Terry Wiegand

After playing with these old Buicks that have split rims for many years I have managed to learn a thing or two about them. Our 1916 has Baker Wheels and the rim and tire will only go on the wheel in one certain position. This car has a new set of wheels from Bill Calimer out in Pennsylvania. When putting everything all together during the restoration I found that there was one rim that did not want to go onto the wheel very easy at all. These BF Goodrich Silvertown Cord tires are high pressure and they run 70 pounds. I let all of the air out of that one tire and it really helped to get the rim on the wheel. I do not think for one minute that the rim is out-of-round or bent. I just think that 70 pounds of pressure can and does move things a little bit and I think that this is what happened in my case. You might try letting all of the air out of the tire and see if that helps with removing the rim and tire off the wheel. It's certainly worth a try. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

These plates look to be very nicely done. I have to ask - were these used on export cars? Our 1916 D-45 is an early in the production year car and the vacuum tank has no tag like what is shown here. And again, it is stated that these are for a 1917 model. Could that be the difference? Were these used on 1917 Exported cars? I am trying to learn something here. I have never seen a tag like the longer one - ever. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

I had a good visit with Andy this afternoon and he filled me in on just how he got things done with his clutch cone. I stopped at our local Tractor Supply and got this Veterinary Syringe that I think is going to be just the ticket for getting Neatsfoot Oil onto the surface of the leather lining. I already have my helper lined up to run the clutch pedal for me. Removing the two floorboards is not a problem, but those two toe boards are nothing less than a cuss and a fight. Luckily the bottom one is the only one that has to come out. Please keep in mind that our car only has between 450 and 500 miles on the clock so far. I am not going to get in a big hurry to treat the leather just yet. I have been thinking about doing this next Spring when the car is ready to be driven for the season. Putting the stick on the clutch pedal when the car is not going to be driven for a while is all too important. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Ed, Those Buicks in that era were solid, dependable automobiles. You'll have it running in no time and find out just how well they do run. I had three of them down through the years and they all run great. The shop is down to two now and soon all we will have will be the '16. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

The contact information for Roger McGinnis is - 12333 Petersburg Street Chester, Virginia 23831 Phone - (804) 337-0109 email - mcginnis@outlook.com Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

The fellow that you want to talk to is Roger McGinnis in Chester, Virginia. I will post his phone number and email address on here a little bit later. He does beautiful work and you don't have to worry about it coming from a third world country shipping wise. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Thank you for this information. However, since my original posting, I found the ORIGINAL window sticker that came in our 1995 Silverado. We are restoring this truck to Concours level and this will just be icing on the cake when it is all finished up. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

John, I admire your wanting to do some things to the engine to help keep it cleaner and a lot more presentable. And most importantly to help keep it in top running condition. Keep this thought in mind - NOT EVERYONE IS A SLOB. You have some things going in your favor and if you want to break the engine down it certainly will be easier than working with a caged-valve engine. If I were in your shoes the first thing that I would do is have the cylinder block thermal cleaned - this will be the best money that you will ever spend on the engine and the radiator will really be able to do its job much better. These old engines were not oil tight. They seeped, slobbered, oozed, and dripped as long as they were running and that attracts dust and dirt as long as you drive the car. Do not be shamed by some on here who are anti-show car. My car is not a show car either and never will be, however, I am not going to let it look like a fugitive from the scrapyard because I am too lazy to keep things under the hood clean. I believe that you are headed in the right direction and do not let anyone talk you into taking a shortcut to save a buck or two. Not worth it in the long run. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Andy, Be sure and keep a stick on the clutch pedal when the car is not being driven. I cannot remember just who told me about that but it works. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Bob, Your workmanship is absolutely wonderful. They all look very similar to my Gerstner chest that I had when I worked for John Deere (still have it). After looking at all of your photos, one thing became absolutely clear to me - you and I would NEVER fight over the same woman! Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

How about the parts to keep it on the road if you should decide to drive it? Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

EXCUSE ME but there are no door handles shown on that pedal car in the above posted photo! Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Does anyone out there know about the reproduction window stickers that were being marketed a few years back? It seems like I remember there was someone printing the window sheets that were in the vehicles when they were delivered new to the dealers. We saved the one that was in the wife's 1999 S-10 that she bought new. Would like to know about this. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Reggie's gettin' at it. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

