stealthbob

I can only imagine that old trucks like this found in good original condition are so much more rare that your typical old car. They were work vehicles that cost the bottom line so they were not "Babied" but rather worked hard. To find a good, functional, clean, working, original truck is a neat find. The un-restored value may be worth the same than restored depending on condition....

...yea it was me :rolleyes: Yeash...I struggle with the decision to either buy something directly for the Buick or the tool to install it. Hell I still use a wooden chest of drawers as a tool box Nice sign...too bad one can't drive it

Nice work Ken.... I love this part...the part where I get to dream that it's me putting all these nice new clean parts together. I look forward to your progress.... "Driver Quality" :rolleyes:

From the start I have endured all the comments from my social circle on what I am to do with my new project. From disc brakes, alternator swaps all the way to using a crate 350....I have heard it all. Not one asked if I was going to preserve the original makeup??? All the while however, I have been "mentored" from the likes of MrEarl and the gang at 54Buick.com. I have to say I may have been swayed to the "Resto-Rod" route if it was not for people like I find here and my home site. Thanks to all of you for helping me understand the value of historical preservation.

Regardless Derek, you have a fine example of Buick beauty.....hood down or hood up. It's not a "Trailer Queen" so any grease/grime is easily forgiven if not appreciated.

Well there was nothing wrong with either of the articles, I just get a little cynical sometimes....sorry about that. Nothing to be negative about this...great car, great people and good times. You should be very proud!

Great scrapbook material Derek! The piece by Paul Williamson was a little drippy in my opinion but to see you and our 54 Buick represented was neat. 1954 Buicks RULE!!! hehehehe

Great stuff man.... Looking good! While we all don't necessarily need our "bread buttered" it is however nice to eat buttered bread!

Good luck...hope you find a real gem!

My suggestion is to not start something like this if your heart is not in it. You will likely NOT make any money off a restoration and this is something that, if done right, will consume your attention and your wallet for many years. One caveat would be if you are getting a steal from an old lady who is undervaluing the car, you could then just flip it....but without pictures the folks here can't tell what it truly is or assist with any value determination. If it is your passion then fine but these are not whimsical type endeavours, one should be in it for the long haul.....

hehehe....it's just like the saying that our ladies do when deciding on what jewelry to wear on a night-out. "Look in the mirror and take off the first thing you see.." ...for some reason she never sees the dress first With a car that has more than its fair share of ornamentation it makes me wonder why someone would try to add to that. Love the 58's...sooo much to look at. BTW...is that building in the first picture sinking away???

Wasn't that part of a concept car at one point? Each port hole lighted for a cylinder firing...?

The modern version...

Yea...I saw some on a 1992 Roadmaster last week, at lest it was a Buick! Had a good thread about this a while back...

Thats a grim way of making an extra 1% on a sale.... No worries...life will eventually catch up on that individual. Personally I count it out as a pay people cash....especially when it's large amounts. They can count it again but I make sure I lay it all out first.

I just went through and read every post in this thread, the one thing that stands out the most to me is....it is something of a Restorer's mission statement. I am what one would consider new/young at this. I can't say with enough passion that you Dean have inspired me to do better and to understand that anything can be accomplished with enough fortitude and discipline. For that I thank you. You said this a couple of pages back and it's something we all should think about when attempting these projects that enter into our lives. That's a restorer's mission statement if I ever did see one...hell I want a bumper sticker that says that!

hehehehe...good one

At the start I was hesitating and not responding to this thread out of sheer insane jealousy! I have to say you got a great ride for a great price. Enjoy it in every way you can..especially by driving it and showing it! Bring it out and show it off.... ......... you will certainly win best value in show! Oh BTW are you done with you gun and mask...I may need them for my next Buick purchase

Yea it should be hard to move the arm up.... Fairly easy to rebuild yourself with a kit. Check out this write up I did, it includes the shop manual section on the pump. I did not mess with the arm though but it doesn't look that difficult.

Nothing like live wires and water....

I think that can be summed up better by saying: "Be informed and get involved". I help my local preferred candidates for election every time one comes up...on all levels of Gov't. Be part of the process..... Personally I never talk politics with people who don't vote...they don't get a say unless they use their right to say it

Yea great stuff! I printed one off as well and put it with my shop manuals. Thanks!

Try to ping 72.32.209.239 To ping an address: Start>Program Files>Accessories>Command Prompt Then type: ping 72.32.209.239 If you get all 3 responses better than 80 ms then your fine for connection and it is a cookie/PC issue.

Yep great bandwidth.... I'm guessing that the AACA is the only one causing issues? If so it just may be a routing issue and should resolve itself in a day or so. One other thing...could be a cookie issue. Try clicking the log out on AACA then re-log in using username and password. This would release the old one and give you a fresh one. I have some more ideas but have to go...check back later.

Snaps in quick here...using FireFox Is it all of a sudden? Sometimes the routing servers that get you to the web-servers have issues. It also could be your ISP...and of course your PC is the most likely issue. Try this for checking your ping rate and bandwidth: Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test