jackofalltrades70 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Found the problem. Now to see if I can get it welded and heat treated looks as if It was repaired before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Matt, DME in KY may have one. He had what mine needed. 606 237 6648 DMELLC@SUDDENLINK.NET Dennis C. Maroudas, owner Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Thanks Ben. I sent him an email with pictures and will call him tomorrow Matt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Took to the hills tonight. About 40 miles or so. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Got the 47’ back together and took her for a test run after my son helped me bleed the brakes out. Shifts hard into second gear now. Wasnt doing that before. LOVE the speeds and rpms of the Motor in third gear. More tomorrow after I’ve had a chance to look things over again Matt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 John, having been around your car, it is such a Buickful thing! Very well aged and maintained. It couldnt ask for a better caregiver than you Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Got the Buick out again for another drive this afternoon. Seems the linkage is just a little tighter than it was before. Shifted well. Maybe tomorrow will hit the highway and see what 65mph feels like with the 360 gears. Found a place to get a correct gear for transmission so that the speedometer reads correctly. Will order Monday. $65 plus exchange Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den41Buick Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Took a morning ride to see my brother's latest project, A 1740's farm house. Looks like they will need a Sears catalog. Edited July 26, 2020 by Den41Buick (see edit history) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn Beer Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 And people think the wood in a 20's car can be tough ! Hope your brother saves the crapper. They are actually pretty rare especially a two holer.. Where is the house located ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick Regal GS Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 drove my 73 Regal to work today 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 14 hours ago, jackofalltrades70 said: Got the Buick out again for another drive this afternoon. Seems the linkage is just a little tighter than it was before. Shifted well. Maybe tomorrow will hit the highway and see what 65mph feels like with the 360 gears. Found a place to get a correct gear for transmission so that the speedometer reads correctly. Will order Monday. $65 plus exchange Matt Matt, did you repair or replace the fork? Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den41Buick Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Took the dog for a ride to pick up iced coffee and donuts in my 1941 model 41. He had a good time too! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick Regal GS Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Road trip today to Cuyahoga Valley National Park Cleveland,Akron 90 degrees no air in car doesn't work soon to be fixed. Making sure it'll make it to Concord in warm weather next year. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 13 hours ago, Ben Bruce aka First Born said: Matt, did you repair or replace the fork? Ben Repaired it. Had a guy at work heat the piece up and tig weld it. Heated it up pretty good again after it was welded to take some temper out of the welded area. Ground it back to shape and sanded down the last grind marks and final fitting it around the disc that rides inside of it. Just hope this doesn't happen anymore, ever again. Not fun pulling all of that apart. Tedious. Matt 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 I've had this out more this year then the others. And still lovin the sunset opportunities 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 And you should. Such a nice car. Cannot wait to get together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, jackofalltrades70 said: And you should. Such a nice car. Cannot wait to get together We got to do that soon! Its getting dark so early now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I had the Reatta out a couple of times yesterday. I needed to pick up a car of my daughter's which I had taken in for service, and it was such a nice afternoon for a drive in the convert. Lovely paved, and generally very lightly travelled roads here in Norfolk county, and driving along these country roads where the trees form a canopy above your head is wonderful. Then had to go into town again later, and this time I took a few pictures. Beautiful light last night, and the temp was perfect to have the top down. Keith 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den41Buick Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 (edited) Another beautiful morning in Rogue Island for a drive. Decided to take a ride through the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts today without stopping due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Drove to Douglas, then on to Whitinsville and Uxbridge. Wow even the back roads were busy for some reason. This is the first day in more than a month that I have seen other antique cars on the road. I know they are out there but it seems very few are driving them. Too bad. Then came home and went for a swim. Someone else wanted a swim too..... Edited August 2, 2020 by Den41Buick (see edit history) 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfconsult Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Got the wagon out for some work this weekend. Actual work to haul lumber to repair some wood tie retaining walls around the house. those are 10-foot lengths of rough cut 4x6 stcking out of the back. The wagon really swallows them up. I have to go back tonight to pick up some more, but the wagon sure is nice to drive in this hot weather with the AC now working. Even my wife enjoys the drive! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Just cruising around tonite. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick Regal GS Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Drove it to work today took pic in front of the Buick dealership i work at, getting fixed up got the air fixed . been driving it a lot lately. