Vehicle Owner

Member ID: 87Park

Location: The Suburbs, ON

Vehicle Info

1987 Buick LeSabre

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Oct 27, 2009

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Blake’s Buick LeSabre
“Black Betty”

  • Currently 3.18 /5 Stars.
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Here is my 1987 Buick Lesabre T-Type.
I bought it for $500. The motor wouldnt start, and I was told that it was the chain slipping. Swapped it out for a new one, and she sparked right up.

Some updated pictures of how she operates now:

16" CTS Winter wheels 225/55/16 toyo garits  Might as well kick some frozen H2O in style!

87Parks 1987 Buick LeSabre

Previous photo shoot last summer with my borther snotty..

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87Parks 1987 Buick LeSabre 87Parks 1987 Buick LeSabre

Here is the motor when before and after cleaning, addition of MSD delco II coils and a strut tower brace.

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One of her first days home:


The old versus the new cam gear:

And what I found in the oil pan:

87Park's 1987 Buick LeSabre

Removed the old tint, and in the process customized my thrid brake light:


working on replacing the e-brake cable in the garage:


With the TSWs and 6000k HIDs, they look green, but are actually blue:


The TSWs and painted calipers:


So far I have:
-Removed the old tint, tailer hitch, rear bumperetts, automatic starter
-New drums, rotors, pads all around
-New e-brake cable front to back
-New timing chain, gears, water pump, alternator, MAF sensor
-Orange front turn signals
-Custom third brake light
-New rear springs...regular lesabre springs, it was all that was around and i need them to pass safety. -17" TSWs
-6000k HIDs
-Some rust removal
-Strut tower brace
-MSD delco II ignition

I would like:
-PA tails
-Remove all body trim and emblems
-Mould front and rear bumpers
-New tint
-Build a complete exaust from front to back, currently being hung with tie wire...
-Complete new stereo system
-92+ h-body front suspension
-Lowered
-and plenty of other little things that I cannot thing of

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EricShoHo  

Posted by: EricShoHo

10/27/2009 04:09PM

it also looks good in all black!...gotta give ya 5*s!

EricShoHo  

Posted by: EricShoHo

10/27/2009 04:08PM

The caddy wheels look awsome on your buick!

SofaKingWeTodDid  

Posted by: SofaKingWeTodDid

08/14/2009 04:06PM

i love the wheels on it, and some z34 vents in the hood would look pretty badass ive gotta admitt. and as for winter in this car?? well. lets just say the parts of the car you cant see, are ALL rusted out already. lol the bottoms of both fenders are gone, but because of the plastic body kit, you would never know... everything underneath is all rusty, the whole bumper core in the back is rusted (i had to find three or four different hitches before i found one that mounts to metal) but hey, as long as it looks good while i drive it and when i take pictures of it. haha 5 stars for your cars man, i love this one especially. the black is nice and makes me miss my buick.

rchayes  

Posted by: rchayes

08/14/2009 07:45AM

Hey blake thanks for comments on my international series, I to keep keep things as original as possible - saw that T-type Lesabre before I bought the Olds. Its a fair ways from me, the tow would be more than he wants for car, would rather have one thats really good to start with. No energy to do another full restore still working on my 71 Riviera. Feel free to blast away any questions I'm actually kind of a Buick freak got a 89 Park Ave too, bought the Olds cause of its rarity and excellent shape. check out my cars http://www.cardomain.com/id/rchayes.

outlaw8976  

Posted by: outlaw8976

08/08/2009 10:32PM

lookin pretty sick man, yeah i played hell lookin for t type parts, so i started going after the grand national lesabre look. but the valve covers are just from edelbrock for the old 3.8's(not the 3800) they fit just fine with gaskets for like an 85 rwd buick but you have to carefully drill and tap the heads with little bolts to make them work. they only cost like 40 bucks but i didnt use the rear because you would have to block off the egr which isnt a biggie, but it also would hit the power steering reservoir. but the rear you dont notice anyway so i didnt worry about it. o crap i noticed you have the 3 engine code now with the centerbolts, they still should work the same way but you may be able to use the rear not sure, my 88 had thesame engine you havebut my black one has the true 3800 which is real similar to the series II

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Member ID: 87Park

Location: The Suburbs, ON