Will This FORGOTTEN Survivor Run and Drive?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Cars that have been sitting for as long as this Buick has, normally are left for a reason. Will this estate car come back to life, or is it destined to sit forever?
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I had a dark blue 1974 Buick Regal that I bought in 1979. It was a great car. I learned to do my own repairs to keep it on the road. I miss those days.
I had a 77 Regal T-Top with bucket seats and floor shifter.
Sound like great deal
I’m here!!
I Here too
I'm also here excited!!!!!!!!
I had a 1973 Buick regal too ,it had 200,000 miles on it, I blew the motor and put a motor and transmission in it, the driveshaft was only 2 feet long, with this short driveshaft it was like a four wheel drive, it was really good in snow with a good set of snow tires, it ended up with over 400,000 miles before it just wore out
First starts - if you want to be extra careful, pull the distributor and spin the oil pump while manually turning the motor over slowly. That will get oil almost everywhere you want it including the lifters…. As for crank, a little oil down the plugs (anything from wd40 to a spoon full of ATF)… also it does not hurt to run Premix 2 stroke/gas mix in the carb first run. Extra lube for the valve seats, and cylinder walls on initial start up….. 60% of the time, it works every time.
Great advice 👍
A coworker at my first job out of college bought what could have been a duplicate of this Regal in 1983. She was so excited and wanted to take a bunch of us out to lunch in it. I was told I had to get in the back seat because I was the youngest! 🤣 Those early 70s 2-door colonnade cars did require flexibility and dexterity to enter and exit the back compartment.
Great job Brian ! I am impressed with your tenacity to work on this car in the cold!👍👍
Randy made out great on this car IMO. I think a fuel pump and alternator for the spare parts list for the ride home.
I'll always have an appreciation for the GM A-bodies of the mid 70's.
The 5mph park bench mounted out front on the 73 models was tough for designers to implement.
IMO/Buick and Pontiac did the best.
the shocks wear made on line 3,,,,the 5mph ones were called maxies ..the 2,5 mph ones were called minies ..
I had a 73 Monte Carlo with a 454 ! Super Clean with no rust. I wanted a small block, because that 454 had a drinking problem ⛽️lol. Nice work on the buick & IMO Randy found a Clean example 💯 not many of them cars left. Respect for braving that cold 🥶 been there & done that 🎬🚘 Salute 👊
That's a fantastic find. I would recommend that the owner just clean it up, service it and enjoy it the way it is. A car can be restored or modified but an original car can't be duplicated.
Totally agree. if minor mods are done he can keep the oem parts in a box and if he sells it they can go with the car
She sounds good...
Ive owned a few cars from those yrs .
And they all got poor gas mileage...
But , there are some things you can do to improve on it...
My dad had a 72 Impala with a 350 & with 20k miles on it, he pulled the heads & had em shaved..
It increased compression but it didnt turn it into a 400 hp motor...
They're nice cars (especially Buick).
I loved em...(GM Cars )
Love to find a 73 Chevelle.
Most were junked .
Others are not worth the $$ to bring em back.
Awesome car! Them colonnade styled Buicks, Oldsmobile's and Monte carlo's are really starting to look good to me these days!
you are not wrong Mitch they are sharp
I had a 75 Laguna! I wish I still had that one!
All depends on how long it's been sitting, If it's been sitting over a year and it's something you care about, put some oil in the cylinders.
Thank guys for saving one more car from being scrapped great video .👍
Thank’s for a great video. A nice car for Randy. I hope he will keep it and enjoy it. It was an easy start, a promising start! Keep up the good work!😎👍
Great content man, Coming from Randy’s channel. Keep up the good content man, can’t wait to see what else you got in store for your channel. Cars are fun to work on don’t matter what make , model or year!
That is one nice Buick well taken care of I bet the a/c even still works randy made out real good on this car
You scored again, Randy. What a great friend and fellow car buff to work in that cold. I used to live in Johnstown/Gloversville N.Y. Miss everything but that crushing cold.
