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12-26-2014, 12:34 AM | #1 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
And the tear down begins! Fakhry and Sarah got a Christmas Eve jump on the Super with a little direction from me. I think tomorrow we will really tear into it.
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12-26-2014, 09:48 AM | #2 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Awesome! Some good help there. Looking forward to your vision and execution on this build. Came way late to the party on Frankenstein build so anticipate this one will be impressive too!
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12-26-2014, 02:22 PM | #3 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
I need to try working in my Jammies to.
They are going at it well.
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12-26-2014, 04:41 PM | #4 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
That looks like a fun heater core to change out!
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12-26-2014, 07:57 PM | #5 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Ughhh, can you imagine? Pull the passenger fender to get to it!
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12-26-2014, 08:03 PM | #6 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Frankie's new parking buddy - our 4 door parts car from Nebraska/South Dakota.
Well, now we know where Chevy came up with "medium blue".
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12-27-2014, 10:08 AM | #7 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Hello everyone, it's Biz here. Update on the road, again. We are now headed up to Connecticut for the "other car."
Here's what we picked up in Montana. The hood is super straight and fenders have a couple of dings each, well worth the effort to get these fine parts. There was some good progress yesterday in taking it apart. (I've decided that the Star Wars smily is going to be my new sign off)
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12-28-2014, 09:29 AM | #8 |
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Earlier my dad said that he thinks we have enough Buick parts to finish the car, and yet we are going to pick up the "other car" today. I'm actually surprised that no one has been interested in knowing what it is!
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12-28-2014, 10:11 AM | #9 |
Restoring it $200 at a time...
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Something with forced induction?
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12-28-2014, 10:59 AM | #10 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Torque tube rear axle/drive shaft assembly is out of the car, never to be put back in.
The rear axle doesn't have a normal driveshaft, but instead uses a torque tube filled with gear oil, which is notorious for leaking. That old technology has got to go! Also the gas tank has been removed.
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12-26-2014, 08:02 PM | #12 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Nice looking project Drew
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12-27-2014, 12:13 PM | #13 |
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Parts and progress looks great. Have a safe trip!
PS...love the Star Wars smily! |
12-27-2014, 01:23 PM | #14 |
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Nice job on the dis-assembly so far. Good luck on trip and you guys be safe!
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12-27-2014, 06:33 PM | #15 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
There is a 57 Buick body service manual FS on the Atlanta CL.
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/pts/4814571074.html |
12-27-2014, 09:38 PM | #16 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Good to see you back to work on another one, great choice on the platform, not many Buicks out there, and I'm guessing "none" with your special touch?
BTW, that 4dr HT looks like something I'd drive, what a great patina! Get to work, y'all, we're waiting
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12-28-2014, 01:01 AM | #17 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
OOOOHHHH count me in! If this is anything like Frankenstein I want to see how it turns out!
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12-28-2014, 02:56 AM | #18 |
Not a bad nut after all..
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Something different?
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12-28-2014, 09:20 AM | #19 |
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This has a tad too much wind resistance for us..
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12-28-2014, 04:40 PM | #20 |
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12-28-2014, 10:45 AM | #21 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Firebird? T/a? Camaro?
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12-28-2014, 10:49 AM | #22 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
I am thinking the Bride of Young Frankenstein will be getting the Rare corvette option. or a 6L super charged.
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12-28-2014, 12:09 PM | #24 |
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Re: Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
Very nice progress on the tear down. Looking forward to the new powerplant.
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12-28-2014, 02:02 PM | #25 |
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Rear end from the gto?
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