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) Staying home between wife’s medical appointments, but working on the garages- so just made time to move the 1937 80C Roadmaster Phaeton out of her garage, make several hours progress, and put her away for another evening- Not the most complementary pics, but with temps in the 90s and humidity coming back strong - plus a chance of thunderstorms, I kept the cover for an added level of quick protection- Heavy thunderstorm just a short distance away, but not a drop here, even after returning "Fiorello" to his garage. Edited August 11, 2020 by Marty Roth (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxgvd Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Invited to meet with a small group of friends and drive near London, Ontario. Gary 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I took my newly completed 1915 "Bumble Buick" for a test drive yesterday after fixing the LR wheel mounting. The keyways in the axle and wheel hub did not match, & needed a step key to eliminate "chucking". Also, the hub was not fully mounted on the taper of the axle because it needed a thicker washer with a larger I.D. to allow the axle nut to fully seat the hub on the taper. My good friend Capt. Bob made the step key and I reworked the washer on my lathe. After fixing these mounting issues, I also found the brake shoe was not aligned with the drum. So I had to straighten the short brake rod (which made it slightly longer) to pull the brake shoe inward. The car performed well on the test run, and quickly got into third gear and was still gaining speed in the short two blocks in front of my house. The RR tire chirped on the pavement when I stopped, so I still need to adjust the LR brake. Nobody was around to take a photo while I was driving, so here is an older photo of the "Bumble Buick". 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) The Reatta had not been moved since around the first of the year mainly because of the virus lockdown. My local Corvair club was doing a tech session ....outside with distancing, so it was a good opportunity to get the Reatta on the road. Edited August 10, 2020 by Barney Eaton (see edit history) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn Beer Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Off to the hardware store before we hit 100+ plus today. Needed some tubing to rework part of the home brewery. As usual for some odd reason the needle on the Buick compass always points to "beer" regardless where i end up. Today it was beer and cigars. What is the old saying? "Let the horse have the reins and it will find you water"? My Buick always seems to find beer. 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvelde Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Introduced the Buick to the garage we are purchasing for it to reside in. Should get to take possession later this month, we hope - everything is moving slower than planned due to the virus. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Buick 80C Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 55 minutes ago, jvelde said: Introduced the Buick to the garage we are purchasing for it to reside in. Should get to take possession later this month, we hope - everything is moving slower than planned due to the virus. Nice Car condo...I've thought about getting one. Enjoy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den41Buick Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Another beautiful Sunday for a ride. This time to Northeast Connecticut, with a stop in Pomfret at the Pomfret School, where I took a picture in front of the school where my nephew graduated this past June. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Went out to get ice cream tonight. Put on about a dozen miles. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 The first time I've driven the thing in two weeks. I was going through withdrawal! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRJBUICK Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 My wife was working yesterday and my daughter wanted to visit her grandparents so it was a great time to take out the Reatta, and even better I let my daughter enjoy the drive and what we enjoy about the hobby. It's also great to be chauffeured around, but I couldn't let her have all the fun. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 hour ago, MRJBUICK said: My wife was working yesterday and my daughter wanted to visit her grandparents so it was a great time to take out the Reatta, and even better I let my daughter enjoy the drive and what we enjoy about the hobby. It's also great to be chauffeured around, but I couldn't let her have all the fun. Nice! And Let’s go Mets! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 7 hours ago, MRJBUICK said: My wife was working yesterday and my daughter wanted to visit her grandparents so it was a great time to take out the Reatta, and even better I let my daughter enjoy the drive and what we enjoy about the hobby. It's also great to be chauffeured around, but I couldn't let her have all the fun. Neat, glad your daughter like the car. My daughter loves driving mine (the Reatta). Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 A friend snapped this as I was exercising the Special one evening. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRJBUICK Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 15 hours ago, Buicknutty said: Neat, glad your daughter like the car. My daughter loves driving mine (the Reatta). Keith The Reatta is such a great platform to introduce the next generation to the Hobby. She loves it and my 75 Pace Car now i have to get her into the 57 Thanks Marty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dship Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Drove the '91 Reatta to a local cruise-in on Thursday (8/13/20). The only other Buick there was a '65 GS in kinda bad shape. Edited August 14, 2020 by dship (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron65 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 My wife and I took the old '53 up the sunrise side of Michigan for a nice 200 mile jaunt yesterday. She didn't miss a beat, ran cool, and pulled down around 15 mpg or so. Not bad! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den41Buick Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Not a perfect day in New England, but at least it was cool (74 degrees) for a ride to Thompson, CT. Did not see another antique car on the road. This seems to be more common lately than I would like. I have driven one of my Buicks at least one day each weekend since May. I wish more would do the same.. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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