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HI Earl! Yes, I've leaved it in a folder waiting for the project's ending (I hope it don't get sepia-colored, LOL) Have a nice Sunday!!!

Hi there! GREAT NEWS! I was in vacation with my wife and when we were back at home, I checked the mailbox and it was there! My membership of BCA has arrived!!!!!!!!! Now I'm part of and I'm glad to be, I already have my first "Buick Bugle" in my hands. Hope sometime I can go to some meeting in some trip to US. Related to the car, after one month and a half looking for the front wheel bearings I finally found them, I got them from three different places, but I have them all!!! I started to install the right side suspension and it's almost done, now it's my work time and I don't have the time to do nothing with the car, next friday begin my days off and I'll continue. When I removed the RH front suspension coil I realized a 2,5 inches from the bottom par of the coil was missed! When I can get some new, I´ll replace it, but now I'll put it to work some more time... Front brakes and master cylinder are ready to install as well, but brakes lines are missing so I'll have to buy the pipes, tees, fittings, shape them and install but it's another story... step by step. In this days I'll post some more pictures.

Hey there! after a lot of months with no posting, here I'm with a few things more. Finally the steering whell is ready (almost, only the horn ring left to complete it) I had a lot of delays due a primer that wasn´t the right one and every time I sprayed the paint, it cracked and again. I went to the paint shop and asked for some help and they recommend me another primer that was perfect. The radio "B-U-I-C-K" buttons are also ready to go... Now I'm dealing with the front suspension, front brakes, etc. Last week I left the brake master cylinder in a shop and now I have it overhauled. Next step is check all the pedal mechanism bushings, clean them, lubricate and if it's ok, reinstall, the, begin with the piping arrangement. First, I'll make a "dummies" pipes and go to the shop to make them new. I have not the old ones, too bad... Well, it's all for now.

Hi! I saw those knobs and are fine for me. If it´s ok to you, tell me how to pay you by Paypal and then you ship me the differents knobs i´m interested of. I attach a picture of the things I need, please tell me the final price with the shipment included. The PO Box adress is: 2829 Bird Ave. Ste. 5 33133 Miami Florida I wait for your reply. Thank you.

Hi how are you? My name is Nahuel I'm working in a '47 Super convertible restoration. If there´s no problem could you take a couple of detailed photos of both radio knobs and the five B-U-I-C-K radio stations buttons? If they're nice and if it's ok for you, I'm willing to pay the u$s100, but just for the knobs, the metallic selectors behind the knobs, the five BUICK buttons and the speaker rubber seal. That way you get all the money and you can sell the remaining parts of the radio. I Propose this because I live in Argentina and I can't bring all the entire radio. Anyway, I have a PO Box in Miami where I send all the items I'm getting. I can pay by PayPal. Well, think about and you tell me. Thank you!!!

Hi Mateo! I'm from Argentina and I'm suffering just like you. I owned also a 47 convertible and if you want, all my few aknowledgment I'll be glad to share it with you. My pos is in "me and my Buick section and the thread is something like: "Buick 47, an alternative therapy " My mail is nahuelpineiro@me.com. want fue your mail. Nahuel.

Hi Matt! Very nice job. Keep going on.

Ñandú, my e-mail is: nahuelpineiro@gmail.com. Write to get me in contact.

Here a few of the hydraulic pump Here my home-made paint cabin in the backyard, that's only the PVC tubes structure, then I "wrap" it whith transparent nylon (like the serie Dexter) Last but not least the steering wheel before and after the epoxy putty, now I'm sanding it. Well, after a long time with no news this is the little advance in the restoration. Greetings!

Here the turn signal lever mechanism disassembly: The home-made sand-blaster I did with the BBQ place (the grill is removed). A wooden front, a pair of long gloves, a glass and a sand blaster gun. It's not as powerful as an industrial one, but by now, it's ok for me. Note: never forget to clean all the sand after use it, otherwise next BBQ will be a disaster! One more pic of the front of the radio. It's upside-down

Hi again, here some more pics of the radio restoration. Finally after the cleaning and painting I sent it to the shop and here I have it completely functional, besides I can plug a Mp3 reproducer and listen my music... Here a clip playing a song... https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzLU2gzeIkyYaXkxRDVnSjVNUms/edit?usp=sharing Here the Fuel/Oil press indicator. Note the turn indicator with discolored arrow, many years of sunlight. I "fix" it painting it with a green text marker. Both indicators seem to be ok.

Hi Ñandú! Are you from Argentina? Where do you live? As soon I can I´ll post some more pics and videos of the restoring. Too hard to find the missing parts here. I wait for your reply. Thanks for reading the post.

