KIRK Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 ^old car salesmen I worked with said they used to put 'dealership special' vinyl on new cars back in the 70's that had dented roofs or fucked paint etc lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 The guy who put that roof used to install dealership 'special' vinyl roofs, usually went on cars with hail damage. Or if a dealer couldn't sell a Torana or something they would bang a vinyl roof on it and some pin stripe stickers, call it a special version and watch it fly off the yard lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capone Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Had to do the hardened grease cleanup on my seats too. Don't think any old yank tank gets away with it. Cool mechanisms though for old school engineering. No wonder the cars are heavy. I see your fan shroud is split too, another common yank issue. I used some fancy airplane 2 pot rain to fix mine. Holds sweet just have to clean up the excess. does the Buick have much vacuum operated stuff? I have vacuum climate control, power locks, cruise control etc. mission to sort as all the lines are perished. also in the process of rebuilding relays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Yea that fan shroud is toast, was when I got the car, I am going to fibreglass it up from the inside then bog and paint, I am actually going to hide a big electric fan inside the factory shroud. A new shroud is $200US which is a bit rich for me. Yea have a couple things running off vacuum, climate control and the cruise control. My lines are pretty good so will be going back in for the climate control, I will be going electric for the cruise control just to tidy things up and have it behave properly. My power locks are electric and have the hugest solenoids ever, they are on the list of things to get going over the next few months, glad the aren't vacuum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capone Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Yep good fan shrouds are like hens teeth. Hence why I fixed mine also. any reason on electric fan, most time I hear they aren't as good as the engine driven with a good clutch. love my vacuum locks, as the all drop one after the other. you've done a sweet job on the Buick. Was the dash a mission and heavy bitch to get out. I got stuck under mine when it dropped on me. Had to call for help, haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Sweet wagon bro.. love that variable vane impeller, I wonder why ford never employed this method and waited for the 80s AOD till they even got a lockup converter would be nice to go from a 22 stall to a 35 at the flick of a switch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Good work Speeno, that automated mechanical seat adjustment device is super sweet now that it actually works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Sweet wagon bro.. love that variable vane impeller, I wonder why ford never employed this method and waited for the 80s AOD till they even got a lockup converter would be nice to go from a 22 stall to a 35 at the flick of a switch.. Only Buick Olds and Caddy used the variable pitch I am pretty sure, used in the T400 and ST300 it was a hangover from a similar design in the old Buick transmissions I think. Only ran for about 3 years and it was decided it was too expensive to produce, hence why no other manufacturer bothered. It pretty cool though, going to eventually slap a gear vendors overdrive on it and will have a pretty sweet trans setup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Looks like xmas has come early at Spencer's house. Work is over rated. Take the day off and get all this gear in your wag so we can all swoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 You know your car is oldschool when... "Your seat has more chrome than an entire car from the 80's". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 that loom is sweet- where from? Loving the heaps if photos. Edit. Holy shit that came out lingling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Spencer. The pics in the last posts of you build thread aren't working. Please rectify this problem asap. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 That's gay, will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 nah they dont work you are just high on fertiliser fumes ky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I tried attaching them to the forum as we will run this way in the future once we move server. Seems there are different display options for different user groups, I can't seem to find them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Ok finally found the permissions to view attachments hidden away, these all should be fine now. Oh and flying brick that braided loom is just from ebay, its real cheap. You can get more expensive stuff that is properly flame proof, but this stuff doesn't go up in flames easily so will do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Works for me now., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camel Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Looking good bro, you guna attempt that roof liner solo or got someone to give you a hand? Keep up the good work, will be good to see this beast again at bathurst, please roll racks with haybail and drum on roof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 So jelly of your ability to find parts for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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