A 1941 Buick in Holland

LOL . I know its to bad to put things together this way ;-) . I need a clean room ..

Paul

We did some work onto the body also , new pieces are welded in arround the rear window , and the trunk . Difficult place to go with the welder but it works out fine.

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Wow, lots of progress. Thanks for the updates and all the GREAT detailed pictures.

Thank you Earl for the kind words.. That's keep me going ..

Not much news because our holiday begins next weekend , but i got the brake and clutch pedals back from a machine shop. They made some new bushings in it because they were worn out badly , so it fits nice without play again on the new pedal shaft from ebay.

The body is also ready, all the welding is been done , so now waiting for the engine ....

happy holiday !

Paul

Paul: Do you have new clutch and brake pedal seals that fit in the cast in ribs on the shafts? These seal the openings in the toe plate when the pedals are in the released position. If you already have these, be sure to remove the rubber pedal pads, then lubricate the metal pad well before trying to stretch the new seal over it. Great pictures. Very inspiring.

Thank for your advice , pedal seals are the thougher ones , I still have to order them (and many other things ) .

Regards Paul

The pedal were tough to get on, when I did my '41. I put them in a pan of new boiling water to soften enough so that would stretch over the steel parts.

It sure is looking great, Paul.

Keith

I need to order some stuff from Bob's automobilia. Maybe we can share an order to suppress the shipping costs a bit..? That is, if you're back from holiday, since I really want to order coming week.

Hi Wilf.

Good to hear from you , sent me a PM with the parts that you need i need some parts too . I was at the A-Bombers weekend in Sweden a week ago, thoug't you would like these pic's

Beauitiful 1949 ers. A bit chopped but nice. enjoy.

That black one is really perfectly done in my eyes! Best stance and very mild chop. I will not chop mine in the near future because I already bump my head against the roof when getting in and when sitting in it. It takes some time getting used to the low roof when you're a former Mopar driver (Mopars back in those days had very high roofs so distinguished men could wear their fedora when getting in and out of - and driving - their car).

The red one I have seen the making of it on a website, I really enjoyed his site because he shared a lot of useful information (about updating the radio and such) but I really dislike the way the natural beautiful lines are destroyed by the rear lights and the 'ass-face' it got from frenching the lights, nosing and cleaning up the bumper. It destroys the balanced lines IMHO. But one needs to stick out as a kustomizer, so it seems to be less about aesthetics and more about doing what no other does..? Just like the German '49 sedanette one sees all over (European car sites / Facebook) internet. The black / purple flamed one with the '50 grille, which I really dislike a lot, again totally destroying the beautiful flowing lines of the original, near perfect design.

Sorry for my little rant, I do really enjoy your shared pictures though, again, the black one looks sharp

I'll send you a PM.

No rant from me, but I to do prefer the black one. To each his own though.

Keith

Hi guys . it took a while for editing some new post's overhere , but we finished the body ... and now its ready for grinding and further treatment . The Buick wheels are to the powder coater so now i am searghing for new 16"radial whitewalls x 650, Why on earth are they so expensive ? in 15 inch there is enough availeble but in 16 inch a few .. How come ? I am in need for some advice about the radials .

thanks.

some pic's

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Looking good! Great work, Paul!

Very nice work! I don't know how radials fare in the Netherlands, but around here after 5 years radials start to separate and become unusable, so don't buy tires until you are ready to use them. (bias ply will last 15 years for 15,000 miles; radials will last 5 years or 50,000 miles). You probably already checked Coker...Diamondback radials is another choice.

Time flies... guys .. Work uses a lot of freetime ;-) But here is a small update of the progress . I checked and cleaned the wheels and renewed some hubcap clamps some of them were pretty rusty too. So i made the inner surface nice smooth again and gave them a good sandblast. Than i let them powder coat . And i am pretty happy with the results . In about two weeks i recieve the radial whitewalls so we try to get them tubeless on the wheels .

and yes they are red ...but with the hubcaps and the rims it will be great

On this moment i am waiting till my friend has time to help me with the body , he is a car painter/ But i started grinding and filling some parts and primering the welded parts. I would like to build the body back n the chassis again so i called the machineshop today to ask them when the engine was ready . It couldt take another 4 weeks, they told me :eek: . So i ll have to be patience and do other things in the mean time....

