1937 Buick Model 48: RESTORATION HAS BEGUN! (Photo)
1937 Buick Model "48" (Two-Door "trunkback" Sedan)
A Step - By - Step "Frame - Off" Restoration Thread
Wednesday January 11, 2017:
Today is the day the restoration starts. The Holidays are over, the tree cleaned up and my buddy Mike has graciously offered his vacant garage to store my Model "A" Fords for three months. This allows the Buick to take most of the garage, and puts me on an aggressive timeline so I'm not paying for monthly storage. So, with
So my next step was to assemble the pistons. I bolted #1 piston to #1 rod with NO rings to check the clearance of the '38 style "domed" piston to the head. There is room so I was quite relieved. I checked the ring gaps and they were within spec. So then moved on to installing the rings. #4 ring went right on. The three-part oil ring in the third groove also installed easily. Then came #2. The Grant rings are so hard, that when I spread it, it immediately cracked in half! So, I tried ano
