1957buickjim Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Nice..keep the names coming..Nailhead is very appealing, Limited Lager, Roadmaster Red and I like the inverse..Electra 225 Calorie - The High Octane Beverage... Maybe we need to have a name off or something like that. Once determined, I will get some formulas together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Woo hoo! Looking forward to it Jim. I think Super Stout works better than Special Stout. Century Cream Ale. Buick Bock. Buick Bitter (don't like that name as much). Buick Brown. LeSabre Lambic (Belgian). Regal Red. Electra Eisbock. Invicta India Pale. GS Golden. PAIPA - Park Avenue India Pale Ale. Wildcat Weissbier. I think I'm about done...and thirsty...and have to go out soon, so can't have any for a few hours...sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Dynaflow Doppelbock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) I like the BCA Brew....Buick Cream Ale!Make sure you use lots of Tettnanger hops and balance with lots of wheat malt for the creamyness. Edited February 21, 2011 by stealthbob (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Dynaflow Dopplebock..the only beer that will also run a Dynaflow transmission! Nice:DBob, I take it you might have brewed a few times, eh? I like the Buick Cream Ale...Nice touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hey guys, I think that we have bottled up Mike's thread pretty well with this. Mike, sorry about all the beer references on your post. I am going to start a new thread under Buick General..called, guess what..Buicks and Beer! Let's carry on there if you want to. Thanks Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hey guys, I think that we have bottled up Mike's thread pretty well with this. Groan.It isn't like Mike and beer don't mix well or anything....Well, Mike, what's next? It seems you haven't posted anything on this thread for at least a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 I was just watching the thread evolve...I've been welding the underside and smoothing seams. Trying to get it ready for blasting. No pics, but much dirt on my pants. Oh, and I had to buy a welding jacket since I kept on lighting sweatshirts on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Mike, maybe you need a Buick Cream Ale to put out all those welding fires! Can't wait to see the new pictures..Oh, by the way, you have been pretty silent on the beer naming process. Heck, if it weren't for your convert's need for the beverage, we wouldn't even be talking up this stuff.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Jim - perhaps then Mike should be the final arbiter on choosing a name.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 MIKE, WILLIE, I had another look at your startin' er up video - good going, guys. I noticed that you did the same thing we all do, when first firing up a heavily reworked engine. You immediately looked at the tail pipe. Will there be pillowy white clouds of condensation? Black belches of soot? Or our very worst fear - the dreaded blue vapour. The noises up front tell us a lot but we seek proof in the rearward emissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 Nope, there wasn't any smoke or anything, but there were fiberglass bits that blew out of the tailpipe. I assume they were spare fluffs from the muffler. When it happened I remember thinking "holy crap, what did I leave in the engine?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 Jim - perhaps then Mike should be the final arbiter on choosing a name....Oh yeah, I like Dynaflow Drool. If you leave it untouched for a month it starts leaking in your fridge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 We may be on to something here with this Dyanaflow Drool. Mike, you like any other names as well? Maybe 2 different styles will be made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 Back to the show. Again. Stupid beer-drinking, ne'er-do-well, highjackers! So today as I was talking to Capt. Jim on the phone, a guy came by with a 1955 Special hardtop. He wanted to make it look and drive better than it does now. He also wanted to pay me. Hmmm.... These people are really getting in my way when it comes to "retirement". The cool thing is that I should be able to get rid of this car in a couple of months with another nice cash infusion. Dang, I may just send my convertible off to get blasted so I don't have to have all of the fun of sand in my drawers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hey...I resemble those remarks! What a life you have..you just sit there fat dumb and happy and work and money roll up to your door.. Nice life for a trophy hubby, I guess.May I get you another bottle of Drool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 "the fun of sand in my drawers" MIKE, we wondered about that bulge - at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Rob, Where did you get that picture of Mike? Nothing like a good ol' sandblasting experience..like my Daddy told me about going to the movies..you can pick your friends, you can pick your seat, but you can't pick your friends seat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) Well here is the official gauntlet being thrown down to Adam.I am aiming for Charlotte.Off to the blaster: Edited March 20, 2011 by buick5563 Still sideways. Where is Mrs. 5563? (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) OK, that was sideways and I'm too dumb to rotate, but here is why I can't work on the other 55 right now (as Y'all remember, it was leaking before)CRAP!This one is sideways, too...I'll try and fix 'em. Edited March 23, 2011 by buick5563 Spelling (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Lift leaking hydraulic fluid? It's kind of hard to tell with this crick in my neck.