Buick35 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 What did you do to your pre war Buick today? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daves1940Buick56S Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Watched the snow melt of them lol! But I did help a friend work on his 65 Mustang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32buick67 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Tranny time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Reinstalled my rear brakes and adjusted my parking brake following R&R of the axle bearings and seals on my '38 Century. Plan is to bleed the system tomorrow... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8-8-Dave Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Over the past couple of weeks I have been chasing a few details for my 1931 8-66S. All my restoration pictures are organized in sub-folders by subsystem or topic. These are pictures I added to various folders this week... Interior Trim folder: I got an e-mail from Shelby Trim that they are 2 yards short of a picnic for my interior seat upholstery job. I have been buying material samples from various fabric vendors and today I finally sent a sample of what is in the car to SMS Fabrics in Canby OR to see if they can match it. Parts Department folder: I bought a pair of rear axle roller bearings and felt seals to go with the rest of my rainy-day selection of wheel bearings... I'm building a fully functional and correct spare heat riser and exhaust diverter valve... Fabrication projects and tools folder: I made the connecting rod that coordinates the diverter valve butterfly position with throttle and heat valves on the riser. The original heat tube set screws for both riser and diverter are square head. I can buy the 1/4-20 set screws for the heat riser casting- I have a bag of 100. The diverter valve casting is another story. The set screws for it are also square head but not 1/4-20, not #10-24, you can buy those, try finding #12-24 to fit the original threads in the casting! I spent a couple of hours center drilling and tapping 1/4" square rod to fabricate heads, then installed #12-24x3/4" Allen head set screws in the square heads and silver soldered the heads to the set screws. Such a simple thing... Do you think I'm getting a little too involved here? I'm just sayin... Edited January 13, 2022 by Str8-8-Dave Arrange pictures, captions (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937McBuick Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Trying to straighten bent front bumper mounting brackets... Should just phone Dave Tacheny and see if he had a set of good ones. Finally found enough good McLaughlin Buick rims to make a good set of 5, last one arrived today. Now I don't have to use the deeply pitted one from being sunk into the dirt(it was going to be the spare anyway but.....) When I get the brackets straightened I will take them, the rims, and afew other parts to get powder coated. My heap of junk never had any when I found it. Not sure what I was thinking over 3 decades ago! Thanks to all the people who helped/sold parts to me, not many of these cars around here so everything is so far away. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just think, you should now have some potential spare stuff showing up in Winnipeg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937McBuick Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 4 hours ago, dibarlaw said: Just think, you should now have some potential spare stuff showing up in Winnipeg. Indeed, depends what Lucy's new owner needs and doesn't need. It may not look like it but my project is kind of down to the short strokes of a climactic finish....😉. I told a fellow Buick enthusiast I've never waited this long for anything. His reply, "Patience brother. I've waited 30 years for this(his) Buick "build". Ain't no schedule for joy." I appreciate the encouragement..... I just don't want to run out of time. And regarding patience, patience is a virtue, but no one has ever called me virtuous. Actually having the project take this long must say something about me, maybe both good and bad. I guess I don't want to spend all my time on patience anymore, I'd like to spend my time enjoying what I've been "patiently" waiting for..... to drive my 37 McBuick coupe. Take care everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_S Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I am rebuilding the rear door window tracks on my 1936 Buick. I found the left hand door wood dog leg in bad shape with lots of rot. Since I am not restoring the vehicle I just needed to repair this joint. What to do. Here is my solution. I cleaned out the rot, mixed a concoction of wood chips and the expanding type gorilla glue and pushed as much as I could get into the joint. After drying I cut and sanded the dog leg. I band sawed a piece of oak to fit the joint and screwed and glued it all together using gorilla construction non expanding glue. I also installed a number of screws from inside towards outside of the wood to reinforce everything. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) Whatever works.My 35 has a lot of wood in it too.So far it's not too bad.Like in real old houses I wonder if the wood will harden with age?Someday it might become petrified if they last that long. Just kidding Edited January 14, 2022 by Buick35 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Installed the door logos on my 1915 Speedster... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvelde Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) Drove it on errands, filled it up with gas, drove it some more - about 25 miles! Now it is ready for Sunday's AACA meeting in Palmer, TX, about a 90 mile round trip. Edited January 14, 2022 by jvelde (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick Louie Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 2:46 PM, Buick35 said: What did you do to your pre war Buick today? I installed a throttle idle cable,, Works Nice! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Desert model 45 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I learned that a metal lathe can also work as a metal shaper to cut gear teeth by watching videos on youtube, so I am using that same technique to machine the 16 spline teeth for new door handle shafts for my 1925 Buick Master touring. Next I will have to learn how to make a lost wax casting mold and cast some handles. Kevin 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Z Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) I drove my '41 Special yesterday to a special photo shoot (see photo below). It's Summer here in Sth Australia, but it rained all the way there and back. What a strange Spring & Summer we've had/having! I also received from SMS Auto Fabrics in Oregon some samples of Bedford Cord see below. I have a perfectly good leather interior, but really want Bedford Cord so that's my big plan at the moment. The sample with the green tick is the one I will use. Also shown is a pic of the current interior. Edited February 25, 2022 by Grant Z (see edit history) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32buick67 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Cleaning up the 90year old past...rear brake mechanisms, getting ready for spring in a few months, soon...my back hurts.... