1927 Buick 27-27

[Slawnski]

Couple points on the parts car as I was hitting all the nut/bols with kroil again tonight. I’ve ordered tubes and flaps to be able to put my old tires on the parts car- better for moving around. And much better than the mangled tires on there now. Anyway- rear tire is larger and looks to have an adapter for the 21” wheel to take a 22 or 23” wheel/tire. I only have 3 21” rims now- two front and one spare from the parts pile. Two others from the pile that are smaller (18”?) 

 

I’ll be looking for a 21” rim or 2 for the spare Buick now 

[Slawnski]

Next spare Buick point. It’s oil filter has a lot of extra bits mine did not come with. 
 

here’s the parts Buick:

 

here’s what I have on the 27-27:

 

 

I’m considering switching out the units as the one in the parts Buick looks to be original and the red one looks to have been a replacement at some point. 

[dibarlaw]

On 9/1/2024 at 6:05 PM, Slawnski said:

In!!!

 

Not just thick washers for the manifold studs. These are to be Bellville washers which are dome shaped.They are to compensate for possible out of plane issues with the manifold lugs. Best practice for resurfacing manifolds is to be able to have both intake and exhaust aligned and bolted together by the riser. Aving all machined together. HEAVY. The thickness of the lugs can be an issue espically if they were changed or machined separately.

 What was on my Standard were flat washers with some shim pieces to fill low spots.

 

[EmTee]

Hey - it's been awhile...  Hope you're OK.  Did you run out of Ibuprofen? 

[Slawnski]

Thank you! I’m good. Still have plenty of ibuprophin. 🙂 I spent a couple weeks reorganizing the shop- not sure if you could tell but it was getting progressively more “cluttered” as the project progressed. 
 

Moved a vehicle out to storage, added furring and insulation, plywood, paint- then made some adjustments to my shelving to better hold all the parts bins. 
 

[Slawnski]

Back into the Buick after tomorrow. I’ve still got a bit of organizing and cleaning to do on the other side of the shed but I feel so much better getting the place de-cluttered and a bit more organized. 
The cardboard goes back on the floor - I’ve been doing that for awhile now- keeps the floor a bit cleaner (?) this is what’s behind it: 

 

I was able to put my grinder and buffers in their own space now instead of juggling things around to make room every time I wanted to use one. 

 

The UAW strike signs I found in my father’s garage from his time at General Motors Electro-Motive division. 

Edited September 15 by Slawnski (see edit history)

[Slawnski]

I had the chassis covered during this process but it needs a good cleaning now. I’ll have another opportunity to check all bolts/nuts and cotter pins. Parking brake linkage needs to be adjusted/installed as well. I purchased a handful of cleavis pins- I’ll need to find them now that I’ve cleaned up… 
 

Looking forward to getting back into it. 
 

I’ll bolt the head down and start putting all the ancillary components back on. 
 

 

[David Stewart]

Having tidied stuff away the rebuild process will be soooo much more fulfilling..

With winter on the way, the insulated wall will be good.

Your progress to date is awesome..

[31 LaSalle]

2 hours ago, David Stewart said:

Having tidied stuff away the rebuild process will be soooo much more fulfilling..

With winter on the way, the insulated wall will be good.

Your progress to date is awesome..

Looks like you have created a nice cosy workshop

[r1lark]

Nice job on the shop re-do! Is that a piece of stainless steel plate behind the grinders? If so, it's a great idea.

[EmTee]

Nice work on the garage - it's good to take time to clean-up & reorganize from time-to-time.  You'll appreciate the insulation this winter; the cinder block wall just sucks the heat out of the space.  I also use cardboard on the floor.  It does keep the mess from staining the concrete.  It's also a bit warmer to lay on when under the car.

[Tom C]

Shop looks great. I too appreciate clean neat conditions when I am working on my car. The chassis looks very nice.

[Slawnski]

5 hours ago, r1lark said:

Nice job on the shop re-do! Is that a piece of stainless steel plate behind the grinders? If so, it's a great idea.

Thank you. That is a sheet of 1/8 aluminum. Stainless would have been better. It’ll still clean up a lot batter than trying to clean the wood from grinder and buffer slop. 

