dslkevin

Are you selling a kit with these parts?

What series do they fit?

What series 32 Buick are you working on?

Repairs to a stuck engine might not be that bad. I have a 32 Buick 90 and it's engine was stuck. Soaked it and still did not turn over. Pulled the head and the valves were stuck. Sent the head off to the machine shop and put it back on. The engine runs.

Not a member of BCA yet. I have some parts coming from Bob's, but he does not have timing chain and gears or the heat shield. Mac is out of the heat shields. Mac is who I got my carburetor from. He does have more if anyone else is looking for one.

I thought I would start a new thread about my car restoration. Beginning process of restoring 32 series 90. What to keep it as original as possible. I found a good heat riser, carburetor & other parts needed to go back to proper updraft carb. Here are a couple questions. What is the recommended paint for engine parts? What color? What about ceramic coating or powder coating? Intake & exhaust manifolds? Carburetor? Heat riser? Coolant tube? Any suggestions on a source for timing chain and gears? Also looking for heat shield for air cleaner. Kevin

Janouske, Who did your machine work? Rods? I talked to Terrill Machine and they told me they don't do any that old.

Janousek, Where did you get your rods and pistons? What carb are you using?

Not sure what to think about going through the engine. My thoughts right now are to get it running. If the engine runs fairly smooth, does not have allot of blow-by and has good compression then I would probably just leave it alone. The head was already redone(valves were stuck). This winter or spring of next year I want to pull the body off and work on getting the rolling chassis cleaned up and rebuilt(new paint, bearings, seals). At that time I could redo the engine. Couple questions regarding potential rebuilding the engine. I don't know much about babbitt bearings. Can I rebuild the engine with out needing to redo the babbitt the bearings? Can I use newer connecting rods that have replaceable bearings? If I did rebuild I would probably be better off using aluminum pistons? Up the compression ration? What pistons would you recommend? Where would I get some? Any other suggestions concerning a rebuild? I want to keep the updraft carb for show purposes.

I do not have the wizard control hooked up at this time. I think I have most of the parts to hook it up, but I may need a little bit. I haven't looked closely at that part yet.

I will look into paint for the frame instead of powder coat. I got the idea of powder coating from the forum. Thanks for the suggestion. I did pull the oil pan about 7 years ago(helping my dad with it). The engine was stuck. Pulled the head and sent it to a machine shop. The valves were stuck. Pulled the oil pan and 1 piston. Everything looked very clean. Put it back together.

Thanks for the replies. I see it is hard to find parts for this car. The car is is mostly complete. My goal for this car is to eventually show it. I want to try to keep it as close to 100% original if I can. I am expecting it to take 5 years(and much green) to complete the project. The short term goal(this winter) is to get the car running. It does run if I pour a little gas in the intake. I am on the lookout for parts for it. I may have a lead on an original carb and heat riser. Once I get to the place I can run the engine, I would like to see if it is in good enough shape to run it the way it is or if I need to plan on rebuilding it. Next year I would like to pull the body off and start getting the frame prepped for powder coating. Right now I am trying to do some research on the car and compile a list of parts to be on the look out for. I am hoping to visit Mac Blair in the coming weeks and take some pictures of a restored car. Any suggestions about how to proceed with this project are appreciated. Kevin

My 32 series 90 had been sitting for more than 30 years. It was my dad’s car. About 7 years ago I helped him get it freed after being stuck. We pulled the head and sent it to a machine shop. All the valves were stuck. Someone told us to use brake fluid in the cylinders. We soaked it good with brake fluid and were able to get it to turn over with a wrench. Kevin

I recently acquired a 1932 Buick 90 and am starting to restore it. It is a solid car and mostly complete. It has not run since 1964. The interior is shot. The body is solid with slight surface rust only. My goal with this car is to keep it entirely stock. I have read numerous threads on this site and I see there is a wealth of knowledge here. What I am looking for now is an updraft carburetor. The car has an downdraft on it now. I believe I am looking for a Marvel 10-1503 carburetor(correct me if I have the wrong #). I will also be needing the heat riser and associated parts for it. Does anyone know where I can find these items? What is the going rate for them? Attached is a picture of the current carb setup. The car did come with the correct intake manifold separately. Kevin