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Although stainless steel is difficult to paint it can be painted if you use self etching primer or other primers specifically made for stainless. My big concern would be gulling of the threads. Stainless steel threads like to gull and can become hard to continue to thread in or to remove. You should use an anti-seize compound on the threads.

I have a set of '37 Special side mount fenders. They're beat up but original. I'll try to get to my shop tomorrow and take some measurements. I think placement depends a lot on the hardware and where it attaches to the frame?

I need running board trim for my '37 Special. I have piece to use as a pattern. I am thinking of using aluminum bars I can buy at the hardware store and a router to home machine a set. Aluminum is easy to work with and machines easy. It also polishes pretty nice.

Have you tried Dave Tachney in MN? If not Google his name and you'll find his contact information. He's a little hard to get a hold of but is very fair.

I had trouble finding a place locally that would cut flat glass for my '49 Ford truck many years back. Most auto glass companies what to sell packaged glass, not custom cut it. I went to a place that made shower doors. Make sure you go to a place that knows auto glass. There is a special highway glass used for windshields. It's different that the glass that is used in doors and rear windows.

I was told these are from a '34 Buick but they don't look like any 20s or 30s Buick that I have found pictures of on the internet. Any ideas of what kind of car they are from?

I have a set of rear doors that I was told were for a 1934 Buick, from pictures I have found on the internet they don't look like any GM car of the '30s or late '20s. Any ideas? I cannot find any markings on them.

I don't have any suggestions but I'm glad you brought the subject up. My '37s seats are a long way from being ready to install but I do want to have seat belts in the car. Now is a good time to do the modifications to make the work.

I've read a lot from people who have used Renu to seal their tanks. http://www.gastankrenu.com Probably cost as much as the tank from Chevs but it will be a bolt back in project. I've used fiberglass cloth and resin to seal gas tanks in the past but I don't it will hold up to the new gas.

At least on the '37 I've had the number is on the passenger side of the block, somewhere near the starter. At least that's where I think I remember it being.

I'd first try a good local parts store. I would think head bolts are kind of generic and they should be able to match new bolts if you bring in one of your old bolt. If they don't have any try Kanters, they have rebuild kits for just about any car including Buicks.

The price is climbing on them so I'd bet they're going to fetch a decent price. All I could do was copy the nice pictures that were posted in the eBay ads and admire them. I just realized this thread is posted in the general Buick board, I followed a link posted by a member in the Yahoo! '37-38 board. I don't see it post in the pre-war board, there might some members there that won't see it here. I'll post a link on that board to this discussion.

This post on the general board has some interesting '37 Buick sales literature, I thought maybe some members here won't see it over there: http://forums.aaca.org/f115/1937-buick-sales-floor-literature-383571.html

Here's a drawing a did of the tank in my '37 Special: A person on the old Torque Tube magazine used a tank from a tank from a '70 Chevy Nova. It's about the same dimensions as the stock Special but he had to have a shop relocate the filler tube.

One more suggestion, check eBay. If you aren't in a hurry for a tank one might show up some time in the future. I found this tank for my '37 Special a year or two ago by searching for "gas tank", nothing for a specific make, model or year. The seller had it listed for an early '50s Chevy but he wasn't sure. I asked for the dimensions of the tank and they were close so I bought it for $87, plus shipping. When I got it wasn't close, it was exact. I have to tweak the filler neck a little but it's exactly like the original.

I was trying to remember where I saw tanks for older cars. I looked at "Gastanksinc" but they didn't have any. Thanks for the clarification.

Here's a tank for a '37 Century made by Rock Valley. This tank belongs to member Jon Kanas

Have you thought about having one built? http://www.rockvalleyantiqueautoparts.com/catalog.htm

I rebuilt the motor mounts in my '37 Special myself. I haven't had the car running yet so I haven't been able to test them out. I started out looking for alternatives to sending my mounts out. I searched the net and found a rice burner site where the members recast their stock motor mounts because the stock mounts couldn't handle the torque of their modified engines and they couldn't find mounts that could so they rebuilt them their selves. Here is what I did, I offer this as a suggestion: http://www.fatfenderedtrucks.com/motor_mount_rebuild.html

I've bought from Rock Auto, good quality parts but you have to watch out for the shipping costs. They will ship parts from different locations and the costs will add up. Usually their prices are about the same as the McParts stores but are better name brands.

How about another price reduction, $1200.

Here's another bump

Price and location would be helpful to anyone who might be interested.

Bump to the top for the weekend crowd

I want to recover my boards myself. I am researching my option as to what kind of material I would use. I've experimented with using pickup box bed liner but I don't think I can build the layer thick enough. I am looking at using a polymer of some sort. I used a product a while back when I recast my motor mounts and have a call into that company to find out which of their products will work for me. Part of the old car hobby for me is to find different and more cost effective ways of doing something. I know about Hunley Acuff and the other place and they both are out of my price range. I am building a completely new set of running board using my old, rusty boards as patterns. I have it all drawn out, I have the metal and now I just need to find an adequate covering material. I am also going to make my own board edge trim pieces out of aluminum. If all works out I'll offer the complete package for sale to anyone who needs a new set of running boards.