Buinicorn my 1964 wagon

Discussion in 'Drag'n Wagons' started by superbuickguy, May 21, 2017.

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  1. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    time to braze up the small holes
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    Sometimes the best fix for small, rust holes is brazing - in this case, small holes just need a patch because the underside gets bedliner and the top gets spray-on sound deadening

    next up, more metal finishing
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    and repair of the rusted nuts
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  2. superbuickguy

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    still in the shop, but now behind my wife's project (the Jeep JoKe)
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  3. superbuickguy

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    it was a shuffle day, so it ended with wiring on the Corvette... however, well... some old friends got moved
    as with all great things... I had to 'just' change a fuel filter... what an ordeal, seems the last owner didn't bother putting one seal in place - which made the fuel filter pointless.... grand
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    so plan b was employed
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    moved to get this back in the shop
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    I can't believe how rough this car is.... ugh
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    installed in its new home
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    the day finished with me getting this reinstalled


    at minimum it's going to drive out of the shop.... that means paint the underside and mount it permanently.
     
  4. superbuickguy

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    alright... onward, by cleaning underneath
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  5. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    Keep up the great work!
     
  6. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    Paul is killing it on getting this clean
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  7. FLGS400

    FLGS400 Gold Level Contributor

    Love reading these build threads and just read yours. Keep up the good work, can't wait to see this one when it's done!
     
  8. superbuickguy

    superbuickguy Well-Known Member

    Thanks, I can't wait either - but what's this "done" thing people keep talking about? as my avatar looks about the same as it did 11 years ago when I bought it.... done is a concept that I'm clearly not equipped to understand ;)
     
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  10. superbuickguy

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    in the news, I got a quarter.... it's dented, expensive but it's also all there... 10 hours away.... I may cry uncle and have it shipped but at least a big step is now made... figure there will be road trip pictures in late April
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  11. superbuickguy

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    now that the part is paid for....

    I know others are looking for Buick wagon parts. He has parts of 2.... High Desert Auto in Twin Falls Idaho. Neat guy, pretty sure his yard was on a episode of Roadkill (with a Buick, I think)... but please, understand what these parts are worth before you take his time.
     
  12. superbuickguy

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    not as great as I hoped, but it gives me the 1/3rd back that was missing
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  13. superbuickguy

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    well, 1200 miles, 3 days and a few new things
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    we have a new terrorist... cute little bugger, though
    the quarter in its wavy glory
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    amazing how little effort can really make it a lot better
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    just a push
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    also a push here
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    I'm going to pull the skin off but I want to do the fixes while it's still in its 'jig' also have a bit of sill rust repair....

    should get the car back in the shop tomorrow night

    oh and the other thing, we're moving in 3 weeks 250 miles away... that said, it's an amazing new shop
     
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  14. superbuickguy

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    never think the fender is perfect... it is not
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    I hate doing it, but I'm going to break it down to several components - which means spot weld drilling -
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    mostly because it's easier to fix the dents as a single panel - however, the lower lip is really thin - so where I'm drilling out the spot welds will be replaced....
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    it's remarkable that it was filled with Idaho dirt but not rusted out
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  15. superbuickguy

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    time to set the body on, again
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    fun fun
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    now to figure out where to blend them together
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  16. superbuickguy

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    temp it together
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    stacking stuff - this won't be a problem in a couple weeks.... new shop :)
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  17. superbuickguy

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    temp'd together for its ride across the State to its new home
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  18. superbuickguy

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    I know, cliffhanger.... where was the Buick going? to my new house, of course....
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    granted, I'm one large organization from being back to work on it... but it's in a far better shop now (4x better... and actually 8x by volume)....
     
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  19. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    Awesome post more pics!
     
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  20. 64 skylark mike

    64 skylark mike Well-Known Member

    Congrats on the new shop! Keep up the cool work
     
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