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1967 Skylark Project


wagner

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Well my dad and I are going to try and give this a shot. The car is a solid 1967 Buick Skylark roller just missing the Windshield, Dash pad, and Grill. We are kind of struggling with the motor combo right now.

 

Here are the ideas right now:

 

1. LS1 or LQ4 swap

2. Small Block Chevy of some sort

3. Buick motor

4. Grand National driveline swap

 

I like the Grand National Swap but don’t know if there is a direct set up or how easy it would be.

 

Any ideas or suggestions are welcome. As we get this started I will post pics of the progress I need to find the current ones of the torn down frame now.

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How much does it weigh?

 

If you have GN questions feel free to ask.

 

Personally I'd go with a big block Buick. Though, I don't know how much you want to spend, and I don't know how fast you want to go. I think a big block with fuel injection and either a turbo or blower would be cool as hell, but that would require some pretty serious money.

 

If you go this route Brian Earick is a good person to deal with, or some guys out of Chicago who's names I can't remember off hand - they race a dark blue Regal that is the most consistent car I've ever seen. 8.80s all day every day. Big block Buick on dope. If you go this route and want their contact info I will find it. http://www.v8buick.com should give you plenty of info on that.

 

You'd be able to make pretty sold numbers with a GN motor pretty easily. I can't remember off hand if this exact swap has been done, but I know it's been done on other A-Bodies, check http://www.turbobuick.com http://www.turbobuicks.com hybrids sections.

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The top 2 really are the LQ4 swap or the GN swap. We can get all the stuff to drop in the LQ4 for under 5K so it will be the best price and bang for the buck.

 

I am trying to see if there is anybody out there that has done the GN swap so I can pick their brain about how to get that motor and everything in there.

 

What is the price range for the GN driveline parts?

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High dollar politically correct car = buick 455

Drivability and on the cheap, pulled out LSX system from junkyard

 

That is the what we have found out! There is so much you can do with an LSX that it makes it worth it right there. I think we might go with the carb set up on it to keep it very simple.

 

Kenny do you have any other links I could check out for motors?

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The two I posted for V6 cars are about the best out there.

 

You can also try http://www.t6p.com and http://www.gnttype.org

 

I'll tell you this much, if you're planning on building a motor or a transmission, make sure whoever does it knows what they're doing when it comes to Buick V6s, clearances are not the same as a SBC even though a lot of builders tend to think so. The 2004R is a rare breed too, there are two guys within 2hrs I trust with building them, that's it.

 

You can get a hot air motor cheaper, and it's basically the same thing. Heads, cam, pistons, rods (assuming they're 2 dot, but as far as I know all turbo motors were 2 dot, though someone has said otherwise...) crank are all the same as the 86-87 motors. The difference is a hot air motor doesn't have an oil return drilled into it and they have 14 bolt oil pans instead of 20. The front cover is also a little different, but nothing major.

 

Then you'll just need headers and intake manifold up from an intercooled car.

 

You can make ~500whp on stock internals without having to worry about much. Depending on weight of car, if you go with a 2004R at that level you may or may not need a billet input shaft. I'll be shooting for around there and I'm running a stock shaft. I'm hoping the car is light enough to not twist it, but that's a risk I'm willing to take. :lol:

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contact jim wiese at trishield performance

 

v8 buick is a good website to find parts

 

taperformance carries all the buick performance stuff you need they built a motor for around 10k complete that won a big block shootout car craft did a few years ago its worth looking into as a fully dressed out 455-468-494 weighs in less than small block chevy

 

good luck those 67's are pretty cool ride

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