Hello fellow wagon enthusiasts

Steve just in case it ever happens, I was skulking the HAMB Vendors list and found a vendor who sells Buick Glass for your 1952.

Main site:
http://www.bobsclassicautoglass.com/

Online Store page on the Buick vintage glass:
http://app.vendio.com/storefront?view=CAT_HOME&sid=352533&mode=1&catId=2878899

HAMB members get a discount too. Here's their vendor list:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?page_id=176

 

Yeah watch out for Stormin' He'll work your links to death.

 

It's too cold to work outside, and I got the basement cleaned up, so I spent the afternoon on an Aussie tips site - over 900 articles on old and new, DIY, tuning. And there's another one with 956 articles (more cosmetic). The Aussies have a huge country sometimes where they're on their own to fix stuff on-the-fly. Outstanding. I'm a Link collector, but these guys put the info, front and center!
http://www.autospeed.com.au/S_3/cms/section.html

http://www.autospeed.com.au/S_4/cms/section.html

He'll have fun workin' those pages.

 

Thanks for all the referrals guys

I bought a nos windshield with the green tinted band at the top and an excellent original rear glass for the liftgate a few years ago from a guy in Conn. who finished his restoration on his 53 wagon. Paid a grand for both. I know that's expensive but the liftgate glass, as you can imagine, is as rare as they come and isn't being reproduced. I'm not too worried about the rest of the flat glass for the quarters and doors. I saved a few of the originals to use as templates if the glass suppliers don't have the specs.

I've been checking out all of your links. Thanks and keep em coming.
Steve

 

OK, hey here's one guy you can email too. He makes the rounds to all the antique and classic carshows. Huge contact network. He's got most of the original lights and lenses for yours:
http://www.taillightking.com/index.html

 

Well I hope you've digested all the previous links, because I hit another Gold Rush:

Casting Numbers Club (Nothing but Engines and Trannies!) (Can't believe anything like that would exist, but who am I?):
http://www.aacncclub.com/

The Old Car Manual Project:
http://www.tocmp.com/

Has a Sales Brochure for the 1952 Buicks:
http://www.tocmp.com/brochures/Buick/1952/index.htm

Springs and Steering parts:
http://www.espo.com/

US and Import Car Title Service:
http://www.its-titles.com/index.htm

DIY on removing broken studs from castings. (Not that it would ever happen to us...:confused: )
http://idisk.mac.com/forever4/Public/pages/studremoval.htm

Monroe Shocks Oddball and Classics replacement tech page (PDF Files):
http://www.monroe.com/catalog_lookup/ocl_miscappinfo.asp

Hubcaps for the 1952 Roadmaster?:
http://www.hubcaps.org/roadmaster.html

And check out his Hubcap tool:
http://www.hubcaps.org/

Dead Links archives (I told ya, a Gold Mine!):
http://www.archive.org/web/web.php

Wheel Lug Chart Cross-references (What fits what):
http://www.roddingroundtable.com/tech/articles/boltpat.html

http://www.teufert.net/wheels/bolt-pat.htm

Steelerubber.com has weather-strips and seals for yours:
http://166.82.96.3/homeframes.html

You probably won't need this Accelerator Calculator
http://hotrodworks.net/hotrodmath/quarter.html

Rearend Width Dimensions (All brands, even though its a 50's Chevy site):
http://50chevy.freeservers.com/Suspension_Widths.html#Suspension

Converting from 6 to 12 Volts? (Need a GPS, Alarms?):
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/chevylist/tech/converting_6_to_12_volts.htm

http://www.oldengine.org/unfaq/six12.htm

Steering parts and pumps:
http://ww2.borgeson.com/

Need a Sand blasting cabinet Plan?:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/idx/5/007/article/Build_Your_Own_Grit_Blasting_Cabinet.html

Or buy one - The guy has good supplies too.:
http://www.tptools.com/

Vacuum Windshield Wiper repair/parts/info:
http://www.wiperman.com/

Don't want to distract you too much.

 

Where's the brakes?

I hope your brake drums are in good shape, 'cause it seems the HAMB Rodders are gobbling them up for their Fords! Buick drums seem to be a favourite.

There's a bunch of TECH articles all summarized in here:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166339

Some may have links to other vendors.

 

Hope this cold weather warms up because I keep finding stuff for your Buick:

This guy has Factory Fender Skirts:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=205563

Door trim for a 52 Buick. If nothing else it gives Part numbers:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=228260

Really good thread on a 1952 Straight-8 valve job and sources for Stainless steel valves:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=228104

Four BBL Carb setups complete:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=186090

Primed valve covers:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=180818

And then I just googled ' 1952 "Buick Roadmaster" ' and got 26,000 hits. Gave me clubs, parts, etc. on the first page.

 

Classic Buick Clubs And Forums

Just in case you can't find something or a solution in the other links, here's a list of others. I knew the Buick guys were discreet, but they're sure hard to find too! Who would come up with a Site name like WELOVEBUICKS?:

http://www.welovebuicks.com/index.html

http://buicks.net/index.php

http://www.buickstreet.com/buick-links.html

http://www.buickbombsight.org/

 

Who Built your Buick Roadmaster Wagon?

Thought you'd never ask. About 1/3 down the page. They built all 12,791 Wooden wagons for Buick from 1949 to 1953. A little bit of history.

http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/i/ionia/ionia.htm

And this page has the wood part numbers. It seems that Hercules made the Buick wood patterns and numbering system besides making products for Sears, Roebuck. Near the bottom of the page.:

http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/h/hercules/hercules.htm

 

Roof top History for the Buick

I was going through the Coachbuilt.com site and found like a 1949 Buick Woodie wagon with what they called an Everflex (Brand name) 'roof' covering. (Red one, about halfway down.)
http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/i/ionia/ionia.htm

So I checked other cars prior to 1949, and it was THE only one used. All I could find on Google was a Wikipedia definition of an unnamed British Everflex vinyl.

So I kept digging (as is my custom) and finally found the company.
http://www.haartz.com/en/glossary.asp#E

Don't know if yours came with that feature or not, but the info on the care and feeding of vintage vinyls in their Consumer menus is worth it. They offer Concours-grade replica vinyl, but they also go into the chemistry of the roof-top fabrics they offer today, including interior fabrics:
http://www.haartz.com/en/details_of_components.asp

http://www.haartz.com/en/current_material_options.asp

Admittedly, its a line of auto-marine textiles/vinyls but they offer this stuff even today to restore the old Rolls/Jags and antique caddys.

And I even found a good British DIY of some of the steps to install it:
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/story_a90_everflex.htm

So when you get down to wetsanding that LOOONG ROOF, as I did, then think about scratching it when you clean off the snow or the bird droppings or tree sap, this stuff may look like a valid alternative. Like I said though, it may not have been an option offerred on your 1952 Roadmaster.

 

How are you doing?

I'm adding a crosslink to my thread on my real woody project. I put up a couple of sketches and notes on Steam Bending (which I need for mine) on page 2. Page 1 has the first draft sketches:
http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1698

 

Nice work Steve

I caught one of your pics on the rotating strip on top of the site page, and went digging into the gallery. You're a master of understatement. Nice work. I like your rigging on the rotisserie. How's it going?

 

1937 - 1957 Buick Suspension Upgrade

I found this and thought it might be a handy reference:
http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/37_-_57_Buick_Olds_Pont_suspension_upgrade

 

Steve, you probably won't be interested in this but it is the ONLY official instruction manual for the Fulton Sun Visors on the web! Buick info is there too:
http://www.indfloorcoating-repair.com/fultonsunshield.htm

How is the project coming along?