Guest buckfarmer Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Thought that i would post a couple of pictures of my progress so far. I have replaced all the wood and sandblasted and painted the frame. Also a picture of the steering wheel i am trying to make. I wasnt prepared to do all the finger joints like the originals. Edited March 26, 2012 by buckfarmer (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Wow, this will be an ambitious undertaking! I am anxious to see your progress as you go...Looks great so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I agree, it will be interesting to follow this progress. It would be interesting to see some "before' photos. I am not sure of your expected tsarget for completion, but it would be nice to have that done for the Portland National 2014.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buckfarmer Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Some before pictures as requested. It's hard to see in the pictures but all the wood was soft or rotten.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50jetback Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Well done Neil, I like your " can do " attitude.The woodwork looks excellent and you have progressed a long way - doesn't seem that long ago you were discussing other aspects of this vehicle even your initial purchase.So many people steer clear of a wooden framed car because of poor condition origanal woodwork but you ( and others on this PreWar Forum ) have demonstrated these can be remade with a little time, equipment and perserverance.I don't think I would recommend attempting rewooding a 4 door sedan ( 4 doors to fit, wind up windows!! ) but open cars, particularly roadsters with only 2 doors and a deck lid are do-able particularly if you have old woodwork as a template.Keep up the good work and keep us posted ( I need the inspiration as my next project is looking like a 1929 model 54CC convertible coupe with NO WOOD for templates ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buckfarmer Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Stuart I have saved all the old wood. I thought that it might be helpful to someone needing templates. Let me know if you are interested. Not sure how much different your 29-54cc is from my 30-64 still might be helpful as a guide.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelod Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) Neil,I had to replace about 1/3 of the wood in my 1930 model 68. I am currently getting my car ready for paint and this last weekend made use of a tip that Stuart described a couple of years ago that is applicable to coupes and roadsters. When you reassemble the panels on the car, notice the seams running down the back. In my case joining both sides of the seam back together was a real bear as that quarter panel had a mind of it's own and did not easily want to go together with the trunk area once the original stress was relieved when opened to replace the bad wood. Had to sort of jack/clamp it back into place with a couple of cargo straps to get it positioned correctly. Picture #2 shows the seam before I jacked it into place and nailed it in.Stuart described a process where the aluminum trim strip which was originally nailed on to cover the seam is a bit tricky to replace. Assuming it did not get damaged when removing it from the car, there is no way that it can be reapplied as it was originally installed. The secret is to cut off the nails, drill and countersink holes, apply screws, and fill the countersunk heads. Hope this tip helps you as well.Thanks, Edited March 28, 2012 by michaelod (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buckfarmer Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thanks a bunch Micheal,I haven't gotten that far yet, but was concerned how I was going to reapply those aluminum strips. Mine came off easily because the wood was soft, so they are in perfect condition with all the nails still in. I will be using the method you described for sure , thanks a again. As for the rear quarter panels, I have had them on and off at least a half dozen times while I was tweeking the fit of all the wood. So I have that process down to an art. Also your car looks fantastic, well done.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buckfarmer Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 A couple of photos of this weeks progress. Finally finished the body work on all the fenders and frame skirts. So a couple coats of epoxy primer and some high build primer.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buckfarmer Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) I also got a question. I opened a can of olive green engine enamal from Bob's automobilia this morning and it doesn't look to be the right color. It appears to be to dark when I compare it to the picture of Micheal's car above. Has anyone had this happen before? Maybe the color is right, I have only ever seen pictures of other peoples engines. Here is a photo of the paint in the can, I still haven't used it yet.Neil Edited April 1, 2012 by buckfarmer (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelod Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Neil,That is the exact same paint that I used on my engine. I got it from Bob's as well. The change could be due to a different batch, but assuming he is still using the same supplier, I suspect the color difference is just a photographic effect. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I agree with Michael. I have found that digital photos tend to make colors look brighter than they really appear in sunlight. It could just be the camera flash has different wavelengths etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autodeco57 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hey Buckfarmer, I have to chime in...outstanding woodwork on your roadster! I did a 27 roadster body some years ago and it looked just like your 30 framing. Re; the statement about wooding a four door sedan; I agree people blunder into way more than they bargained for buying pre-37 Fisher bodied cars, but if you know what they consist of and you want it bad enough, you emulate the beaver damming a major tributary and start in...one stick at a time. You gotta want it!Steve Gorthy BCA #445101931 Buick Model 87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buckfarmer Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Been a little while since I posted any progress. Been busy lately with the farm, snow melted and there are other things to do now other then work on the roadster. I did get some time this week, and started to reassemble the motor. Pulled a few shims from the rods and mains in order to bring things back to specs. I haven't been able to find any torque specs so I have been using nominal specs for bolt sizes. I used 65 lbs on the rods and 75 lbs on the mains. But now I am starting to second guess myself, I was baseing my torques on grade 8 bolts, but its been suggested to me that the bolts on my car are probably only mild steel. I torqued the head down to 50lbs and quit there. Has anyone done any engine work on these old cars? Any thoughts would really help.1930 6 cyl 331 CIDNeil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGE DANCIU Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hello there,Great wood work.The paint on the engine is the right one ...I just had the pleasure to see a non restored Buick 1930 series 60 Coupe and had the same engine color.Nice restoration project...both will turn into wonderful restored cars...Good luck, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfw2 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Both of these 60 series look great. Some day i'll get to mine .george Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Neil,Nice work. Have you considered moving your thread to "Our cars and restorations"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Looks great! I've been working on redoing all of the wood in my 30-61 for ten years now and it doesn't look half as good as yours. Sometimes I think I ought to just sell the thing and get on with life. Excellent job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kciub Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Hello BuckfarmerI saw your pictures of 1930 Buick Roadster wood body frame. I have two Roadster 1930 model 44 and 1931 model 8-64, need alot of replace all wood. Could you make several picture close area this wood back seat and glove box? I know that your model is large serial than mine car but get to close enough to make a new wood. Hope you can help me some. Email ram05dodge@gmail.com ThanksRegardsRodney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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