Rosiesdad Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 My grille "Teeth" are numbered 1 thru 9. I assume they should be mounted in order left to right? Aren't all these teeth identical in size and shape?????Thanks,Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50jetback Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 No and No!!All the teeth are different and the sequence to fit them not logical!!I have it written down somewhere and will see if I can locate it for you - or someone else may jump in if they know the sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50jetback Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Here you go Phil, this link will take you to a previous thread which gives the sequence.http://forums.aaca.org/f115/1950-grille-teeth-question-help-137059.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Maybe this will help. Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosiesdad Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Wow. THAT is strange. Thanks for the info. You guys are the BEST!Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhclark Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Gotta love those Buick engineers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Engineers dont work on the cars, only design them. Just ask the owners of the Corvettes where you have to pull the engine to change the back spark plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfeazell Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) I have acquired a 50 roadmaster that needs a parts car. Are the bumpers the same on a special from 1950? Fuel tank? Does anyone know what the rear end ratio is on a roady with a dynaflow? thanks, dave Edited November 7, 2011 by dfeazell left out a word (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I believe bumpers and fuel tank are the same for all series in 1950. Shop manual says the rear axle ratio is 3.6 to 1 or 3.9 to 1, depending on the body style of the Roadmaster.Pete Phillips, BCA #73381950 76-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosiesdad Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Correct regarding the bumpers. I have a spare front bumper with a couple minor dents. Needs re-chroming but its cheap if you want it.Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfeazell Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 The car is a 76R. It was parked in a barn with a dirt floor. The floor of the car is pretty much gone. License plate is from 1963 and the car has 80,000 miles. The interior is remarkably intact. The engine has clear clean oil in it but is stuck. The front wheels wont turn. It looks like the data plate is gone. Top of the cowl right hand side? Where is the vin located? I can weld, do body work, and paint but have never done a frame off. I might learn some new skills. Is there a source for 50 buick floor pans, rockers, and inner rockers? Best way to unstick the front wheels? I'm in Iowa so shipping a bumper from Ca might be cost prohibitive (unless you have a complete floor pan too). Thanks for the help. The car is a little rough but I want one bad enough to save it. dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosiesdad Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 You are correct on data plate location. Mine is gone too. Vin should be in drivers door frame front side. I got a rocker from Classic to current Fabrication on the Web. Had to cut it down to size a bit. I got the bumper out of Texas. it cost me $95 with Grehound bus shipping I think didn't end up using it.Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfeazell Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 What about the top grill bar from a special? Will a 40 interchange with a 70? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosiesdad Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 Not positive but I think it's all the same. I don't have a parts book though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KdFwagen Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I believe the Bumper for all 1950 Buicks are the same. Although I also know that the Specials were a narrower car. So, one might figure the main bumper blades themselves might be narrower?I'm looking for an NOS, or rechromed tooth #5 to complete my set of NOS teeth.I have an extra NOS #2 and #8 to trade someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953mack Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Here's what a BUICK MASTER CHASSIS PARTS BOOK says.....ONE SIZE fits all series for the 1950 Buicks re: front bumpers, rear bumpers, front bumper guards, rear bumper guards, upper grille bar (mustache), all 9 different teeth (front bumper grille bars) and gas tanks. The 1950 BUICK gas tank is listed under GROUP #3.001, PART #1318728, and indicates that all 1951 and 1952 SUPERS(50 series) and ROADMASTERS (70 series) take the same gas tank.The 1951 through 1953 BUICK SPECIALS (40 SERIES) gas tanks are listed under a different number, PART #1318727.Al Mack"500 Miles West of Flint" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfeazell Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 You are right. I got the 50 special deluxe home and the bumpers and grill are the same. The upper grill bar is original and nearly perfect. The front bumper guards are gone at the bottom from rust. If anyone has a plate-able set, I need them. dave@feazell.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick man Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Yeah, not until 1951 did Buick make the special a version of "mini me" in regards to the roadmaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Going back to the buck-tooth installation sequence - 4,2,0,8,7,6,1,3,5 - isn't that the firing order for a Fireball Eight? Hmm... now which is cylinder number 0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Kruise Knight Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Although the rear bumpers appear the same, they are not. The width is correct model to model the contour is different if viewed from the side. You have to look close but they are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Kruse knight, perhaps you are thinking of the '51 and later Special. All '50s are the same. At least the ones I have are. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Kruise Knight Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I thought all 18 rear bumpers were the same until I cut one in half and joined the good ends together. The difference is slight but the two I joined together are different and is not noticeable until I point out. Now, the bumpers were obviously placed on these cars in 1950 and could have been changed with out years but I feel the difference is so slight it must be a 1950 bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Kruise Knight Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Ya I was wrong on the bumpers, the bumper must have been reworked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel K Statnekov Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 The link to the correct sequence to assemble the 9 teeth in the bumper grill is still confusing. Can someone please post the correct sequence; I'm assuming that the #1 tooth is the first tooth assembled while the #2 tooth is the 2nd and so on. Thanks and best wishes to all, Daniel Statnekov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel K Statnekov Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 7/19/2011 at 6:53 AM, Leif Holmberg said: Maybe this will help. Leif in Sweden. This is confusing; someone suggested in another forum that they were trying to compose a jingle that would simplify the assembly, like the sequence of teeth set to the jingle "Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to work we go!" but was unable to match the numbers to the rhyme and gave up in despair. Someone else on that same forum thought perhaps the sequence matched the firing order of a Fireball Eight; I checked and it's just not so. Another posted that drinking a beer might help (seriously) but I don't drink and even if I did I'm quite sure it wouldn't help. Thanks for any help someone can offer. Daniel K. Statnekov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Century Eight Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Forget the numbers. Put them all together (assuming you have them off the car.). Lay them down and put the tallest one in the middle. Then they are handed, right to left. They get shorter as you go out to the edge. Then you will be able to see if they lean in or out. They are mirror imaged or angled as the middle of the bumper comes forward. This way I think you can figure out which one goes where, even blindfolded. Haven’t had mine off for a long time but thats what I noticed. Each one is different but they are mirror imaged. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) Pete Phillips put this in the Buick Bugle years ago w/ credit to Al Malachowski Edited January 13 by retirednow (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953mack Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 2 hours ago, retirednow said: Pete Phillips put this in the Buick Bugle years ago w/ credit to Al Malachowski ▲ That published article is incorrect and was corrected in a later BUGLE. The correct numbering sequence is . . . PASSENGER SIDE 420879135 DRIVER SIDE Al Malachowski BCA #8965 "500 Miles West of Flint" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Thanks for clarifying that Al! Time to chuck that article that I’ve been hanging onto for years 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Heaps Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Where’s 6? 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 14 minutes ago, Rusty Heaps said: Where’s 6? 🤪 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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