51BuickWoody

I actually found a guy in california that has new "old stock". Bobsautomobilia.com

So my father and I are rebuilding a 1951 Buick Woody. We had the shocks rebuilt by 5 Points Classic Shocks in Santa Ana. When we picked them up we discovered that we had in fact rebuilt the wrong shocks. For some reason we had a set of '38 Dodge Brothers lever shocks in our shop. (Long nightmare story). We found the right shocks and are about to have them rebuilt but now we have some newly rebuilt lever shocks that we have no use for. Looking to sell these. Rebuilt in September 2020

No, they are definitely not the front shocks.

Seems like we rebuilt the wrong shocks. We have a 51 Buick Super 50 Woody. What shocks did we have rebuilt? What are these from? Obviously the greasy shocks are the correct shocks but what are the grey shocks from. We assumed they were from our car.

Got a full wood kit? Haha. We need the lid and assembly for the windshield wiper fluid tank. Do you happen to have that?

A few more photos. Covid has really slowed us down. We built a sand blasting booth and have been blasting the front end. We have the disc brake conversion kit. Gonna paint the front end 1st, reattach it to the chasis, then put the disc brakes on.

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what tool would I use to get the rear crankshaft bearing out? If you haven't figured it out, I'm definitely not a professional. I'm pretty mechanically inclined but I've never done an engine tear down.

Keeping it updated for those that are interested.

Pulled the top bearings out. Timing pulley won't come off. I have a pulley puller. Haven't tried it yet but only because I didn't have time.

$270 for new crankshaft bearings. Is it worth it? We don't plan on "showing" the car and really it's just gonna be a Sunday driver for my dad and I. We're on a pretty tight budget.

Thank you. I'll check my manual. Maybe I misread something.

More photos. Help please. Looks like 63030455

More conflicting parts. The manual says that the series 70 has holes and the series 40/50 has slots in the bearings for oil distribution.

Our tranny was rebuilt a few years ago. The engine has good compression. I AM still trying to figure out why the crankshaft bearings have a hole for oil distribution when the book and all other evidence says it should have a slit in the middle. I'll add photos another day. Covid-19 has me keeping my distance from my father. The car is at his house.

Super 50. Would have been nice to have the 70. I live in San Diego at the top of a 4 mile long hill. I was worried about it going up and down the hill. When my dad was driving it in the 70's he said it had plenty of power. 63030455

Thank you very much.

Thank you. I ended up completely breaking the pump down and cleaning it out. Very simple task.

Thank you. I ended up completely breaking the pump down and cleaning it out. Very simple task.

I've got a 51 Woody. I have conflicting evidence on what engine I have. The oil pump shaft and engine cast number suggest I have the series 50. However, the crankshaft bearings have a hole for oil distribution. The manual says that the series 70 has a hole in the bearing and the series 50 has a slot for oil. The manual suggest that the bearings on the series 40 & 50 are the same size but the series 70 is larger. Can anybody offer any help? The engine casting # is 63034055 Edit: Thanks for all the help. For years my father believed that it was the Model 70. But I believe we have the Model 50. The engine number behind the distributor is 1343404. The fender has 3 ports. I'll add more photos later.

I'm rebuilding my Straight -8. I've removed the oil pump after sitting for 25 years. The pump is heavily coated in tar-like oil. Is it ok to submerge the entire pump in degreaser?