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Great pics. I have been following your thread and forgot how detailed it was. Thank you. I am trying to get mine to look sort of stock. I have an Art Morrison frame and will be making new bumper mounts. The thought is to eliminate the holes and bring the brackets up from underneath for a cleaner look that won't rust.

When I bought my Buick it came with a patch panels to replace the lower trunk opening lip and the tool tray. They are either horrible reproductions or bad attempts to make pieces. Does any vender reproduce these? I need good pics of the tray and the lower trunk lip. As you can see the piece we have is too short and doesn't match the curve of the trunk lid from center to side.

Great looking car. Would take a bit of elbow grease to bring it back

The Fisher Body Manual and the Buick Shop manual are both reproduced and for sale on eBay. Print quality isn't great but expect to pay $20 to $30. i clipped a link to the the body manual https://www.ebay.com/itm/1941-1942-Buick-Body-Shop-Manual-Special-Super-Roadmaster-Century-Repair-Service/161575603391?fits=Year%3A1941|Model%3ASuper+Series+50|Make%3ABuick&hash=item259ea80cbf:g:0PgAAOSwF71Z1Z5r

Definitely a quality paint job in non-stock color. If it is all original otherwise you might have some interest. A purist would look to be returning it to a factory color ASAP. I don't mind the color but would have limited in interest in a four door. It's a hot rod color on the "least likely to be a hot rod" model. Post up the the other Buicks and if you're serious there is a classified page

Drive shaft tunnel done. Only thing left is to take out the clecos and TIG weld it all up.

We made a relief in the trunk pan to get more volume back in the trunk. In the pic above it gently curved down but we lost stowage. This the solution we came up with.

I saw these on the HAMB classifieds. Not mine but very cool. Caveat Emptor https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/buick-invicta-1960.1202947/

Agreed, that's two hard days of driving. Probably 12 hours each way.

A little parts porn. Tilton pedal assembly, vacuum pump and tank.

RivNut is correct. The Allan Grove stuff tries to move all the moving parts "up and in" because of the way the nose on early cars pinch in. I wanted a clean look with lower components and we moved the brake booster to the trunk to make room. I am fitting a Vintage Air compressor, alternator, and power steering pump in a '37 Special with a 401 all while using a modified stock radiator and keep the stock 401 fan.

Wouldn't Dave Tacheny be interested in a bulk lot of parts? That's a trailer load for sure. I see some good front end parts.

They used this switch from 1960 - 1988 in all GM luxury cars. I think it will look okay in the '37

I did a little more research and I think the GM Strato bench seat units from 1966 - 1972 are the ticket. The advice to use the cables was spot on. I looked at a couple of YouTube videos and I feel I will have a few inches of wiggle room. The 1966 Wildcat or Electra seat control/bezel have a nice vintage look. My plan is too use the 1937 frame but upgrade to high density foam from burlap and cotton, cover it leather and make it 6 way power adjustable.

I plan on driving my '37 a lot when I am done. I want to keep the original bench because it's so cool looking but am looking for more adjustment then back and forth. I was hoping to use an early Buick switch and try and modify a frame/transmission from Wise Guys or Glide. What was the first year the 6 way option was available in a Buick?

I have been getting the request to support the forum and decided to send them a few bucks because I have got a lot of help here. Every time I click on the button I get "Your session is invalid or expired." I tried putting in AACA as a payee on PayPal but that doesn't work. Does anyone know the email address of the AACA associated with the payment account?

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/150-electric-power-steering-junkyard-prius-delivers/ Here is the link to the Hot Rod article on Prius power steering. Electra Steer is UniSteers Brand. Catalogue here https://www.unisteer.com/collections/electric-power-steering

Beautiful car. The 53 has near perfect lines. it looks like it was customized and it's factory.

Russ at Grass Valley carries them. I just bought a 3 groove pulley for my set up.I am using Vintage air but wanted stock pulleys. Russ tried to talk George out of the Tremec 6 speed into a 3 speed manual. He's hard core. http://centervilleautorepair.com/alternator

More progress. Trunk pan and rear inner wheel tubs are in final fitment. The solution to all the extra components and electrical has been to create an equipment "compartment" between the rear of the passenger area and the trunk. This is a businessman's coupe so no rear seat . It will be attached via nutserts in the bottom of the compartment for access. The Hydro-boost will sit on top. To quote George the builder: ." I also have placement confirmed and templates made for the left and right toeboards. The pedal cage mounting location has been confirmed with clearances for all three pedal sweeps. Getting the pedal cage low enough in the floor will require notching the top of the chassis and I have that all planned out. All the chassis work will be done when the body is removed for welding to be completed. I have the driveshaft tunnel template completed. We will be cutting a relief in the component shelf for the tunnel to slip through and connect with the trunk pan. I'll send pictures during the next week. Attached are images of the brake booster located on the component platform. The plumbing inside the car and on the chassis will be stainless steel tube. Connecting the tow parts of the systems will be done by stainless braided hose. This will allow for the body and chassis independent movements without fatiguing the components. "

Thanks. Once I has a plan for the car I knew I was out of my depth. The work is better than first class and the owner is probably the most honest guy I have ever met. It's not cheap but i haven't lost a minutes sleep having it in his hands. Their facebook page has a lot of detail on the work that went into just that one piece. https://www.facebook.com/currusmetalworks/

As I approach the second anniversary of taking my car to the shop we are slowly making progress. With widening wheel tubs and a lower stance we decided to do a new one piece rear floor extension and trunk floor.The far vertical piece is the guide that was made to keep the contour on point. It took three guys and two new dies to put it through the PullMax.

Go check out the Fatman Fabrications website. They have some Buick stuff. The catalog is online but I would just call them. IFS with disc brakes and rack/pinion would be a nice set up.

A little more progress. Wheel tubs fitted and added 1 3/8" drop to weld the trunk floor to. The blue strip is the new 1 1/2" wide piece we added to move the tub inward as close as possible to the frame rail. The wheel is the style I have have in mind. Hopefully 18 x 8 to 18 x 10 depending on the room we get inside the stock fender.

Push the car outside and go through the typical diagnosis. If a car has compression it needs air/fuel/spark to run. I am not in favor of taking stupid risks but if nobody took a chance to learn something there would be no hobby and no amateur mechanics. A little carb fire never killed anyone. Leaving the 5 gallon pail sitting next to it probably burnt down a garage or two.