Hello again! After several months no posting, here I'm again. Nothig big to tell, finally the gear box spare parts never were found and I'm just like the beginning. I sent the radio to the shop an it´s alive again. Soon I'll post a clip to listen how it works. Now I've just restored the top hydraulic pump, I don´t remember the brand, but it's somethig like "HydrElectric". The issue is when I connected the motor (with the pump removed) to 6V, it spined a little slow. Obviusly when Installed the pump module to the motor, it spinned slowly also. I checked the rotor for stuck but its free to rotate. Some days later I connected to 12V and it goes really fine and spines great. The motorpump is phisically identical to the one of the Buick shop manual. When I bought the car, there were two motorpumps to choose form the place where the car was guarded. The owner had also a Cehvy 58 Impala convertible and I´m affraid that I choosed the wrong motorpump, altough I saw many pics of the pump, and those pumps were like I picked. Even Matt, sent me pics of the motorpump fo his 47 and it was the same... My questions are: Is there a chance that the Chevy 58 was equipped whit that same pump? Does someone knows if the Buicks were equiped with other brands of motorpumps? I really don't know if I have to return my actual pump and take the one that I left in that place Another possibility is that someone changed and adapted the rotor for another 12V rotor. Is this possibly? Like always, I really apreciate the help you can give me. Thanks!

Hello! I don't know if you have done this already but you can check the correct position of the spark plug wires in the distributor cap (or in the differents spark plugs in the cilinder head). Pay attention also to the direction of rotation of the distributor bacause you could put the wires in the correct firing order, but in opossite direction (clockwise when they could be installed anti-clockwise or vice-versa) Hope it be useful to you and never give up! Greetings,

Paul, congratulations for the job you're doing it's very prolix, and thank you for the speedometer neddle removal advise. You were right!

Hi Paul! Great thread you are doing. I'm restoring a Buick '47 convertible and right now is the time for the speed-meter. I'm stuck there because I can't remove the pointer to proceed the rest of the restoration. Can you help me and give me some advise about this issue? I really appreciate the help you can provide me. Thanks!

Hi Matt! I hope the cold weather is about finishing soon. This year was awsome the extreme cold weather conditions at North. The same issue downhere... last week we had temperatures about 47°C (116°F). In Buenos Aires, the last great "heat" was 52 years ago. Then, it rains how if here were tropical weather and several neighborhoods at the city and surroundings gets flood. Every time the weather changes worsens. I hope you and your family are well.

Dan, besides congratulate you for the great craftmanship, you showed me the existence of this rare vehicle (take into account that those vehicle never arrived here). I imagine driving it, up there in that 1st floor cokpit. Awesome! Now I will google that Raymond Loewy engine and read about it. Congratulations again!

Thank you Matt, I'll try and then tell you...

Hello Mateo! I'm from Argentina, así que no sé por qué empecé en inglés. Just for respect to the forum, I'll proceed in english. I own a Super '47 convertible also, but I've just started the restoration and she's actually almost- destroyed...jajaja. Find me in "me and my buick", my thread is called "buick '47 convertible: an alternative therapy" If you want, send me private messages or e-mail and we can exchange some info and experiences beyond the forum. Hope you comment!

Hi! I'm stuck with an issue: I can't remove the ignition (switch?). I remove both attaching nuts but I have the front that doesn't let me remove the assy. I only see a small hole in the font where you insert the key to turn the ignition on, when insert a pin in that hole, it feels that you press something because a spring expels it outside. Does someone knows how can I disassemble this part to remove the ignition switch. I'll appreciate any help. Here some photos. In this days, I'll post some little progress... Thanks in advance.

Yes, there are a lot of radio stations transmitting in AM and they broadcast music or news shows...

Well, still waiting for my spare parts of the gearbox... but I've finished the radio front. Here some pics: I've started to restore the radio, I disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, striped the paint, re-painted the case, the numbers of the dial, the pointing needle,etc. I found a fuse and another component inside the radio, but there's not place where it belonged! I found a guy that replaced the speaker coil and the "cone" (I don't know if you say like that to the "paperboard"). Now it's like new. Well here some more photos. In these days I'll post some more. If someone need detailed pictures of the radio, just ask and I'll send what you need.

Hi Dan! It was when I was 20, some time ago... I hope I remember some of that time! Fortunately I've found this site for asking help, because there are issues that there aren't in the manuals, or in the own experience... they are in the other people's experience. Isn't it?

Hi Jeff! Thank you for the help you offered me. Good to know about you, your expertise and you experience. Sure I'm going to need it. Right know, I'm still waiting for the spare parts of the gearbox. They are hard to find. Meanwhile, I'm working on the radio and today and I hope to have time to post some photos. Here in Argentina there weren't much Buicks of this model and just a few convertibles. I have a lot of missing parts, that's is the most worrying issue about the restoration. But with time, e-bay and without hurry I think she is going to be restored in a time. Even if I'm not an automotive Master technician, actually I'm an aeronautical Technician, when I was teen, I've worked in a automotive repair shop, where I've learned welding, bodyworking, painting and of course the most funny part: mechanics. I've assisted in a Chevy 46 stylemaster coupé, then a Pontiac 50 chieftain convertible and last but not less, a Renault 4S 1971 restorations. Now with 36 years old I bought this one and just for fun I've started the restoration. Happy to count on you too! Have you some thread or photos of the restoration to see your progress? Greetings, Nahuel.-