Lunaroutlaw doing real good job on that classic Buick
That's a really nice car. She just came right back to life.
If I have a motor that's low on compression I'll put a little ATF in the cylinders to help seal them off otherwise I just let it be. Most of these old engines have been abused for decades before we will ever see them. Great video
Rust, bitter Cold; I'm so glad I don't live in the Northeast anymore. I used to loathe the Colonnade Style car when I was a kid but today I actually appreciate them and see them for what great potential they have. For a fraction of the previous generation A bodies you can have a decent foundation for a muscle car.
Oh wow I can't believe this popped up when I wasn't even searching! The reason I was excited is because my first car was this very year and model only mine was triple brown! It was an attractive dark brown with a leather brown looking interior but no one noticed it much in the 80's and 90's. My grandparents bought it new and gave it to me because they were only going to get 1200 for it on trade in 1983. With mag wheels and dual exhaust it really looked muscular but that 165 hp. 350 Buick V8 was not muscular however I was able to put a 455 in it in 1997 that woke it up! In 2000 I sold it for 1800 to help purchase a GTO. I really wish I could have just kept it but I didn't have the funds to fix it up the way I wanted! In 2000 it still had original paint and the vinyl top was still soft, but it needed paint and a lot of chassis detailing! Take care of that rare car, I only saw 1 other like mine in all those years. The Cutlass and Monte Carlo way out sold them. I guess most Buick owners wanted 4 doors.
That is sweet man. She must have been a beast with a 455 under the hood. We all have cars we wish we never sold but unfortunately we can’t turn the hands of time back. The 70s Buick’s looked surprisingly good in brown
Man I would love to score an old Buick like that.
Old Buicks and weather so cold that your face stings. That’s my kind of party!!!!!!
Very Nice vídeo and great job bringing back the Buick Regal back on the road
I always liked the “Colonnade” A body styles nice regal 😎
Getting a visual overview of the engine is great. Once you decide to try and get it running though. I start with changing the oil, priming the oil pump, and if the engine is not stuck Spray some fogging oil in the cylinders. I use a small gas can with 2 stroke oil/gas mix to get it running at first.
38:31 The fuel gauge had a mind of it's own.
Wow god bless you for working on this Buick in the freezing cold! But have to say she’s a beauty! She sounds great
My little brother had one of these. It was canary yellow with black racing stripes. It had the Buick 231 v6. It was always broke down lol.
The ultimate little old lady grandmothership!
You've got a new subscriber here man, dig your style. Keep up the great work. 🇺🇲
Got a dandy for sure. And clean. Thank you for sharing
Looking forward 👍🏻 starts approx 11 pm
Was like she parked up last nite 👍 and boi that interior like old is gold for that its ""SOLD"" hope we have a good safe journey home and randy has safe journey up to collect old girl 👍 THANK YOU AGAIN @LUNAROUTLAW for your hospitality👍👍
Right on man I was happy to help.
@@LunarOutlawsGarage sorry a few of us cluttered up yi live stream other nite too we started addressing you in topics the 20 ppl started talking between ourselves 👍 top man nice hearing talk on hemi nice one!
@@marksaunders2500 absolutely no worries man it was really fun. I don’t do premieres very often but the reason why I do premieres when I do and lives are so we can all engage with each other.
@@LunarOutlawsGarage awesome was good hour tho always say suspense kills us viewers sometimes waitin to start😂😂 thanks again bruther do well!
The Century Regal coupe was added at the top of the model range and later became a separate series, dropping the Century name. So it's a Century with the Regal trim!
I want to come meet you guys so bad. I live in East Greenbush NY so I don’t think im that far from you. I committed on Randy’s post too im so excited for this Series.
