[1927 Buick Standard (27/27)]

Here,s one on a Buick.   Hugh,  that radiator and shell certainly looks nice.

[And Here,s a 1920 for sale]

Mr Earl.   It was showlow. craiglist.  Whitemountain Lakes.  Arizona     asking price  $6000.   No phone number. Don,t know how to attach the link

[And Here,s a 1920 for sale]

I don,t like to be critical?.  BUT. Add states,  engine rebuilt,  new pistons and crankshaft,  transmission rebuilt.  Unfortunately they forgot to replace the spark plugs.  Add also states,  Enough parts to build a second car.  Unfortunately the way they were stored was not the best. Looking at the tires,  it may have been sitting out in the water.  Looked like a nice car before restoration was started.

[1924-25 height]

Brenden.  It would be about 1.85m.   If you went 2.1 or better  2.2m  you would have plenty of clearance.

[who needs a 1916 Touring Body]

Your part of the world Terry.  Madison Craigslist

[who needs a 1916 Touring Body]

Here,s a nice touring body on Craigslist.   $2800,  (poynette )  Phone  (608)  577 5418

[1925 Fuel tank and screen]

Looks really good Larry.  It will be exciting to take the car out for its first drive. Did you put aluminium pistons in.  What did you need to bore the cylinders out too.  

[Fun with the 1921 Touring]

Beautiful  car

[1927 Model 27 Grill Guard]

Here,s one on a Packard

[New Wood for a 25-55]

Thanks for that Kevin.  I didn,t  realize these were the Canadian hinges.  

[Engine timing 1925 Buick]

Here it is a bit larger. Count 8 teeth spaces for single dot.

[Engine timing 1925 Buick]

1925 Master Manual,  It looks to me as per plate 26, that when the flywheel is at TDC  the dots are 2-3 teeth out.

[Engine timing 1925 Buick]

As per the 25 Master Shop Manual.  It says to count  8 teeth spaces back  from  a line projected out from the keyway.  This gives the position of the single dot.  the two dots  are at 180" to this.  If the crankshaft is then turned through one  turn it should align with the single dot on the cam gear.  See what the 25 standard  Manual shows.

[Engine timing 1925 Buick]

Hugh,  This  1920 gear has two dots on one side and one dot at 180" ( infront of the Buick )  As per the cam/crank gear alignment plate ( for the 25 Master ) in the Shop Manual,  the two dots align with the crankshaft mark.   When the keyway is positioned as per the plate 26 in the Manual,  the two dots would align with the crankshaft marker. I had a look at a  25 engine I have out the back,  but could not see any marks on the cam gear.  Will have a better look tomorrow.

[New Wood for a 25-55]

When hanging the back door,  found there was a lot of wear in the hing  and was unable to get the door aligned properly. So will need to replace the pin in the hing.  Also found I am missing two of the hinges,  The part that attaches to the door,  so will need to make more of these as one is also broken.  Have plenty of the pillar hinges.

 

[New Wood for a 25-55]

Looking good Kevin.   The fun never ends, does it.  Adjustment,  re-adjustment.  You start with a nice tight joint,  but then to increase or decrease  gaps,  the joint needs to be relieved for adjustment, or brackets and latches that have been screwed in place end up being out.  I always temporarily attach brackets or clamp where possible,  use smaller screws to start, and epoxy fill ( epoxy mixed with sawdust ) the holes when they need to be moved.  I haven,t  bolted/screwed, either the cowl or tub down yet, ( only clamped in place ) as they both may need to be moved slightly after all the doors are hung. I install the pillar hinge first,  then make all adjustments to the door hinge.

[1925 Hood detail]

What colour is that Larry.

[New Wood for a 25-55]

Cutting out the recess for the hinges.  Back door hinges in place and pillar re- installed.

[New Wood for a 25-55]

Had two different brackets to provide support for the centre pillars.  One off a 24 and the front one off a 26. Decided to use both to give extra bracing.  Upon dismantling and reassemble found the rear bracket did not provide any extra bracing.  So will just go with the front one..   But have put in a large plate to provide extra support.  The whole centre section,  required moving forward about  an 1/8 inch to get the correct door gap.

[New Wood for a 25-55]

Did not have a lot of original wood for patterns ,  so cut  a lot of patterns out of ply for each piece

[New Wood for a 25-55]

Yes Hugh,   It is a Papua & New Guinea  hard wood,  Very nice to work with.

[New Wood for a 25-55]

Front door on with hinges.  Gaps look good and level at the top.  Spacers are required  to get everything level.  Will glue in permanent ones on final assembly.

[New Wood for a 25-55]

Finished the wood for the tub and the back seat, Well nearly (Still got the seat base and slats to go )  The  tub is not bolted into position yet as it will need to be moved forward slightly once all the door gaps are right.

[New Wood for a 25-55]

Finally got back to working on the 25-55.  This project went on the back- burner for a number of years.  As I aquired a couple/ few other cars,  new and old. Also a move interstate,  to the farm which is 900km/560miles  away,  which involved also moving the cars and all of our furniture.  Then having to return home due to work commitments for both myself and my wife.  One positive out of this is I got under the house cemented before moving anything back,  so now don,t have to work on a wet dirt floor after heavy rain ?. 

[1927 Buick Standard (27/27)]

William,   Congratulations on your new purchase.   The four door  sedan,  Model  27 -27  was the second most popular Buick in 1927,  with a production  of 40,272  for domestic sales and a further 1,448 for export,  out of a total production of 255,160.   This figure was not passed again until 1940.