Kosage Chavis

Thank you Sir. I appreciate the encouragement. Take care.

Wishing you and your family the deepest of condolences.

Looks like the party is in Georgia...as usual.

Gorgeous car!

Finally!!! I got my PROPER clear ducts delivered today (compliments of Sean). I cleaned them up a bit and I am ecstatic about them. Here's a few shots of them.I also went into the Buick to check the fit and everything looks like a perfect fit. Now, all I need are the scoop assemblies and I will have the complete A/C system. I know you all got my back!

Mr Neil, I can't tell you how glad I am to hear how much you've enjoyed my thread! I don't know nearly as much about the ins and outs of the Buick as the other guys pn here. I work on cars all the time, but was very intimidated by this one. So, I just made sure I took my time and accomplished "bite sized" goals. Going about it in this manner has made the process very easy for me and my hope is that this will give others (like myself) some confidence to take up the task of rebuilding, restoring or just fixing up a Buick. Whatever helps our little community grow bigger. I would love to see more of these old Buicks back on the road. You take care and welcome.

The garage is looking awesome since the time my family and I visited Mr Lamar. Congrats on the huge find of all those Buicks too.

Looking to purchase a set of power regulators from Oldsmobile, 54 thru 56. I appreciate any help.

Looking to buy a complete set of scoop assemblies for my 55 Century. Please keep in mind that they must come off of a Special or Century. Here's a picture of what the assembly looks like.Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

Awesome news!!! I met someone in Cali that has the proper factory clear ducts for my A/C system. It will be an even trade-off for the pair that I have, which are too big for my car, but will fit his. We are both sending off the packages this Monday. Very excited!!!

Sent another PM. A lot of us was keeping an eye for this car at the bottom when it was put up for auction on ebay. Send me your cell number when you get a chance.

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!!! You funny Ben!

If you were asking me, I would say movies is the answer to why the chevy's are more popular today. Think about it, all of the old movies that had street racing scenes had the chevy. If Hollywood had only chosen to go with the Buick instead, you would most likey have seen the inverse in popularity. I think chevy's are very overrated on all levels. To add on, in my 36 years of my life in Virginia, besides my Dad's Buick and my own, I have only seen 3 others total. Compared to all the cookie cutter chevy's I have seen.

They are different on 55's between big bodies and small. I assumed it was the same difference for the 56's. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

Can we do that then, Mr Greg. I want to stick with Buick, but if nothing else, if the one off the Cadillac is an exact match, we can do that. To also answer your question, Buick switched over to a 6 blade engine fan equipped with AC for 56 to alleviate overheating problems found on 55 AC cars that had the 5 bladed engine fan. Thanks again.

PM sent!

Next up was the fuse board assembly.I labeled everything as I removed each connection. My labels corresponded with the numbers shown on the fuse board. I got say, it was pretty tough disconnecting most of these connectors. Be patient and be thorough with keeping up with the labeling process. Showing fuse board removed from car. Overall, moderate task.

Next was the trunk liner and associated trunk hardware. I started with this piece.Showing piece removed from car.Next piece.Both sides have one screw at the rear. Remove.Be sure to pull up off of locking tabs.Showing one of side liner pieces removed from car.Next piece.Piece removed from car.Next piece. Fold inward at the sides to clear locking tabs. You'll have to tilt and manipulate a little to remove.Showing piece removed from car.Next piece.Showing piece removed from car.Next piece.Showing piece removed from car.Next pieces.Showing pieces removed from car.To removed the spare tire mounting hardware, just remove cotter pin and slide the pivot shaft out.To remove the trunk light, just unscrew.Disconnect.To remove trunk latch, just remove 2 bolts.Showing trunk hardware removed from car.Showing a bare trunk.Overall, easy task.

Mr Greg, I would be interested in the 6 blade engine fan if you change your mind on this system. We still need to talk soon when temps begin to warm up. Thank you Sir.

oooookay.

What is left over on this car?

Got only a little while to mess with the Buick this past weekend. Most of the day was spent working on the family van. Anyhow, I removed both floor plates that protect the wireways at the foot of both doors.Each plate is mounted on with 5 screws. Unfortunately, most of the screws were too rusted to remove normally. I either had to grind new slots into the screw heads and remove with a flathead screwdriver or just grind off all the way. Showing the removal area.Showing the plates removed from car.Overall, moderate task. If you have no rusting, then it becomes an easy task.

So I was looking over part numbers in my parts book to see what would work in terms of Buicks alone. For the front power window regulators, the part numbers are 4157318 (right) and 4157319 (left). Both of these parts work on Special convertibles, Special rivieras and Century rivieras, years 54 thru 56. What about Century convertibles? Well, these same part numbers only fit years 55 and 56. I am not sure why they left out the 54's. For the rear power quarter window regulators, the part numbers are 4158334 (right) and 4158335 (left). These part numbers only fit the Special rivieras and Century rivieras for years 55 and 56. Nothing is listed for 54's at all for anything, leading me to believe that 54's did not have rear power windows available for the smaller series Buick. That would explain the reason why I have heard of some Buicks with only power windows for the front alone.

So 98 series would be a "no-go"?