stealthbob
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I did a quick test to see if the (Man Killer) drill would turn the Dynaflow. It does turn it but I had to hang on for dear life. I will need help with this one. Mud
Any chance of that video ??
hehehehe
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Having difficulty finding a modern kit to rebuild my Power Brake Master Cylinder, everything is for the manual. This is for my 1954 Buick Roadmaster.
I did find one kit, expensive and NOS???
Thoughts on using 30-50 year old o-rings?
Other good options other than shopping out the whole job? The part is in great shape so it should not take much to rebuild. Primarily I just need to disassemble it, have the booster Cad Plated and the master cleaned up for powder coating.
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Okay, now I'm not joking. Go make sure the battery is disconnected, please!
Great advice when messing with the electrical system!
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Quite the shipping crate it came with....
Where is the car?????
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Loving this part of the thread...its the shop tips I see in your pics that are neat. Stuff like the little base you made right to the way you secured it to do the Torque Converter.
I look forward to your method of testing for pressures.
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Bob, with all due respect, I think it is incorrect to label this as a purist's forum. I prefer to see it as a place where Buicks are appreciated in all their ways shapes and forms.
I couldn't agree more....like anything it's what you make it.
I was strong with the "purist" term but we both understand the general thrust of this board and that is, to stay original. There are varying degrees of how others see this, as is the case here in this very thread.
Drive'r like you stole her spooner.....and be sure to show off that Buick, like John said don't let a hater at some show get you down.
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Well to start this is a purist car forum...and no apologies required for sure.
That being said I to prefer original but also appreciate a nice custom.
....no apologies given
Beautiful Buick spooner!
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It not about who sees the posts but what....
Web bots are crawling all over all the time....just copy a sentence from any post and Google it
Data mining is all around us and all over us.....
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Inspirational!
Nice work....
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Internet privacy is a myth...no matter what you do or where you go you are tracked.
Have a smart phone? Google CarrierIQ for a big eye opener...they are key logging not to mention tracking your location.
Google bots are crawling everywhere all the time collecting and mining data.
Some major things to remember...
Never type out a phone number or an email on an open forum, PM is ok.
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What is it about the absolute allure of new shiny metal that makes us go beserk!
I too like the bare look, plan on powdercoating some clear on my small bare metal parts.
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Love the attached vid!...geeze did you kick the bench there at the end? heheheh
Great info...I for one really appreciate the effort to show us what you are doing.
Good luck finding those spacers
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Don't like the rules or how the board is handled I suggest you grab your hat and walk out, keep walking until that hat starts to float. There will be plenty left behind here to enjoy things as they are, with a little less noise to boot.
Your restraint Peter is admirable to say the least.
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Perfect cover car!
Nice job Bob...the turn around on this car is truly amazing.
Look forward to seeing it this spring.
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I learned to mark my bolts as I set torque on them when I was the service manager at an Ag dealership. The service manager was in a severe car accident and was paralyzed from the waist down. I was head mechanic in the morning and in the afternoon I was service manager and head mechanic. After that everything I set torque on or adjusted (Like Valves) were marked in some way or tagged. I have never had so many interruptions in my life as trying to do both jobs at once. It helps to mark them so you don’t miss any or forget where you were. The reason the sides are marked is that I started at a lower torque and move up so I marked them in different locations. Mud
The things you learn...thanks man.
You realize now that my project will carry the same marks.....
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Ok Stealthbob, If I was a guessing man, I would guess that they would be put there to know that those bolts have been torqued to spec. for assembly. I think by looking at the picture, that is the valve body and it will be inside the pan, unviewable. Just a guess, I reckon...
Yea but why the top of the bolt and the base as well...almost as if it is like a wax seal to check for tampering or a loosening of some kind. That doesn't really fit either because the base marks are not all lined up with the mark on the bolt.
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Ok I'll bite....the yellow dabs?
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Damm...these forums have good memory eh?
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You too Mike
...n'uff said.
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..can't wait to see that Motorama display!
Nice work Bob!
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Those "Might as wells" are a very strong force to be reckoned with eh?
I started with the notion that I was going to just fix'er up a bit and drive her for a while...well after a ceased engine I ended up down to the frame.
Here is a part of my Blog where it started for me...
Might as well.... - Blogs - 1954 Buick Highway....
Tearing in... - Blogs - 1954 Buick Highway...
Start driving it quick...or else you will be down to another bare frame again.
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Sorry for the late reply....
Awesome packaging and quick delivery!
It was like a Matryoshka doll.....It was in a box which was in a box which was in a box!
I can't wait until the day I get to install it!
Thank you!
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After decades of having to keep a straight line...Frank just lost lost it and got creative.
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Thank you Brian....
For all those '54 owners out there...let me bump this vid:
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I have to agree with buick5563. Many folks don't give a seconds notice to car alarms going off.
....other than saying something like "someone shut that f'ing thing off!"
NOS rebuild kits with rubber parts?
in Buick - Post War
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Yea...I really had no plans on using 50 year old rubber, just more curious on why they are even for sale.