So i had some time to take a look at the underseat heater .

pretty rusty

So i first checked the radiator (sorry no pictures ) it was not leaking and in a good shape so that was good news . i checked the 6 volt motor removed some old grease put in some new fresh and it worked again . The bottom sheet metal of the heater was very bad and i decided to make a new one . And because i do plastic weldings. i made that part of plastic .

i had to copy it and it worked out pretty well , you don't see it anymore and it will last for ever . i also made a cover for the motor so it will be a bit beter protected against water . (an improvement after 73 years?? )

ready.

More good news, the first load of chromework came back .... and that was the pot metal work . I don't think the chrome company want to do that again . It takes a lot of time to grind an polish the surfaces and everytime you think its is smooth another air bubble shows up in the surface . Sweat and tears ............ But i have to say ......afterall WOW :cool: I had some extra pieces rechromed (just in case) .

So up to the woodgraining of the window mouldings ..........and offcourse not for sale in Holland ... so i bought a set at `grain it ` and i am just busy to find out how to get the best results ...

the first pieces are allready sprayed in the undercoat so more to come .

Paul

Last week noticed this 1942 Buick overhere just wanted to share

So had a woodgraining week overhere .

Just spend some time with the Grainit set and the Bucik mouldings , i got the Carpathian Elm CBC CE4 set , after watching the intructions on the DVD i tried to do the first steps . Now i am Nearly ready i can say ...... it is not so easy as they show on the video but you can do it yourselve and with a pretty good results too . It is really amazing how these techniques work . Show you some pic's .

the carpathian base coat

The difficult parts are the large parts , the roller isn't big so you print the motive on the roller and than you print the motive from the roller to the dash, and that are all small strokes and when youre done you have to use a small brush to remove the lines between the prints ... I got some extra grey hairs this week . . The window mouldings are easier to do because of the small surfaces and you work with a part of the roller . I Have respect for the guys who did this in the factory those days .

After the woodgraining is done you let it the ink dry for 24 hours . than you spray with an applicator to protect the ink layer

What i also noticed during the graining sesions that the ink is not always clear printed . i am sure it depends on how clean the roller or plate is or the thickness of the ink . for some speed in the proces its beter to work with two persons on it . One is filling the plate with ink and the other one is doing the printing and removing lines . Every moulding that is ready gives you a very satisfied feeling .

very nice to see how those parts start to shine again. :cool:

To get more wood effects in the moulding you nee to buff the grained surfaces with a toner , its a very thin ink and you just use a paper towel to put it on , just buff it on an than wipe it off very carefully just to get a slightly effect .

The result.

I think it worked out very well its a nice smooth wood color that will do very good in the Buick , .

It lookes like i did everything within a day in this Thread but no, i just have some time now to put some pictures on the thread so i hope you like it .

i sprayed some mouldings with a clear coat this morning and it looked great , Grain/it put quality materials in the set but be sure to order a few can´s basecoat and clearcoat extra . I had to push out the last drop base coat out of the base coat can´s to completed all the mouldings of my Buick . And for a rich clearcoat layer , order 4 can´s in stead of two . Than you can go on and finish the project .

and the mouldings looks like grandma´s tea table now .. nice ..

Paul

Here some pics removing and cleaning the dash chrome and switches .. after a good cleaning the switches wil work again for 70 years .

headlight switch

the old dash before the woodgraining .

Paul

Very nice looking work. I have seen the "grain-it" on the internet, and have been interested in seeing how it works in real life. As you know, it is not cheap, but it is looking good on your car.

Keith

Gorgeous work on those parts! This car will be better than new. Question about the plastic heater box. Are you concerned about the plastic getting soft or melting during use?