[Slawnski]

Making more progress 

 

Back to Buick work tomorrow. 

[Slawnski]

4 hours ago, EmTee said:

Nice work on the garage - it's good to take time to clean-up & reorganize from time-to-time.  You'll appreciate the insulation this winter; the cinder block wall just sucks the heat out of the space.  I also use cardboard on the floor.  It does keep the mess from staining the concrete.  It's also a bit warmer to lay on when under the car.

Thanks! The exterior of the shop has a waterproof membrane, z furring, 2” rigid insulation and metal panels. The interior walls are now mostly insulated with 2” rigid insulation and plywood. There’s one chunk left to do behind a rack that is full of engines- this shop is a long awaited work in progress- still in progress. 
 

I’m looking forward to getting back into the reassembly of the Buick. 

[Slawnski]

So as I’m winding down for the day I have the buffer station a whirl. The cap is old and pretty bet up - but a little buffing did it good. 

[Mike "Hubbie" Stearns]

Looking good. Mike

[Slawnski]

So what can I get to for a few minutes before I head in- something easy-.how about the brake linkage? 
 

eeeeeeeeeepppppp!! ( game show buzzer) 

 

Not so simple a task when you start out thinking all the rods are the same length and the manual/book was left in the house so you have nothing to reference.
 

Adjusted parking brake rods first- seems off - stepped back for a few minutes and realized the rods are 3 different lengths- regrouped and got the parking brake rods in and parking brake working. It engages on the second tooth but this makes sense as the linings are both new back there. 
 

Done for the night. Pretty good weekend. 

[Slawnski]

[Slawnski]

Head installed. I’ll need to get more assembly lube before I put the pushrods and rocker assembly back in. 

(valve cover just put on for fun)

[Slawnski]

Pushrods and rocker arm assembly installed tonight. Feels good to think these are possibly going on for the last time in a while. 
 

Does anybody have torque specs for the rocker arm assembly bolts/nuts and pushrod keepers? I have them at 20 lbs for now 

[David Stewart]

The dossier that you have posted will be is enormous use to me when I get to the mechanicals... In the meantime still progressing with the woodwork..

Passenger door stripped of internals and rotten wood. Pattern made to replace them soon. Drivers door in a similar condition so making blanks for both doors.

[Slawnski]

8 hours ago, David Stewart said:

The dossier that you have posted will be is enormous use to me when I get to the mechanicals... In the meantime still progressing with the woodwork..

Passenger door stripped of internals and rotten wood. Pattern made to replace them soon. Drivers door in a similar condition so making blanks for both doors.

Ah-  The part of the restoration I am not looking forward to! I started with the mechanicals because I imagine it’ll be easier for me to give up or get discouraged about the whole car if I started the wood restoration process first. I admire you for tackling the wood head on like this. Hang in there! 
 

 

[Slawnski]

Another quick night. Reset engine to TDC and installed the generator/distributor. Cut a gasket for the water inlet. I also marked out the hose to be cut so “Buick” is centered when it’s installed. 

 

One more bite of the elephant. 

[Slawnski]

Short night tonight. Spent a lot of time helping a neighbor try to track down a missing calf through the corn and bean fields around here. Ran out of daylight before we found her. 
 

Managed to drop the starter in tonight. 
 

I’m going to order the bearing fan hub from Bobs- been giving that a lot of thought lately. 

[Slawnski]

Home late tonight- but swung by Grainger and picked up nuts and thick washers for intake exhaust. I have stainless and brass washers. 
 

[Laughing Coyote]

Make sure you coat the threads with some high temp anti seize. Helps down the road if you need to ever take the nuts off.

[Slawnski]

Working all weekend so not a lot of time.
 

Installed the cork side cover gaskets and Cut the water pump hose down and got that worked on. I have new clamps but they are a bit small- I’ll need to order a size up. I’ll also need to pick up a tube of sealant for the water fittings where they mount to the block. I should be able to do that tomorrow after work. 
 

 

[Slawnski]

Thinking a few steps ahead I want to remove the radiator soon so I can get the shroud re-plated.  Same with the headlight rings and trim rings on marker (?) light housings as well as the Motometer I have for the cap.