A Stock American Powerhouse Machine w/ few tasteful Modifications

                                             Not a big fan of more rim than tire; these 15X6

                                             Buick Ralley vintage wheels coupled with Firehawk

                                            Indy 500's transform a typical family wagon into a

                                            visual statement that screams Hey! Look at me!

                                           The LT1 under the hood backs up the visuals with

                                           not-so-subtle high performance and true V8 muscle!

 In grocery-getter mode at 98,000 miles

The B-body when we first got it...no tint, buttugly wire hubcaps and wore down w/w  Michellens. There have been a few changes since the photo above was taken...

The wagon now has 20% tint all the way around (except the rear hatch, left it clear) and thanks to the folks at Buick Forums and the sage advice that circulates there, under the hood mods include the deletion of "home plate" & "first base" -- largely useless vacant spaces for air to meander around in rather than move efficently to the throttle body.

LT1 owners "in the know" do away with these things, its a common modification. To replace the removed components... we opted for the cheapest CAI - the "home depot" or sewer pipe intake, so named for the PVC or ABS street Els that joined together provided a new route for the cold air.  The opening left in the rubber elbow is neatly sealed off by a hockey puck, which any regulation size fits perfectly!  

 This is an easy mod, that even I could do!

Additionally, the CAI has a air foil installed in the TB opening to further streamline the air flow and a new billet TB cover plate tops off the mod.

This Roadmaster came with only the electric fans, no mechanical fan was ever installed to the best of our knowledge. The engine runs very cool even in the hot summertime.

  With Tint and Ralley Wheels on the W/W tires

After having the windows tinted the next thing was getting rid of the stock faux wire wheel covers. Vintage Buick "ralley" chrome wheels seemed to be a fitting wheel treatment and made a big difference in the look. Next we got some center caps for these wheels... b/c they looked better than just "holes" in the middle, right? Caps can be cheap or pretty costly depending on the condition.

A NOS cap below - like fresh out of the box!

  Page 2 is now posted, go and see!