sebastienbuick Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 42 minutes ago, zipdang said: Great watching your progress. Thanks again for sharing! Thank you very much zipdang ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Hello everyone, some news from last weekend of the Buick.While waiting for the distribution kit and various parts, I continue by the harness of the engine compartment (engine, headlights, ...)Once spread on the ground, I noticed that just this harness, measure the curves of the cables, ..., was the length of the car ^^ To start, clean all exposed cables (except the battery cables I'm going to change)in this picture, I will of course remove the cables of this case to clean the cables, the plastic case and sandblasted the metal parts) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sebastienbuick Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 My electrical harness already has a lot better compared to what it was before. Then I test the continuity to the multimeter of each wire and all my wires are good, no wires to cut Next, I buy a wiring harness model When I started to put my beam in the sheath, I realized that there was a wire to damage So I cut it and strip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 But I realized that the copper of the wire was in bad condition at this place (because it was stripped at this place and oxidized thereafter), so I replaced a small part of this cable to fall on good copper With installation of thermowell at the weld site 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Then I could continue to put my beam in my sheath, some may not like the aesthetic side of this sheath, but it is especially the practical side and protection of this sheath that made me choose this model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 here for the last weekend I will have to do for the rest of the beam, to buy the same type of sheath but the diameter below for the rest (headlights part), change the battery cables, take care of this box has sandblasted, change several pods , especially those of the headlights, can be changed the relay of the headlights (but if it works, why change it), give a boost to my charge controller, and I think it will be good after . here is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Very nice work. I like following your updates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 3:15 PM, sebastienbuick said: Then, apply the silver paste (Zebracier) on the exhaust manifold heat shield and on the small exhaust manifold part. On 12/7/2018 at 3:15 PM, sebastienbuick said: Then, apply the silver paste (Zebracier) on the exhaust manifold heat shield and on the small exhaust manifold part. What exactly is this Zebracier stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 59 minutes ago, GARY F said: Very nice work. I like following your updates. Thank you very much GARY F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, lancemb said: What exactly is this Zebracier stuff? zebracier is a leg / fat tube that is applied with a cloth.This leg is normally designed for heat stoves, it is a resistant product, it is very old as a product and it works very well.I know someone who did it on his engine and his rusty starts only after 12 years.Just spread it with a cloth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 I, who is looking for red paint the right shade for my engine, my garage to find a new pot of paint that was still set that had had a moment in a lot, and I have the impression that it's the right shade considering the inscription I can thank my garage because I was very lucky to have this pot of paint Now it remains for me to paint 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BqUICK Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Nice dedication to one of the finest yet unappreciated of American luxury muscle cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 joyeux Noel, Sebastian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 On 12/26/2018 at 5:37 PM, BqUICK said: Nice dedication to one of the finest yet unappreciated of American luxury muscle cars. On 12/27/2018 at 12:28 AM, RivNut said: joyeux Noel, Sebastian. Thank you very much BqUICK and RivNut ! , I will put this weekend the photos of the continuation of the work Thank you, Merry Christmas too and Happy New Year 2019 to you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Hello everyone, here is some news from the Buick , so I continued on the electrical harness.I buy cables, sheath and hoses. Assembly of my new sheath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Then I take care of the "box" at the beginning of the wiring harness.We can see that it was rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Cable cleaning Then put in the sheath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Then I took care of the battery + gable, this cable is set in this plastic case and impossible to remove So I cut the dremel below this plastic case to get my cable out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Before putting up my new cable, I set up the new battery terminals on my cables and remade the little cables that were plugged in (on the red) I bought a quick pod to unplug easily but I'm wrong, I took the one of + instead of -, so I will later buy the one - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Before/after Now I can put my cable in this case as original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Then I buy a black Sika cartridge for vehicle to redo the part cut out Then once applied and smoothed with a spatula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 I also redid a cable that was not present on my beam but which is present on the diagram of the manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 I can now reassemble some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Then I noticed that on my two pods (driver side and passenger), that there was a brown wire to cut, this wire is one of the two that is connected to the night light that there is at the bottom of the front wings So I took out this pod, open and I resold a brown wire as it should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Then the same for the other side, I let asse cable exceed because I do not know the desired length Now that the wiring harness is almost finished, I went after the dismantling of the dumper, the igniter, the gas pump that I had assembled last month ^^, and the crankcase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Once the timing case is disassembled, surprise, a tooth of a pinion is broken : / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 So it's not a luxury to redo distribution ^^ Cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Then I realized that I had to dismantle the engine crankcase to make the distribution crankcase cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Then I went to get some parts that my car mechanic receivedA full chest ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 In all that there had to be the kit distribution but it was not good, he recommended me another kit and I should have it at the end of the week or beginning of the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Then I disassemble the dumper pulley to sand only the pulley and avoid damaging the dumper The few pieces to sand (dumper pulley, alternator support, alternator voltage adjustment bar, ventilation fan, charge regulator (with great care) and the metal part of the wiring harness box Before/after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 At the load regulator turn, I want to clarify that I was very careful for sandblasting, I sandblast this part at very very low pressure to avoid damaging anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Then the metal case that was very sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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