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<blockquote data-quote="tyromeo55" data-source="post: 1985518" data-attributes="member: 1719"><p>Thanks all who responded thus far. The car was my dads uncle's car from before I was born. before us it had a older restoration and I remember stories of it being "fast but took a mile to stop" ( the stories came from 80 + yr old men and cars seem to get faster the longer time passes since they had been driven).</p><p></p><p>We acquired it 15 or 20 years ago and it didn't run at that time. We were told then that the block was cracked due to inadequate winter storage. I remember looking at the dip stick and the oil was milky so I just went with it. I was just there to push it on the trailer and steer it into its corner. </p><p></p><p>A newer drive train could be cheaper and make quite a bit more power but I dont think I could live with myself if I did it. My research is telling me that I could have one of two motors in my 38. I'll have to count head bolts to see which version. I've got a body guy looking at it to see how much I'm going to need to put into that and If I can get a ballpark on the motor work (and all id within budget) then I'll go ahead and pull the motor out and get it to someone that can tear into it. If it matters Id say there is a good likelyhood that the motor has never been rebuilt. </p><p></p><p></p><p>BuickFreak / all.... Assume that the block is toast. What is a good budget to get something and get it put together? Do you do motors for a living?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tyromeo55, post: 1985518, member: 1719"] Thanks all who responded thus far. The car was my dads uncle's car from before I was born. before us it had a older restoration and I remember stories of it being "fast but took a mile to stop" ( the stories came from 80 + yr old men and cars seem to get faster the longer time passes since they had been driven). We acquired it 15 or 20 years ago and it didn't run at that time. We were told then that the block was cracked due to inadequate winter storage. I remember looking at the dip stick and the oil was milky so I just went with it. I was just there to push it on the trailer and steer it into its corner. A newer drive train could be cheaper and make quite a bit more power but I dont think I could live with myself if I did it. My research is telling me that I could have one of two motors in my 38. I'll have to count head bolts to see which version. I've got a body guy looking at it to see how much I'm going to need to put into that and If I can get a ballpark on the motor work (and all id within budget) then I'll go ahead and pull the motor out and get it to someone that can tear into it. If it matters Id say there is a good likelyhood that the motor has never been rebuilt. BuickFreak / all.... Assume that the block is toast. What is a good budget to get something and get it put together? Do you do motors for a living? [/QUOTE]
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