I like to pull the distributor and turn the oil pump with the valve covers off and watch for oil to drip on the rocker arms then put it back in time
I myself own a 76 buick regal w/the 231 3.8l V6. 114k miles, all original. ✌out from California😎
Brian if you take this cars name and add Uncle Tony's dog you have the name of the bar from Three's Company.
got to give you credit for working out side in this weather doing all this work for Randy
Had a light blue 73 regal loved it, it was my first car
And that brake line.😊👍
Love that car something about those Buicks just a complete beautiful car growing up I loved those boats miss them hard to find gems like that one
You and me both!
These old tanks like to vent to atmosphere. 😂😂😂😂😂
Could run the oil pump with a old modified distributor and drill prior to cranking it.
Hell of a job Mr. Brian, you are one crazy bastard working on that after the blizzard you guys had up there. I’m in Jersey and was like “Damn he looks like he’s f-ing cold”! 🤣 After watching from start to finish you got one more subscriber brother. Love that car and the way you worked on it. Your a good friend doing that for Randy, you know he definitely appreciates it. Can’t wait to see the drive to OK! Keep it up and look forward to more videos!!! 👍
One of your long time Minions here. Funny thing I used to be a Gymnast. 🤗
Thank you for hanging out with the channel for a bit. It takes a lot of talent to do that and as you can see I don't have that skill. lol
The colinade cars are so underrated, Olds Cutlasses we're cool also🏁💯😎😎
personally I would get the oil pump rebuild kit and install it. Using vasaline to re-prime the pump and that would be a huge piece of mind with the oiling system before a long drive.
Really enjoy your videos.👍👍👍👍
People are quick to judge "oh its an old car it needs a lot of work to make it good" well, not necessarily. these are dead simple, very reliable pieces of transportation that EVERYONE had back in the 70s as new cars, which then became used cars in the 90s. just as we have cars of the past 20 years still rolling around on the roads today
Nice Lunar 👍
In my experience, external oil pumps lose prime easier/faster. Older Buicks & Cadillacs have these. Spin via homemade bit after marking/removing distributor.
Have a great day sir and stay warm 😊👍🙏
Excellent video :) also great surivor car and last long time plus good condition for age too ! Plus how many miles got on it and looks at least 100,000 too also could say paint air cleaner up black ! Plus Alternator belt need tighten up some too and amazing color Olive Green plus 455 V8 live on to plus 4 barrel live it up on quick responses to on gas pedal too!
I had a 75 Regal that I paid 300 bucks for back in the early 80's when I was in the Marine Corps, my dad and I rebuilt the original 350 Buick motor and the transmission, that was one tank of a car, I even hit a Mule Deer doing 55 MPH and all it did was crack the grille, I wished that I never have sold it, but like they say, hindsight is 20/20.
Thank you for your service Paul. Buicks are tanks man good looking, fast tanks lol. I hear you there are a few cars I wish I never sold but cant look back only forward.
We call the dizzy resistor a condenser in the uk
Wow this buick even still has the original ad smog pump awesome 1973 had no catylitic converter the catylitic converter was introduced in 1974 or 1975
Awesome job of taking care of her👍
What a car I love old cars...
I am impressed that you're working on that car in the cold my finger are hurting just watching you/
Before you make the OK trip, make sure you get a full sized oil filter. The manufacturers will try to sell you an itty bitty one, but find a nos full size for long distance driving.
Awesome car. I owned a 76 monte carlo in the day
👍 Nice Buick overall!
Oh man that 73 buick runs like a beautiful kitty cat . Randy scored. Awesome deal 👌 I was jumping and yelling when you got that buick to burn out ..
Just awesome..
Right on
Mt first car, 73 Dark green Buick Century coupe. Ran great but was rusting apart. I didn't keep it long because the rust made it cost prohibited to repair
Why not use an old distributor shaft or screwdriver in drill to spin oil pump and prime all oil passages and pre-lubing all bearings and lifters?
Man, What A Beautiful Survivor, Excellent Coverage On The Old-Gal.. Keep Up The Great Work!!
