In the beginning

This page has pictures of my 1937 Buick Special.

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This is the package I received this morning via USPS. The packing was very impressive.

I bought this tank, the nice silver one, on eBay for $117, including shipping. The seller sent me dimensions of the tank before I bought it, they were close to the dimensions of the old rusty tank. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that the tank had the exact dimensions of the stock tank. I have to cut and rotate the filler tube to get it in the correct position. This is a brand new, never used tank. I think I got a pretty good deal.

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This is my next project, the rear passenger size dogleg and wheel well.

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This is the rear part of the wheel well.

the metal in the floor and seat support were rusted through. Cut out the rust and welded in new metal.

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The rear seat support was rusted away.

Cut out the rust and welded in new metal.

Here are the pieces I made to repair the rocker panel for the right rear door.

Had to cut a little rotted metal out, the entire dog leg.

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Tack weld the new pieces in. Shut the door and make sure the door closes.

Weld the new patches in.

There were multiple pieces that had to be made so the tack rope for the upholstery can be inserted.

It's nice to have the body on the rotisserie.

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Tack weld the 1/2" conduit bead.

Weld in the back half of the fender mounting lip.

Tacked and welded in the center section of the wheel well. I had to make a separate piece and tack welded it in a few spots so I could locate the front fender mounting holes, then removed, welded in the hidden nuts and then welded in the piece.

All wheel well pieces welded in.

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Test fit the fender. It took a little work but it looks like it fits pretty decent.

 

 

 

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by Robert A. Jones. All rights reserved.Last updated on July 4, 2013