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 11 hours ago, 32buick67 said: my back hurts.... I feel your pain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) This is a work in progress for a new top for my 15 Buick speedster "The Bumble Buick". I could have purchased a roadster two man top kit for $500-$900 from an online catalog but it still wouldn’t be correct. But this is for a 1915 speedster that is already a modified car. So, I bought a Bimini boat top kit with aluminum bows and black plastic hardware for under $100 to get all the parts needed to adapt the kit to make a one man two bow top for the Bumble Buick. I plan to paint the aluminum bows so nobody will notice the difference as the Bumble Buick speeds past spectators…. 3 Bow / 4 Bow Boat Bimini Top Cover Sun Shade Boat Canopy Cover 6ft / 8ft Long with Rear Poles & Storage Boot $89.09/EA from Walmart Online. All went well to get the two bows to fit; but getting all the wrinkles out by making darts in the top fabric to fit the contours of the bows has been quite challenging. I am sure it will cost me at least a couple of nice appreciation dinners to keep my resident seamstress happy. But I expect she will also appreciate the shade it provides on summer tours. Now I know why getting a top made for an old car is so time consuming and expensive! More progress yesterday..... Now we just need to stretch it to remove most of the wrinkles before fastening it to the top of the windshield. Edited January 29, 2022 by Mark Shaw (see edit history) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Finished the rehab on my '38 Century front brakes; the car is now off the jackstands and back on its wheels! I installed new wheel cylinders on all four corners, as the originals (which contained new guts) were all leaking to some extent due to significant pitting in the bores. Also found two wheels (one front and one rear) that required anchor pin adjustment to properly center the shoes in the drum. Cleaned everything up and bled each wheel. Now have a nice, hard, high pedal. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garnetkid Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 After reading this thread I just had to go out and lift the cover and have a peek. Can't wait for spring. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Wright Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) Jughead is in the middle of getting his cataracts out. Edited January 27, 2022 by Morgan Wright (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 1/24/2022 at 10:40 PM, 32buick67 said: Cleaning up the 90year old past...rear brake mechanisms, getting ready for spring in a few months, soon...my back hurts.... I did the same thing on my 35s rear drums a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 Installed a third brakelight,almost done with the install anyway on my 35. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinlb Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Frankensteining a transmission.. all is going well besides both transmissions cluster gears missing teeth 🤬 Going to have to find one somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtech Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Made new switch knobs for D-35 out of UHMW plastic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 Finished up the third brake light on my 35. Contemplating turn signals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32buick67 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) My head hurts, Marvel carb venturi fab, and more... Edited January 31, 2022 by 32buick67 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32buick67 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I am going electric... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32buick67 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 And... reforming vintage cork gaskets has been a learning experience with my pot and pan tools in hot water and parchment paper drying system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I have removed and disassembled the non-operational automatic choke on my '38 Century. So far, found a disconnected internal spring, sticky pistons and temperature calibration of the thermostatic coil appears to be way off... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMicheletti Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Have fun with that '38 choke mechanism - it can work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 I dropped off my widow door glass to get a new one made.Unfortunately I lost one of the clips that holds on the window winder.I also need a new window channel. Steele rubber wants $76 for a pair of them which I thought is high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32buick67 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 18 minutes ago, Buick35 said: I dropped off my widow door glass to get a new one made.Unfortunately I lost one of the clips that holds on the window winder.I also need a new window channel. Steele rubber wants $76 for a pair of them which I thought is high. Maybe this company offers an alternative? www.metrommp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I got my daughter to help me put the last machine screw in the 31 Buick Silphon unit. My fingers were too big. Then I topped off the coolant and went for a drive around the neighborhood to warm it up so I could see if the louvers fully opened. They did. Then I cleaned all the windows and checked the gas level in preparation for the Mackinaw Tour later this month. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Sorted thru the plating for my wind wings parts and footrest brackets for my 1925 Master. Niagara Plating has done a great job for me and quick turnaround. I sent them 20 pieces to be done. OOPS.....the photo shows only 19! Emailed a photo of what the missing clamp is to look like and called. They found the missing piece and it is on its way! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old buicks 2 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Removed the water pump and shaft today on my 20-45 so I can make a new one out of stainless steel and reduce the rust and corrosion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32buick67 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Old buicks 2 said: Removed the water pump and shaft today on my 20-45 so I can make a new one out of stainless steel and reduce the rust and corrosion. Which stainless grade are you using for the shaft? 316, 316L, or? Are you changing your seal from graphite cord to something else to ride on the ss shaft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I put some more engine parts on my 1908 Model F to try to get it running sooner than later. Every part that I put on the chassis now is one less part laying on a work bench or floor. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old buicks 2 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 19 hours ago, 32buick67 said: Which stainless grade are you using for the shaft? 316, 316L, or? Are you changing your seal from graphite cord to something else to ride on the ss shaft? I went with 316 SS. Right now, I don't know what I will use for a seal on the shaft. I have plenty of the graphite rope stuff but understand there are teflon seals that are just as good if not better. Someone said they last a long time and don't heat up like the graphite rope does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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