When I was putting everything back together on the engine, when I got to the vacuum tank, I used the cork gasket that was in the kit that I got from Restoration Supply. I also used their Copper crush washers on the banjo fittings on the vacuum tank and the gasoline tank pickup tube. Before I set everything together I coated both sides of the crush washers, the bottom side of the banjo fitting and the external threads on the banjo fitting and the external threads on the siphon tube in the gasoline tank and both sides of the cork gasket for the lid with LubriPlate White Assembly Grease. When I put that box wrench on the banjo fitting in that lid I so very carefully snuck up on the tightening down process. There have been no vacuum leaks or fuel seepage anywhere in the system. This sorta makes me think that I got everything right. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Here are a couple of photos of the NOS Genuine GM Grille for my 1995 Chevrolet Silverado. The three tabs on the bottom that hold the grille spacer and the air dam are all in perfect condition. I got the last one of these that was out there in captivity. We are going to hang on to the original grille because someone out there someday will desperately need it to complete a restoration. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Morgan brought up a good point about those diecast lids. Ask me how I know about that😝 Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Russ Furstnow in Flagstaff, Arizona made the new leather fanbelt for our '16 D-45 and it works just perfect. As I have told everyone, I am a huge fan of originality and if things like this worked back in the day when these cars were new, what is to stop it from working now? Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Terry, I got my Antique Automobile magazine this afternoon. All that I can say is WOW! what an article. As you mentioned in the article, it really would be great to know just how many different auto-related songs there actually were back in those days. You really did a great job. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACALife Member #947918

I think you are right. Maybe some good moderator will help us get it in the Chevrolet Trucks area. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member # 947918

Maybe I shoulda got this in the Chevrolet section - but what the heck - everyone knows our award winning Buick and what we went through with that car. The Silverado will be a piece of cake compared to the Buick. We have this 1995 Chevrolet Silverado that I ordered new from the Chevrolet Dealer in East Dubuque, Illinois. The truck has NEVER been driven in snow. No rust, no dents, no dings and it still has the plastic on the back seat that came from the factory. It has 113,000 miles on the clock and still runs as nice as the day I drove it home. It has just about everything that could be ordered on the truck back then. Barbara wrote the check for a tad over $17,500.00 in 1995. The only thing that it doesn't have right now that I wish it had is the rear back-up camera. That will be installed once the restoration is finished. I have a friend who has given me a really hard time about this truck. "You need something at least 2018 for better mileage and way better creature comforts" Yeah right. A friend in Wichita who owns a photography business was telling me awhile back about a small used car lot who had a 2017 Silverado that they were asking $44,900.00 for. I simply cannot go wrong with bringing this truck back to brand new condition. The paint on this truck is beyond horrible and it started going that way about two years after we got it. It is going to be repainted with the best single stage paint that money can buy and stay with Basic Black of course. Reggie thinks he might have it about 2 - 3 months which is just fine with us. We will have the nicest 1995 Chevrolet Silverado in the country. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

Mr.DuVal, What you just said in your posting finally made some sense. Talking about population makes me think about the number of people living in Kansas City or Detroit. My truck is going to have the single stage paint on it. The fellow who owns that Horse Car is an absolute genius with a spray gun and my truck will look better than anything GM did in that era. I have wanted to post a photo of the NOS GM grille that I got for the truck. Living in a very dangerous part of the country weatherwise often puts a kibosh on anything a person wants to do outdoors. I will try and get a photo on here tomorrow if possible. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

There is something that I forgot to include in my posting last Thursday. If this engine is going to be gone through and make it runnable, before it is even thought about getting it into a reputable automotive machine shop, the cylinder block should be thermal cleaned. This is not an extremely cost prohibitive process. The two most important things about having this done is that the water jacket will be clean and overheating will not be a problem and any cracks in the casting will be exposed and hopefully that issue can be dealt with before any cylinder machining starts. When things are approached correctly there will be no need for apologies down the road. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

The NOS Genuine GM grille that I got from the Chevrolet Dealer in North Dakota got here late this afternoon. I will try and get a photo posted tomorrow - weather permitting. I will readily admit that the aftermarket grille looks pretty darn good. If I had not been able to get the GM one, then that was what I was going to be faced with. The price that I paid was not really that much more than what the reproduction one is. I was just damn lucky to get that one. The fellow saying that my two car comparison is not a valid comparison - somebody is going to have to explain that one to me. We are going to stay as far away as possible from any two-stage paint systems on this restoration. I'm an old school guy when it comes to laying down colors. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918

There is a fellow out in California who does top socket repair and fabrication. His name is John Boorinakis. I have his contact information and when I find it I will post it on here. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918