lancemb Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Awesome work! Excited to see it come together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 11/1/2020 at 6:12 AM, lancemb said: Awesome work! Excited to see it come together. Thank you very much lancemb ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 On 10/21/2020 at 2:01 PM, sebastienbuick said: Hey Sebastian, it is hard to tell from your pictures above, but does that pamphlet show the Electra with the chrome road wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 11:55 PM, Larry Schramm said: Sebastian, Sorry, but I do not have any pictures of the cars in the factory. At the time when the factories did tours and family days, it was just another day of visiting my Dad or other friends & relatives in the plant. It was amazing at the time to see how the cars were being built and even more so to watch all of the parts come together and have the car start and drive away at the end of the line. Hello, okay no problem You were very lucky to be able to visit a factory ! I would very much like to be in your place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 15 hours ago, JohnD1956 said: Hey Sebastian, it is hard to tell from your pictures above, but does that pamphlet show the Electra with the chrome road wheels? No on the document you can see the chrome wheels only on the Wildcat and the GS350 / 400. But on another document we can see that they were also there on the Riviera GS and Skylark Custom. This is what I saw on my documents . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Good evening everyone, here is some news from the Buick . Normally it's good for the bodybuilder for the start of the year, I take the upholstery the first or second week of January and I have a door panel that is stained that I will redo tinted by a professional in early January as well . I then continued the work through the rear window defrost box. As we can see it is not super clean and there is rust starting to set in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 The original sticker and rust is installed inside the case too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Disassembly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 And take off the sticker Then sandblasting of the housing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Application of phosphating primer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valk Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 As always, great work, especially getting that decal off in one piece! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 20 minutes ago, valk said: As always, great work, especially getting that decal off in one piece! Thank you so much Valk ! I did it gently with a small blade to peel off the sticker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then application of white primer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then I took care of the motor, after testing it and seeing that it works very well, cleaning, sanding and brushing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 We can see there written 12 68, for December 1968 ? Then application of colorless gloss varnish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then I took care of the ventilation fan I soak them in the laundry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then after a few days Then rinse 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then I took care of the nut that blocks the propeller and the shim to put it in place So after stripping, painting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 And now the engine gasket On the engine side, rust is forming and there are traces on the seal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Application of a matt varnish to block traces of rust Then I redo a joint with very thin cardboard to put it in the joint and the motor so that there is no contact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then I took care of the small nuts that fix the engine Stripping and varnish application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then application of black paint on the housing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then the ventilation nozzle, and she needs it Cleaning and application of colorless gloss varnish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then stripping and painting of the staples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then I took care of the sheet metal It was rather in good condition and I therefore sanded (orbital sander) the sheet, but it made some mark and by applying the varnish it amplified the small traces, I should have finally used the sandblaster instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then now the original sticker I put it on very thin double-sided tape Then my sticker is ready to be put 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Now all the parts are ready to be reassembled Placing the sticker Then from the engine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Reassembling the propeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Then the sheet and the nozzle 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 The rear window defrost box is therefore finished Now, so that I can continue, the Buick must first be painted so that I can work on the parts as and when reassembly (insulation in the passenger compartment, reassembly of the bumpers, ...) The only thing (unless I forget) that I can do is put the front brakes back (I received the discs) and bleed the brakes, so that will be the next step normally 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 As always, great work and looks like new. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 9 hours ago, GARY F said: As always, great work and looks like new. Thank you very much GARY F ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted "Wildcat65" Nagel Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 That turned out nice! I keep seeing restorations of toy trucks with plastic parts and the plastic turns out nice. I wondered what they use to clean that up. The fan looks like it turned out as new! You are an inspiration. I'm cleaning every little bit of my Electra - when I think I'm going to far all I need is to remember Sebastienbuick! Cheers, happy Christmas to you. Ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Ted "Wildcat65" Nagel said: That turned out nice! I keep seeing restorations of toy trucks with plastic parts and the plastic turns out nice. I wondered what they use to clean that up. The fan looks like it turned out as new! You are an inspiration. I'm cleaning every little bit of my Electra - when I think I'm going to far all I need is to remember Sebastienbuick! Cheers, happy Christmas to you. Ted Thank you very much Wildcat65 , it's very kind of you by For the propeller I soak them in detergent for 5 days then with an old toothbrush I clean the propeller Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 Merry Christmas to everyone !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valk Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Thanks Sebastian, right back at you. peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 18 hours ago, valk said: Thanks Sebastian, right back at you. peter Thank you Valk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Hello, my parents gave me the insulating foams for the hood of the Buick for Christmas as a gift ! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valk Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Reminds me of Christmas presents past. Golf clubs, sweaters, CDs are all fine and dandy but nothing gets the blood going like a needed part for the ole collector car! My family still needles me over my most coveted present of all time, a rare chrome trim piece for my ‘58 Continental convertible. car is coming along great Sebastian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 3 hours ago, valk said: Reminds me of Christmas presents past. Golf clubs, sweaters, CDs are all fine and dandy but nothing gets the blood going like a needed part for the ole collector car! My family still needles me over my most coveted present of all time, a rare chrome trim piece for my ‘58 Continental convertible. car is coming along great Sebastian thank you very much Valk , it's always nice to be offered a piece for your vintage car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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