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

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

Nice Thread, finally when the body is separated from the frame you see what has to be done to do it right . have fun and keep your pictures posted . Paul

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

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. , closed again

We can not wait Geoff you guys got really beautiful models . From the front to the rear they are very well designed . It must have been fun back in 1949 to be a cardesigner at GM . Paul

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

And after i finished the braklines i pressed in the bearing cups for the front wheel bearings into the brakedrums , lubricated the bearings and `nearly ` ready to go . :cool: Paul

Just finished the brakelines a bit of bending and flaring I bought a universal brakeline set in the USA so with the right flaring tool i could make the tubes in the right size. New brakehoses with Stainless steel and Teflon innerhose wil last for a lifetime Paul

Welcome rypow on the forum. Great project of a great car. We all like to see your progress .. Paul

Hi Bob , Great to see another Dutch Buick Fan on the forum .... just the 1941 models are very rear in Holland so nice to know you have one! Your welcome . And if you have any questions please ask, regards Paul

The steering gearhouse is back on including the Tie rod now i am busy bending and flaring the brakelines , tomorrow i will get the right brake hoses back, the ones i bought as a complete set were to short ? so i let them reproduce them overhere in stainless steel and teflon so they go for another 70 years ;-) I am now i am waiting when the engine is ready from the machine shop . Another company is working on the chrome work now and they have some problems with the bad quallity of the potmetal parts , so its a slow and expensive process . And we work on the body right now , So a lot to do Paul

Finally i have some time to post some pictures of the progress of my Buick, due work i don´t have to much time to spend on it but slowely you can see it is transformed back to a car again . First i placed back the front and rear shocks. Than mounted the front springs including the lower control arms and al new bushings king pin´s etc. ect . That all should improve driving . than placed back the front brake assembly stabilisers front and rear

Wilfred, Super,, good to hear it starts and runs! Great . what happend to the frame ? Paul

Try to push the solenoid on the starter by hand . If the battery is ok than that should work otherwise the capacity of the battery is low. A Fuel pump runs also on low amps . A starter needs full capacity and after 3 months of shipping ..... empty battery . Good luck wilfred .. Paul

Wilfred What happend to the Buick ??? wheels on the roof LOL wat een mooie auto ! ( what a beautifull car) Congratulations it looks great is that the same buick / (color) as in your avatar ? regards Paul

Hi Wilfred, Don't let us wait anymore! ;-) enjoy ! Paul

Thanks Keith , Now we working at the fun part (sort of mecano box) Just build up the rear axle to the chassis again ....... that was a great moment . wheels back on ... new stabiliser links and bushings . .. And now we wait for my front shocks so i can build up the front suspension.. I allready had them checked but they leaked again so i sent them away now for a good rebuild .. Hope i will recieve them next week . The engine is also to the machineshop for honig and some fresh piston springs and a valve job . so that can take also some weeks / months ;-) before i can finish these steps . till next time Paul

Yes a forklift is very handy for restauration ...:cool: its an old lady But she works fine. For the heavy stuff... paul

I recieved the bearings for the rear axle this week so i could start buildup the rear axle again , its not very difficult to do but to get the bearings right adjusted takes some time . It worked out fine . New gaskets and some loctite to prevent oilleaks in the future (i hope ) . also putting the brakes together with new parts .... And also bolted the rear springs back on . ... starts to look something ...

Hi Eric, Just found a movie on Youtube about it , http://youtu.be/4rAGDkIPkHg its a huge oven .. regards Paul

Guys i need your help , I ordered a new Drag link kit for the steering arm for my Buick at Bob's But i recieved the new parts and i fond out that it was not the right size , it seems to be 1" orginal and on my buick i have a 1-1/8"size (also on my parts Buck it has the 1-1/8"size ) When did they change those parts and more important were do i get the right kit ? (if i have 1 spring i am happy ) Bobs Helped me out .. it seems that early 41 Buicks had the 1-1/8" steering arm (the same as the 1940 models) .. Springs are available so that problem is solved . My parts buick seems to have also the same 1 -1/8" size arm so its coincidental that i have two early models ? ?? Paul

Great Buick Jani . What a model , its beautiful . keep us updated. Paul

Hi Geoff, the proces is very usefull when your car or frame is full with grease or tar or undercoat. everything is burned away and gives you a very clean car body and you don't have to sandblast it so intensive. But was it neccesary for my car? .. i don't think so, they made a mistake so it happend and the owner of the company feels sorry about it and want to help to find other hinges or make some hinges. So i looked on ebay but unfortunatly i found no hinges for the 1941. Maybe there is a salvage yard that has them on an old buick body ? If you see any don't hesitate to send me a message , thank you Paul

Today i picked up the body from the blasting company .. And ... it looks good .... A Good start for final weldings .. it really clean .. only one thing i discovered when i got home . Something was gone (not only the old paint and rust ..) I tried to find out were the trunk hinges good be ..... and i discovered that the were melted during the "backing proces" can you imaging, that car survived 73 years in the USA .. came to Holland was put in a oven and lost its trunk hinges .. !! bigger problem is that they didn't told us that the temperature is getting so high that potmetal parts melt . I was not so happy afterall . So now i hope that someone of the Aaca forum members can help me searching for two other hinges for the 41 buick , if so, please sent me a message . that will be really appreciated. Paul