Dropped both gas tanks. Both have 35 year old gas that has gone so thick and dark it looks like automatic trans fluid. But the smell... WOW!
I cracked open the red cars engine and it looks pretty good but I have decided to do a complete rebuild. Part of the front cam bearing is sticking out like a silver dime. The timing chain is very loose and the old oil on the oil plug was silver metal flake. The water jackets have heavy scale and the water pump has large build up of rust. I hope this thing was not left with water because it has a water line of rust but then it's like the water suddenly vanished. Crack? Hope not. Maybe freeze plug.
I'd post photos but not much to see but years of dirty oil buildup.
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Shark 1 - 1960 Ventura 2 door hardtop, Coronado Red
Shark 2 - 1960 Ventura 2 door hardtop, Grey
LowFlyLark - 1964 Skylark Convert, mild custom. My build link, if anyone is interested... http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.ph...custom-project
Great cars I let go. 1963 Lemans Convert. White with red interior. Low mileage original with fender skirts.
1967 Firebird 400, white knuckle fast.
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