New Member with his New Buick! 1989 Electra Estate

Hey all! What a great forum. Just got meself a 1989 Buick Electra Estate Wagon!

Love it. Touch-screen climate (although the blower module is gone, need to replace... $240!)
All window motors work
Rear seat row
Comfiest seats in the world
Olds 307 (obviously) But the secondary airplate seems to be stuck. Sucking gas like crazy and wheezes at WOT.
No rust, was undercoated

87k km
All for $750. What a deal! Trying to find a 350 Rocket for it, the 307 is so slow

 

Welcome aboard! And well bought on the wagon - what's the plans for it?

 

Welcome to the forums brishay!

 

Welcome to the squirrels' cage. We may be nuts, but that's ok. Great wagon, and a great buy! Having lived with a 307, years ago, I agree. You need the 350 Rocket. The good news is there are PLENTY of them out there. You may also find you need to beef up the transmission, because that 200R4 is not going to be able to handle the torque of the 350 in stock form. My experience was that it was marginal behind a 307. Good luck with the wagon, and keep posting what you are up to.

 

Just had a thought, here. Since you have a Buick, why not keep her all Buick and drop in the Buick 350. It is not quite as powerful as the Olds Rocket, but it does have more torque, and is an absolute SWEETHEART of an engine for drivability and fuel economy.

 

Welcome! Nice rig you have there! Good price, too!

 

Welcome brishay.
Where's Port Hardy?, I could look it up in a minute but I'm too lazy.

Why mess around with a 350?, an Olds 455 would be way more fun.
I have a supposedly rebuilt BOP THM 400 sitting in my shed, free if you want to come and get it, but I have a feeling Port Hardy isn't real close to Cleveland, Ohio.

 

I'm very not close to Ohio! British Columbia! And it seems a bit hard to find 350 rockets around here, I DO have a lead on a 403. I want something that'll be direct bolt in -- don't want to fiddle with fab at this point. The only other issue is the blower module is gone. That's a $240 part -- I may just wire in a toggle switch for the blower.

 

, I just answered your PM.... told ya to post up but ya beat me to it.I even told him we like pics

, nice looking Buick ya have, I never seen this one listed.

I'll be insuring my Buick end of October for winter, we'll have to get together for a...the slowest drag race

 

Yeah, it was listed in Vanc, but the seller was going to be in Duncan, so met him there.

 

The mounts are set up for the Olds 307/350/403/455 and not the Buick motor. I have no way to fab, unfortunately

 

Cool, and you didn't have to puddle jump to view it. You said your picking up a Olds in Vic? when are you doing that?

 

As soon as I can afford to, it's the 84 listed on Kijiji. Don't go stealing it from under me now It's a sedan, but it might be my drag-build while the Buick remains my DD

 

This one.... the one I just bout yesterday?










I'm kidding, I'm not buying any cars for awile

 

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Oh good.