Thanks guys. Wel i followed the thread of landman carfully he grained his chevy dash. And i had the same problems as he had But at the end it lookes good. When the buick is ready it is great to look at your own grained dash. . And mouldings.

The heather plastic (its only the bottom plate) is made of hdpe. That wil never get so hot it will melt. Heat goes up . I am for sure it will hold nice.

Have a great day.

Nice work, Paul! I am beginning to really appreciate the 41 sedan because of your work. That chrome looks great. I was also impressed with the fabrication of the heater panel - most guys I know would reach for the welder and sheet metal brake.

I'm going to show my wife the picture of your wife helping...

Geoff

Nice to see your wife pitching in to help. My wife has helped me countess times, but I have no photos to prove it. She has said that she didn't know that was what was in store for her when she married me! Anyway, hopefully I will start to pay her back by getting back to work on her '68 Wildcat this winter.

Keith

To bad Keith ... Lol . my wive and i share the same hobby so that's my luck ......... and that's keeps me going on , from the first screw you remove to the first part you put back on . and i think she will drive the Buick more than i when its ready . ;-)

I just finished spraying the clearcoat on the mouldings , i recieved today a few new 2K automotive clearcoat can's and that is super stuff , its very quick dry but it has also a super gloss (so if your intent to do some woodgraining yourselve go and find an profesionall 2K clearcoat and spray it on two times ! Or ask Grain it to sent you 2K coat . much better than the standard coat they deliver

i ran out of my workshop because of the fumes so i had some time to put some fresh pic's on the forum . it looks a bit orange but thats is because of the illumination and fresh coat but it is really nice .

ill take a beer for now

cheers!

Well, its' great that your wife will drive the '41, my wife does drive the '56 Roadmaster, as it has p steering and brakes, with dynaflow, so it nice and easy to drive. Don't think she will ever drive the '41, but my 22 yr old daughter is learning to drive the '41!

The parts are looking really super with the clear on them. I've painted my own car, and used the top grade clear coat on it, and that's what I would do on my woodgrain. Though I don't think that the factory jobs were ever that glossy, it is a very nice look, and one that I would like too.

Keith

As i allready started a thread on the restauration forum , my good friend Anderson suggested to start a thread on this forum ( Me and my Buick ) . Just to reach some more Buick members for help and advice and ofcourse to show some progress of the restoration and please feel free for any comment.

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These cars are very rare overhere, build in 1941, europe was in war so not one civilian car reached Europe those days .. Only some Military cars came over in 1944 (but thats another hobby of mine) Hej Buick41 Holland. M

So restoring a Buick is a party of searching on Ebay. (and than waiting till parts finally come over from the US ...) . In the meantime i dismantle the Buick, clean all the parts, registrate them and store them. The frame needs to be removed and we have to check carefully al the weldings the last owner has done ( a lot... and there rusty again ) . I will do some postings during the progress and have some fun reading the threads on this forum.

regards

Paul

Hi Henrik , i have the blue buick and i use it as a parts car but i think it wil never drive on the road again , So i might think about it to sell some parts of it , send me a private mail and post some pic's of your project it would be great to see some more 1941 Buick owners overhere in Europe .

regards Paul

The weather today was great and i recieved my new radial whitewalls last week so in combination with the red wheels it allready looks nice , so for the first time the chassis was out of my workshop after a year .

i was pretty happy allready .....

coker tyre 6.5R x 16"

i was also ready with the woodgraining and i put some parts of the dash together ,

all the switches are also in now so i wrapped the dash in plastic and stored it .

I completed the taillights and cleaned them , i was happy to have some spare housings so i couldt make 2 complete ones out of five .

Hej Paul.

Tak for besvarelsen min anmodning. Min mail er stuck@larsen.mail.dk og jeg vil sende dig pic og detaljer privat. Jeg er helt ny på dette forum. Hvis du venligst vil sende mig din mail adresse.

Hilsen Henrik Stück, Danmark

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Hi Henrik i don't speak danisch :confused: please post your message in english

thanks Paul ( I will reply to your mail adress also stuck@larsen.mail.dk )