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06-19-2016, 11:09 PM | #2 |
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Check out my awesome CUSTOM fathers day present made up of nuts and bolts from lots of previous projects. Lots of Frankie and The Bride leftovers, thanks Sarah!
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04-14-2016, 12:30 PM | #3 |
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Drew, I wish I could say that I am moving at even half of the speed you have been. When you bought the coupe, I immediately used some of the money to get the convertible's engine apart and over to the machine shop. It was in pretty bad shape. The engine-killing culprit wound up being green gas which froze some intake valves back in the early 70s (see the bent push-rod and the broken rocker in the attached photo). It came back looking great. I located a set of the correct 1957 hubcaps, and had the radiator re-cored$. I would like to find an NOS oil-pump (which is also a vacuum pump) before putting the engine back together, but they have been extremely difficult to find. I'm also searching for a fuel-tank since mine was nothing but rust being held together by a thin layer of exterior galvanization. Even though every 1957 Buick shares the same exact tank design, nobody makes them new, and I don't love the idea of putting a cruddy old one back in the car.
I am obligated to keep the convertible period-correct and as original as possible, so it is extremely fun to watch your build and your ability to sidestep delays with innovative solutions. I miss having the coupe around for reference, but it is so nice to have that room in the workshop to make messes. |
04-14-2016, 02:38 PM | #4 |
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Hey High Desert ,can you get a close up shot of one of those hubcaps sometime ?Im trying to identify some old ones I have .
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04-22-2016, 10:55 PM | #5 |
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Don, I have a spare gas tank from my Super and it look pretty good. I also have an entire 4 door parts car that I haven't taken the first part off of. 2 barrel 250 HP engine, but probably the same oil pump.
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06-20-2016, 01:30 AM | #6 |
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That's great! You got one of the good ones there.
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06-20-2016, 05:15 AM | #7 |
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Very Nice.
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Very cool!
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06-20-2016, 05:54 PM | #9 |
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Now that is just plain cool ,way to go Biz .
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08-03-2016, 04:19 PM | #10 |
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Just found this thread but now I have to see it finished.
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08-03-2016, 09:49 PM | #11 |
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We've been hard at the stripping of paint and undercoat, but too boring for pics and updates.
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Very nice Drew. That should help make the basting easier.
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Nice work on the trunk lid fitment and very cool new tool!
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08-14-2016, 06:45 PM | #14 |
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Last Chance Biz can work on the Roadie since she is leaving for COLLEGE!!! Booooo, I'm gonna miss that girl. We have sanded off most everything here and now she is all geared up for the acid etching. This will keep it from rusting any further until I can get it in epoxy primer.
Next step.... Rotisserie!
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08-16-2016, 04:35 PM | #15 |
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Got her up on the tilt-a-whirl and what a difference it makes!!! We've been chiseling the undercoating off for about a week straight now, and there would be no way to do this lying on your back. The undercoating saved this car for sure and looks pretty intact.... until you chisel a spot that started rusting from the top down and the undercoating is just hiding it. We absolutely have to get every bit of it off and start from ground zero. Andrew is helping out as the "Pixie Dust Spreader" at the Tilt-a-Whirl. (name that movie)
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Lookin good Drew
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The "Government plastic in my head" movie? Sorry, "I gotta eat so I can take my back pills".
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Turn that thing off and get in the house!
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Very nice progress! that shot of the crew hauling off the rusty frame is priceless!
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wish I would have had a rotisserie when I started my cab work (my uncle actually had one, but somebody else was using it at the time. Great progress Drew! Your Daughter will be very surprised to see the progress when she comes home from college next break! If even to see it in epoxy primer!
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It looks great, but at the rate it's taking to get it done you'll be there until Christmas and "Well, I don't know what to say, except its Christmas, and we're all in misery."
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File this under: not worth posting.
Just filling in some brackets and pockets for front end support and made these lower control arm mounts for the rear IRS. The little round mount is actually part of the unibody of the white Jaguar.... almost forgot about that donor car!
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