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    1948 Buick Roadmaster convertible for sale

    in Automobiles and Parts - Buy/Sell

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    Well crud...if a restored ROADMASTER convertible only brought $21k, I am seriously screwed on my 47 Super!!  I still have minor stuff like Interior (every stitch), chrome (all), top (including repainting bows/header), and paint everywhere to get completed!  This is after I get the car moving under its own power and servicing the complete hydraulic system for the top, doors, and seat!  Ugh.

     

    1947 Buick 56-C Barn Find!!

    in Me and My Buick

    Posted · Edited by Scott Farrington (see edit history)

    Well, life was in the way most of the weekend.  Was SUPPOSED to pick up a 57 Special 2-door hard top parts car...had an accepted offer from the seller and was going to bring it home on Saturday - as I was backing up to my trailer I receive a text and the seller tells me that he has an offer for more money.  So I politely told him thanks and no thanks! 😣   I decided to pull the heater parts and flush everything on the 1947 as I needed to replace all of the hoses feeding everything.  So I cut the dry rotted hoses off of everything and started pulling stuff out from under the dash.  God, the build quality on this car is just so good!  I love the simplicity.  I found the defroster motor assembly to be dirty and the wire is frayed going into the motor.  Can I pop those rivets that hold the blower motor together and disassemble that motor to replace the wire?  In fact, I found quite a few brittle wires under there that I will replace.  All of that cleaned, I went under the car to pull the heater blower motor off of the frame rail and found the old mouse habitat from the barn.  I should really get a picture of the crap that came out of the ducting under the car!  It was packed!!  Inside it all, and how they arrived there I have no idea...is a pair of pliers that have had to have been there for the better part of a decade!  Poor guy who owned it before me went to his grave never knowing where he put those damned pliers!!  

     

    So, the questions I have for everyone here are the aforementioned wire to the defroster motor and How do I remove the rear seatback?!?

     

    Thank you all in advance!

     

     

    1947 Buick 56-C Barn Find!!

    in Me and My Buick

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    1 hour ago, JohnD1956 said:

    BTW, did you follow the shop manual to adjust the front wheel bearings?  It is kinda a big deal...to avoid crushing and distorting them. 

     Actually, I did not know the bearing torque specifications so they are finger tight for now until I have the specs.  I did not crank them down at all. 

      I have the caps off and the cotters out until I get them torqued properly.  Thank you for the heads up though!

    1947 Buick 56-C Barn Find!!

    in Me and My Buick

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    A quick progress report:  I have been gathering parts for the fuel system, the brakes, and hoses...general maintenance stuff.  This weekend I finally finished the complete brake overhaul!  This is a first for me and it felt great to do all of this myself!  I know a lot of you are mechanics so this may sound mundane to report, however, I was super excited to actually have them adjusted and bled to perfection by yesterday afternoon!  I personally rebuilt every aspect of the system - cleaned the lines and rehoned every bit of anything that could be honed.  It is extremely satisfying to repair/rebuild something like a wheel cylinder rather than tossing it in the scrap bin and bolting on a Chinese made one. These old DELCO units with the cast in MADE IN USA on them just looked beautiful all cleaned up and put back together.  I did not take any pictures as we all know what brakes look like, just wanted everyone to know that I am plugging away.  Oh, I cannot wait to drive this sled!

     

     

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    1947 Buick 56-C Barn Find!!

    in Me and My Buick

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    Wanted to give everyone a quick update:  We fired the engine on Christmas day!  Dad, my son, and I all got into the engine compartment and rolled up our sleeves the past few weeks in our spare time and got everything squared away/replaced/repaired and Christmas morning we poured some gas down the carb and fired it up for the first time in at least a decade.  Engine sounded great and ran good with fresh gas down the throat!   Still awaiting the fuel tank to return from the sealing company - seems there was a lot of rust in the tank.  More than I thought originally.  In the meantime I am cleaning the fuel lines and rebuilding the fuel pump to ensure it will be ready to handle the duties I will require of it for a long time to come.  I did eliminate the points/condensor with a 6V Pertronix kit.  Highly recommend this simple solution to the points system as the cars really run strong with them in place.     https://www.facebook.com/100009723063887/videos/785057708494991/  

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    Purchase a 1947 Buick 56-C!!

    in Buick - Post War

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    Well, the weekend was spent cleaning, evaluating, and removing as much of the mouse laden interior I could.  Found the construction of the car to be outstanding.  Pulled the seat frame out and removed the mouse stuffed heater core from the car and rinsed it out.  Looks like brand new inside and out.  The floors are beautiful with minor surface rust on the areas I have seen.  The most rust I have found was under the seat cushions on the seat frames from probably years and years of mouse pee!  I was going to work on the brakes, however my jack stands were missing until yesterday, so now the car is up on stands and the interior stripped to the door and rear cards.  Again, amazed at how THICK the flooring was in this car - fibermat, wool mat, carpet/rubber.  Just a quality and luxurious interior!  (I cannot wait until it no longer smells of Tom and Jerry and their shenanigans!!  Ugh.

     

    Beyond cleaning and removing everything, I have started dreaming of the car and the next steps.  Do I return it to the Maroon (code 7) and Maroon/grey interior (code 65) or do I go my own way with the car?  (Honolulu Blue over tan for instance - or Saquoia Cream over the red)?!?!    I have a feeling these cars are/have left their stratospheric values and are on the downward slide in value due to the age of the populace that grew up lusting after these rides.  So, will it hurt me to change the car to my colors or will it have no affect at all?!?  I am open to your opinions on this.    I seriously welcome advise and your input here.   

     

    So  the great news is there is NO RUST to speak of.  Anywhere.  At all.   However, I have bumps and bruises all over that poor 71 year old body - mostly in the rear fenders and passenger side.

     

    My list of needed parts so far include the passenger door door moulding (lower), both rear fender mouldings and stone guards (the thin trim on the guards at least), and the trim over the rear wheel covers on both sides.   The other trim is there and can be repaired and saved.  Anyone looking to sell the items I have mentioned, I am actively seeking those parts.

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