Thanks man. that is a great car
Lunar - I imagine a warm shop is one of your high priorities. I couldn’t work on a vehicle in that cold. Kudos to you for getting the Buick running in those conditions. What general location are you in New York State? I lived in Port Jervis for six years and grew up in Steuben County.
I love your gloves 🧤
Those are the only thing keeping my hands warm in this weather. lol I think they are alpaca
I've always used a little Marvel Mystery Oil. Never had a problem. Used it or regular oil when doing a wet compression test too.
She's a beautiful runs good
I’m probably 2 months late & I’m watching this now & I’m a new subscriber also… I watch Randy also
Beautiful car Lunaroutlaw. I’m sure Randy will be happy. Enjoy your evening sir 🇺🇸🏁🦍
I always add some mystery oil in the fresh gas upon its first start up .
You could pull the distributor and use a drill to prime the oil pump great video Thanks.
Sweet car . Hope this goes to a good home . Where it won't be screwed with. Kept original.
It is possible to prelube the bearings and lifters By removing the distributorand spinning the oil pump with an adaptor that is easy to make and a hand drill,,,
That Regal is a runner boy! There is no such thing as a bad Buick.......that car deserves to be run. Wow could I ever use the interior of this car, it's Really nice!...My 74 GS-455 bench interior is roached green paisley fabric..Want to trade?
Sadly this was not my car I was working on it for a friend
Great channel, enjoy your content & I love the old Buick stuff and seeing a early/mid 70's Regal is sweet! Such a shame about that '70 Electra!! But she will live on! Keep it up!! I cant wait to see you getting the chance to work on your GS! Cheers!
That car is awesome. I'd be proud to drive it. Just don't crash it parts would be hard to source.
Seems like a pretty good old school car...
Nice survivor. Probably one of the easiest starts you’ve done.
I like a car video with a science experiment. Reminds of Derek doing sketchy stuff.
Pull the distributor and spin the oil pump with a drill attached to an old gm distributor drive gear with the cam teeth ground off for a min or so to get oil up in the lifters and get oil up into the top the engine
Hello Lunar. You're doing a great job with the 73 Buick Regal aka The Green Goblin.
Haskell hello
Century.
Regal is the top of the line trim level on this car!
You got that Buick running like a Singer.
Thanks man Buicks use to make incredible cars with great drivetrains, I had faith she would come back to life no problem. but you just never know 100%
@@LunarOutlawsGarage I always liked the old GM A- body cars, Buick Regal, Olds Cutlass, Monte Carlo, and the Pontiac Grand Prix. Though by '72 they weren't the powerhouses like their predecessors from the late sixties, to my eye they still had a little bit of a fast muscle car look to them, especially the Cutlets, Grand Prix, and Monte Carlo. I also at one time had a 72 Skylark four-door that I liked.
Very cool car hell of a find
Randy did great🤙
I will say this…. People that are not from the cold states will never appreciate a good pair of mittens 👍
Got a 350 4 buick in my garage from my 73 centurion convertable
Randy must be a happy camper
if it doesnt say unleaded gas only you need to add some lead additive to the gas (39.26 it doesnt), it will have the soft valves and you will burn them if you dont. the piston you showed is almost burnt to the ring,
Good thing you did not remove the points...as those have to be set with a dwell meter...hence the "little window" to set the points with the engine running using the dwell meter...and NOT with Feeler stock...and ONLY the old timer mechanics have a dell meter...
False.
They can be set static with a feeler gauge OR running with a dwell meter.
Motors WITHOUT the window can be set using a dwell meter with the cap off and the high-tension lead grounded .
Super car, Knew you would get it running
This was a banger of a video!! Good seeing you here man!
glad randy recommended your channel can’t wait to catch up on all your supra videos, i just got my mk3 a couple months ago bet there’s some good info i can use
Why not disable the ignition and crank to get lubrication circulating? And then hook up ignition to fire the engine? Is this a bad practice?
I had a light blue 1977 Buick regal with a 350 engine 400 tranny
that is a great drivetrain combo
Cat beat those old Buick’s 👍