JoeMac53

Both my original and new mountings pads are the fabric reinforced type. 1953Mack that was what I was thinking about doing … making my own. I had heard conveyor belt material is a good choice. Glad to see what you did. Are they holding up. my original shims range in size. I’m going to glass bead them and need to figure out whether I should prime and paint or parkerize or something else to inhibit rust. I’m going to do the same for the washers. If you have any advice on coating let me know. The new ones are all one size but they have the advantage of being cadmium plated.

I got the 1/4” thick ones. This is what the originals were for my 53 super

Got them at Bobs Automobilia by the piece.

Got the new set of mounts today

Thanks for the great links. Great information

Thanks for the advice. I heard that you have a build thread but I can’t seem to find it. Can you send me link on where to look.

I have a 1953 Buick Super series 56C convertible

There are 26 body mounting pads on my 53 Buick Super. I see that replacements are for sale through some dealers. They are 2”x2”x1/4” with a 7/8” hole. But I was thinking about making my own out of high durometer (70A) neoprene. Anyone done something like this or care to give advice? Thanks

Attached are photos of trunk pan I’m fabricating for my Super.

I was puzzled by the same situation today trying to get the windshield wiper burr removed. Its really a splined shaft on the outside and a press fit on the inside to the shaft. There must be a burr on the edge of the shaft that holds the spline adapter in place. Its misleading how to disassembled because there is an 8-32 internal thread also. I found the disassembly process described in the 1952 manual and the special tool J 2682 tool intended for this purpose ... also came across this post. I happened to have a sink faucet puller tool from a previous job that worked perfect and didn't need the J 2682 tool. The tip was small enough to insert into the 8-32 internal thread. You can get them for $10 at Home Depot. Here are some photos. They both came right off.

I saw this 1951 Buick Roadmaster not far from my house in upstate NY. It had a for sale sign and looked like it had been there a while. For Sale sign had the phone #518-588-0004. I didn't enquire about it cause it doesn't seem to have parts that I can use restoring my 1953 Super. Figured there might be someone looking for something like this.

Bill, Your build and dedication is nothing short of remarkable. I'm also the proud new owner of a 1953 Buick Super Convertible currently in rough shape (see included photo). I'm at the beginning of my journey ... a lot of learning and work to be done in the years ahead. I found your thread and will use it for future inspiration. Joe