Bill Shields Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Seeing that the summer Buick meets are gone again, I'm posting some pics of my completed 58 Roadmaster. It starts, runs and drives smoothly and quietly. Partial list: new, correct interior, factory-style seatbelts, all options work, new tires, powder-coated wheels, rebuilt suspension, fresh steering parts, rebuilt generator, fuel pump, water pump, new hoses and belts, Carter 4-barrel, new voltage reg, fresh engine harness, rebuilt windshield wiper/washer motor and pump, rebuilt speedo, speakers front and rear with factory fader, and lots of rechroming. It's by no means a perfect car, but it's a pretty rare Buick that has been preserved for another generation of Buick enthusiasts. Bill in Luray, VA 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Looking great. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Love that color on this big bad momma. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Beautiful Buick. Don't let cancellation of the Nationals deter you. Join us in the 2021 -2021 challenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Very nice. Like a lot of others, all dressed for a party and no place to go. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Gorgeous car! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Bill, Nice job on car, looks great, I also like the garage car is going into. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhach Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 What a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick man Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Bill ... almost speechless what a creamy drive on 58 wheels your have. Just like a breath of fresh air or shall we say Buick's Aire ride and diamond grill for 58 ?? ... Oh and yes the meet is gone for the summer and too all dressed up and no place to go but hey, if anything taught us this past year to date is no mask, no distancing, no alcohol cleanup and just plain old denial and/or political posturing has cost us some 525,000 lives since last March. Stay smart, embrace science and stay safe till this is over in a couple more years .... uncle dave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Shields Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Thanks to all above who replied! I am not receiving the email notifications of replies to my post! I have to check and see why that is. I'll post some more replies tonight. While I'm here ... a question. I tested the windshield wipers (Cam-o-Matic) a few weeks back and they worked OK, somewhat. (Motor is good, a Ficken rebuild.) I was getting a sharp clicking noise on the drivers's side. I pulled the dash cover and tested again. Noise was coming from the aux transmission in front of the driver. At top speed the wipers worked smoothly, no noise. At lower speeds, this click occurred once for every pass. Cables seem tight. Something is sticking and then letting go. Is there anything to be greased? Thoughts welcome. Again, sorry about the late response. Have to check my account. Bill in Luray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Shields Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) duplicate posting in error Edited March 13, 2021 by Bill Shields duplicate posting in error (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Shields Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Test of notification system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/13/2021 at 8:58 PM, Bill Shields said: Test of notification system. I don't know that you would receive notifications unless you are tagged like this - @Bill Shields, or are quoted, or follow it. Can one follow their own post? I don't know. Anyway, great car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Buick 80C Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 17 minutes ago, lancemb said: Can one follow their own post? I don't know. You can, but it is manual. you must go up to the top right of the thread and click the follow button and then there will be some options on how much contact you would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highcking Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Follow up on the wipers. The Product Service Bulletins pointed me in the right general direction - the assembly outside the body. Turns out the spanner nut holding down the cam assembly was not tightened down. The wiper blade rides on the cam and the looseness allowed it to wobble. That effect is transmitted to the cable mechanism. I don’t think the cam business was one of Buick’s better ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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