out of the car, never to be put back in. Attachment 1341025
Attachment 1341027
Attachment 1341028
The rear axle doesn't have a normal driveshaft, but instead uses a torque tube filled with gear oil, which is notorious for leaking. That old technology has got to go!
Also the gas tank has been removed.
Attachment 1341026

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Getting warmer, but actually not worrying with the engine choice right now.

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Ctsv???

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Very nice progress on the tear down. Looking forward to the new powerplant.

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With your taste its a modern GTO

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Hmmmm... you said no to all my options... latest camaro? I'm still wondering if it is a body on frame LT1 powered Buick.
I know. .. it's a Tesla

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You are all over it, but we aren't even concerning ourselves with the powertrain on this trip. The Bride will need both this car and a powertrain car. (Hint: what did we just pull out of the bride? It's a classic Hotroder's trick)

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That would be a very interesting engineering challenge, but probably above our pay grade.

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Rear end from the gto?

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"Classic Hotrodder's Trick"??? I'm guessing a Jaguar IRS... Maybe an old F**d 9"

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Irs!!

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Section the body down, drive it!!

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Ding ding ding we have a winner! Well, two winners.. Jag IRS it is, and since we have the whole car, we are going to throw a Jag IFS under there too. The Jag IRS traces its design back to 1961 and the Jaguar E type. Many improvements over the years lead to the last hurrah, the 1994-1996 Jaguar XJ-S. Both our '57 Buick and '94 XJ-S tip the scales at an almost identical 4,200 pounds, so the factory spring-breaks should be perfect just as designed. One of the reasons the Jag IRS was so popular with hotrodders is that it bolted onto the frame with 6 simple mounting points, making it easily adaptable to many different cars, and also came with disc brakes.
In the front, our '57 Buick has a one-year-only front suspension design that no parts are available for, sloppy recirculating ball steering, and crummy drum brakes. It should be a drastic transformation from a ride and handling standpoint.
We are 30 minutes away, so pictures shall be coming soon.

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Hello again. My dad forgot to pack the card reader for our camera, so we have not been able to post the pictures promised. :whine: I, however, took a picture on my phone, as we are driving down the road, and shall post it for y'all now.Attachment 1341610
TADAAAAAAAAA! One of us will post more pictures once we get home in about 6.5/7 hours. So long until then.

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At least youre not parting out a pretty Jag ,one of the old classics .Even though it would be worth it for this worthy cause .

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Right on Drew the jag front and rear work well in those cars there is a guy on the HAMB that did a 57 Buick he is from north carolina goes buy the name zman on that board. :metal::metal::metal::metal:

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Yes, I have read his blog on the HAMB and another one about a 57 Oldsmobile proving to me that it is possible to pull off. Unfortunately they don't go into much detail and a lot of the pictures posted won't load now, but I'm sure we can figure it out.

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yes it's very doable have you gone into his profile and looked threw his album on that car there may be some pics and info there. But I have full confidence you can get it done can't wait to see the magic happen :metal:have a safe and Happy New Year

Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
 

here is when the tread started may help your search Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by zman, Aug 4, 2004 there are a lot of pictures

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Happy New Years

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Happy New Year!!!

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I know for my 1950 Chevy I can use the 1974-1985 XJ6 because the track width and the mounting points were right.

Heres one 1957 Buick-
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t....739171/page-6

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On the road photos from moonlit Connecticut.

94 XJ-S with the V-12 engine, 42,000 miles, zero damage or issues, just hasn't run since 1998!

It seems that the original owner went to jail and stored it in his parents backyard. Somehow he never came back for it and recently the city made them clean up the back yard. It popped up on Craigslist a few weeks back for $1500, and I figure surely I can part it out and possibly break even.

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^^^ good buy!

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Drew, do you use a different site to search Craigslist near and far?

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Biz looks super excited standing with the Jag ,I cant wait to see more .

Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
 

YES !!! Searchtempest.com is a nationwide Craigslist search aggregator. It works incredibly well, it would be impossible to search each city manually.

Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
 

Drew I see all these pics of your cool trips with a u-haul trailer?
I thought you would own your own trailer.
What's the inside scoop?
Unlimited U-haul gift card? Ha.

Seriously,... this is a COOL project!!!