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hi, I'm after the little curved spear that sits on the rear fender splashguard, 47 Buick super

still looking for the elusive trim piece, might have to carve one out of long horn over the long winter months

did about 40 miles in the 47 just because my headlining is finally in

Hi all I've been putting the new headlining in, but need some info, I need some close up pictures of over the door area and how it finishes off , headlining is blacker than a black thing in a black shed on a black night and looking good just needs a bit friendly persuasion to smooth it out and fasten around the door aperture. fitted the correct new boot seal from Old Buick parts who where great. will post pics when done. thanks Paul

Hi all , well I re torqued the head , and I did get a little more on the bolts , used the car for a friends wedding day and it went fine ( both the car and the wedding ), I'm finding the gearbox getting quite noisy in 1st and reverse , are these known for bad bearings or gear trouble. if I shift into 2nd and third the box is relatively quiet, just waiting ( still ) on my headlining and carb kit ,boot seal, thanks all Paul

I am offering a reward of ? £ stirling , for this piece ,has not got to be mint just good enough to fill the bloody gap that's doin my head in

Hi all Well I am back up and running again,cars going fine, head done reconditioned radiator, thermostat,belt, hoses etc.just ordered a carb rebuild kit and hopefully picked the right trunk seal, new headlining getting done this week, going to retorque the head bolts and the jobs a guddin. thanks for all the advice and info it helped a lot. cheers Paul

Hi all I am still looking for this last piece of the puzzle if anyone has one stashed thanks Paul

Well got the engine up and running and it sounds sweet as a nut, so I'm pleased with that, the radiator didn't sound so clever though and the heat did not seem evenly spread so I'm taking your advice and sending it off tomorrow for a flow check and recondition if necessary, when is the best time to retorque these engines, thanks to everyone for the info and advice. still looking for that elusive rear fender trim if anybody finds one

the bridge is the Pont De Normandy over the river Seine which leads onto the Viaduc du grand canal du Havre pretty good view up there, and

Hi All Fell behind doing the Buick due to doing other things including a trip to the Normandy beaches ( brill ) But I finally got the head back , all skimmed and true, cleaned out and valves cleaned up and lapped in Took 3 of us to lift and locate the head back in place but its nearly all back together now, what's the best way to set up for the valve gaps and what is the recommended measurement as the head was skimmed and the valves lapped in I backed off all the adjusters in case of any damage also can you buy a new temperature sender unit as I do not trust the old one, or is it best to fit a more modern gauge and sender unit,

I take it there is no valve /piston clash on these engines , so fitting a thinner head gasket will increase the CR and maybe give a little? more HP, I have been told there is 3 types of gasket steel shim ( which I have now ) composite ( which was on ) compression ring what determines which gasket to fit? ie engine number, year , model ? hopefully my head should comeback skimmed and true , just wondered what gasket people rate the best for these old beasts can't wait to get it back on the road. thanks to all the Buiticians for all the help and info cheers Paul

Hi all still waiting on word about my cylinder head , head gasket arrived today but it appears to be the wrong one, the old one is a composite gasket ie top and bottom metal with gasket material inside. the new one is one piece metal and very thin , in fact it looks like I have only got part of a gasket, any ideas or info would great as it is getting very costly getting the wrong parts, paying tax and shipping etc. cheers Paul

Hi all getting some great advice here thanks Paul

Hi Mike thanks for the advice, either I'm missing something or the thermostat housing is missing something because I can't see anything in there

Hi Ok me and my friend Trev took the head off the other night ( what a bleedin weight ) Found 2 possible causes and 1 concern, 1 there seemed to be a blow through between cylinders 2 & 3 & water jacket 2 the water appears to flow from the rear cylinders up and around the head or vice versa from 5 holes around the rear cylinder. there was a massive build up of silt / corrosion debris blocking these passage ways, I duly cleaned up the head and block. removed the core plugs and totally blasted the sh*t out of the block then blew it all out and oiled the bores and machined surfaces my 1 concern is the head gasket and head have water passages all along the length, the block does not appear to have matching holes, there is the usual telltale sign/shadow but these seem totally solid, could I drill these out to relieve or match the head passages?. The head is away to get pressure tested and skimmed if necessary , maybe a quick valve relap I thought I'd better check the water pump expecting just nubs instead of vanes but it seems OK The cylinder bores are good with no lip, pistons and valves are a bit sooty but so are my lungs and I'm younger Has any body got the Torque settings and sequence for the head bolts, any comments views etc.? cheers Paul PS still looking for that elusive bit of trim for my rear fender

thanks for all the info, rain stopped play ,

Hi Ben rad is flowing OK , tried a new thermostat in today to no avail, system pressured up the same, started to strip off the head . should have it off tomorrow night.

thanks for all the info , thought I'd start with the thermostat and found there was not one in so I'm off to the parts shop to try one before I strip the head off cheers Paul

Hi radiator pressures up and lets rip, also using water, its a stock straight 8

Hi All It looks my 47 just blew its head gasket,. is there anything I should know or any tips about doin this job, had a few differing prices for the gaskets along with varied shipping prices , I plan to get the head skimmed and tested while its off thanks Paul

Hi Thanks for the tips tried a few with no luck, still looking for that elusive trim piece at a decent?! price cheers Paul

had the Buick out last scorchin Sunday, down at a local car show at South Shields on the North East coast England, both me and the car overheated resulting in a bust head gasket and a burnt forehead, apart from that it was a good day out. cars in the yard waiting for gaskets etc

Hi can anybody advise me on the correct trunk seal for my 47 56S as I'm getting conflicting results and prices and the prices reflect on the import tax we pay in the UK many thanks Paul PS still looking for the elusive trim part

thanks every one but I'll have to wait, high prices plus shipping plus our import tax makes these parts expensive, can anyone tell me the right trunk seal to buy as I'm getting some conflicting results and prices mine is about 12Ft long and the gutter is about 11/8"th wide and 1" deep thanks again Paul