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
Rear Leaf Springs:
Removed the rear shock Links and the rear stabilizer bar the other day so they are already off the lower spring plate.
Removed the 4 "U" bolts by removing the 8 nuts (Which were rusted/frozen).
The rubber bumper and it's plate come out with the "U" bolt closest to the backing plate
Removed the shackle bolts from the shackles to free the spring. (This was the hardest part of the job. I broke one bolt and still have one in there. The other three came out)
