1961 Strato Chief

455StratoChief · Member

1961 Strato Chief

455StratoChief · Member

With 1976 455 Buick hooked to a turbo 350 12" rear end

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

Welcome to the site Love the engine with the dist at front

455StratoChief · Member

Thanks. Yes she sure has a lump under the hood hopefully i will get the engine cleaned up one of these days. im eager to get it on the road this year or by fall but need to get some floors in it and fix the breaks and fit some panels up a bit better and four new tyres. but all in time i guess

59poncho · Poncho Master!

thats a cool car for sure, love the engine choice also, something different

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

Welcome aboard. Cool car!

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

Welcome Malcolm! It's going to be a very cool car when done.
English background? I noticed how you spelt "tires".

455StratoChief · Member

Thanks. Close enough to bein english but thankfully am not actually i moved here from Scotland in 1999

RogerB · Addicted!

Welcome from Quebec city !

Ed M · Veteran Member

Cool car! I put a Buick 350 into my '60 Strato Chief 4 door sedan back in high school, thats what got my tires spinning.

-- Edited by Ed M on Monday 7th of March 2011 11:36:32 AM

Beaumont4008 · Uber Guru

Welcome to the site, cool car and that buick 455 should realy move that car. Those engines are real stump pullers. Tons of torque.

455StratoChief · Member

OH yes indeed i have had the car running and she does like to sqwauk the tyres really easily just need to get it patched up and mechanically safe for the road. It is loud to there is not alot for exhaust on it just 2 cherry bombs comin out befor the rear wheels.

59poncho · Poncho Master!

i just have the cherry bombs also. 283 with headers and cherrys and the pipe doesent even go past the back door!!LOL (i will be putting full exhaust on this summer) With that buick that must be teeth shattering!!

455StratoChief · Member

Yeah she's pretty loud i guess but think id be doin the exhaust on it to at somepoint maybe put cut outs on it.

59poncho · Poncho Master!

great minds think alike!! I grabbed a pair of electronic cut-outs at a swap meet last summer so when i take the headers off(they hang too low now that the car is lowered) then im putting the rams horn manifolds on with the cut outs and exhaust out the back, maybe under each corner of the bumper where it sticks out.