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progoofoff Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Crick cure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Thanks Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Let me help with the other one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I like your Rotisserie...I plan on building my own so I don't think I'll have the jacks.I need to mount mine (54 76R) soon, any tips and advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I would kill for a rotisserie right now. My chiropractor is loving it.Charlotte, huh? You might just lap me on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 First off, thanks for the pic rotations fellas...music festival in town yesterday meant midday drinking, which then led to pic posting and forum bravado.Bob, the blaster dude I am using brought his rotisserie with him to pick up the car. I can definitely see the advantage of doing a rotisserie restoration, but that thing is too big to store (even in my garage). I did ask him about (aboot) it. He said it cost him around a grand. He told me it was the cheapest one he could find. Pretty darn nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Buick 80C Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Well here is the official gauntlet being thrown down to Adam.I am aiming for Charlotte.Off to the blaster:I'll save spots for both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Pictures of a "Body in White" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 These are fun times I bet...looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Lift leaking hydraulic fluid? It's kind of hard to tell with this crick in my neck....Yeah, if it was that direction it wouldn't be leaking It's all back together with a freshly rebuilt cylinder. The guy who fixed it joked that it was as old as my cars...Actually, he said that if it was in a "real" garage working up and down every day, he wouldn't have let me rebuild it. He would sell me a new one. Apparently the chain can eventually fail, thus dropping one side of the car----then the other. Yikes. I'll be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) I had the sandblaster drop the car off at the paint shop where I had my Wildcat painted, since my lift is currently hosting the stray 55 Special. They are going to get the underside prepped and "primed" along with the firewall color so I can have it ready for reintroduction to the frame...Rat rod anybody? Edited March 28, 2011 by buick5563 Added incendiary comment (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 ...and no, it isn't going to be black. They use a black epoxy to be bulletproof, then spray grey on top so they know when they have to stop sanding. It also gives a good base for body filler, not that it is going to need any! Also, for what it's worth, they aren't big fans of blasting. The sand never gets out and goes everywhere. Whoops, I thought I was doing them a favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Ooooh baby!Man what a turn eh....you must be completely bonkers right now!Your progress is rapidly getting rapid...geeze a little interior work and some tires and your off to Danvers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mike, man that car is looking really sweet! Oh what I wouldn't give to have some warmer weather and a bigger garage...I think you will be driving this baby to Danver's as well, especially if you don't have any body work to do.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mike, it is looking real good, I’m still working on the dynaflow. I just got the parts last week. Mud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Mike,Car looking better and better everytime I see a post. You and others are my "drive" to get out in the garage and get started on mine. Thanks to you and the other go-getters that keep others motivated. I hope I can do the same. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I don't know why you guys go on and on all the time about rotisseries. Just learn how to manipulate photo images and your car can be rotated 90 degrees, 180, 270, whatever you want. You can even change the paint colour, if you've got PhotoShop. Sheesh, you make it so hard for yourselves. =>:^]Reminds me of an old tale: a fellow I once knew - dead now, I'm pretty sure - was an account manager for a electrical utility company. His territory included an Indian reserve. (SIDEBAR: don't know why our governments still call them Indians; most of the native folks around here are Cree and I bet many of them have never even been to India.)Anyway, Bill was sent out to deal with the elected Chief of the band, because his household power bill was about two years in arrears and, besides, the meter had an alarming rate of electricity consumption, year 'round. The company was very reluctant to cut anyone off and this fellow's sensitive political status warranted an in-person visit.So Bill rolls up the Chief's rural driveway in his cream-puff '65 Galaxy sedan (about 15 years old at the time and it was still his daily driver. His "special" car was a gorgeous silver '65 Continental). Steps out and meets the Chief coming out of his barn. Offers him a cigarette - Bill knew good Cree courtesy. Explains why he's there. Chief is apologetic, explains that he's terrible with money and goes inside to get his cheque book.While Bill waits, he wanders around the yard, checking out an assortment of fairly late-model Ford trucks and full-size sedans, in various states of disassembly. Comes across a Grand Marquis with no rear axle assembly but there's an extension cord running up to to it. Bill goes around, sees that it's plugged into the block heater cord and feels it - it's warm.Chief comes out with a cheque for several thousand dollars (cleared, no problem). Bill asks him why the car's plugged in, which would explain the Chief's unusual power usage. Geez, sorry, he forgot all about it, hadn't driven the car for a couple of years. Both problems simultaneously solved.Bill noticed another car, an LTD Landau, tipped up on its side and held up with fence posts. Asks the Chief what's up with that, isn't he worried about the paint job? Chief laughs. Says he's changing the exhaust system (was gonna swap it out of the Merc, in fact) and only a white man would be dumb enough to crawl on the ground under a dirty car to do that.The Cree people aren't actually that much better than us, they just have a far more practical sense of priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Just got a pic emailed to me showing the freshly primed bottom of the convertible. Note the lack of seams where they joined the new (used) floor pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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