75 century resto

[Lennard]

hey

i'm Lennard from the Netherlands and i thought i let u guys show what i'm working on.
i'm currenty working on the left quarter panel. I've repaced the innner en outer wheelarch. These panels had to be custom made for the car since there are no parts availeble for this car. So we ( me and a friend of mine ) made these panels ourselve's.
currently busy with making the panel to get it straight again. This takes lots of work becaus i've found out the the car has been hit once in the quarter panel. and the welding didn't go so great :rant: ( became to hot so fell inwards )
now it's time fore a lot of pics :

firts how the car looked

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/Buick1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/buick.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/AutoLenard642.jpg

taking appart:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/IMG_0999.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/IMG_1008.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/IMG_1173.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/IMG_0997.jpg

these are the panels that we made temporarly taped in to see how is fits . . .

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/IMG_1175.jpg

Also all the metal is repaced ( of course :Smarty: )

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/IMG_1171.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/achterscxherm1.jpg

been busy with filler . . . as seen in pics above . . .

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/IMG_1176.jpg

radiator front support partly cleaned

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/IMG_1177.jpg

So this is what my car currently looks like as u can see i've also got plenty more work to do
I'm planning on taking the body of this summer so i can restore the under side of the car and chassis too

Hope u enjoyed the pics of my resto on this 75 century

Greetings Lennard :3gears:

[Hector]

Great pictures. :TU:

[Ken Mild]

That's a kick a$$ Kojack mobile.

What are you going to do to the engine?

[Lennard]

hey

i'm gonna replace the old 350 engine with a 455 from a 73 riv :laugh:
later i plan on giving it a bit more power. It currently has 260 i'm planning on getting it in the 400 range :3gears:

Greetings Lennard

[AZ-69 Skylark]

Wow. Looked like they sailed it there from some of the rust you fixed. I'd say it will be pretty sharp looking when you have it done. Great avatar, BTW.

[GoldBoattail455]

Wow, I rarely see '75 Century's, and I have never seen one get such nice treatment. Keep up the good work it looks like you are doing everything right. Your very ambitious for taking on such a project. :TU: Please keep us updated. :)

[Lennard]

Wow, I rarely see '75 Century's, and I have never seen one get such nice treatment. Keep up the good work it looks like you are doing everything right. Your very ambitious for taking on such a project. :TU: Please keep us updated. :)

Over here in Holland i've only seen 2 1975, witch where either wagon's or 4 doors.
i have seen a few 73/74 coupe's over here. but not ver much.

I do what i cant to get this car in a good condition and ít's my first american car. To see all the rust was in the beginning quite a schock for me. But hey it turned out just fine after a few hours of working with metal :pp

By the way.
Ive got a aunt living in America too. A couple years a go she was here and told me that her daily driver was a 72 riv :shock:
a few weeks ago i've heard that she sold this car for only 100 $ to a guy over there. :rant:
I'd loved to have that car also . . . .but hey **** happens :Dou:


btw this is where the car stands in. . .
i know that it aint big compared with some of your sheds
but in Holland you should be happy if u even have a shed or garage

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/Beunhok.jpg

the cars here are from my brother ( very green one ) my mother ( silver car on the left ) her friend ( green car on the right ) and my daily drive nexst to it ( ford escort :Dou: )

The one in the middle doesn't need explaning i think :laugh:

Greetings Lennard

[regal1973]

Lennard is my eyes seeing correct your car has two different shaped peep windows at the side? My 73 has the small peep windows.
The fuel must be very costly over in Holland to drive such small cars daily I run a 350hp (260KW) 5.4 XR8 which I'am selling due to its liking to premium octane fuel to drive something more fuel effient. What colour are you going to paint the 75 for my 73 from green to red as in the pic & a pic of the gas guzzler Ford.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f171/ioannid/cortina0002.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f171/ioannid/gf.jpg

[Lennard]

I'm planning on making the car dark blue ( very dark ) or black. Haven't dicided yet :Do No:

very sharp of you to see those windows. They where square original. But when i took out hte glass i found out that the window's run all the way back. Soi fugurede that someone changed it. However after i took the pannel out i saw that is is was an original panel. However it was very rusty there ( other side aswell ) so i dicidede to make the windows run all the way back. I like that style more. Give's the car nicer lines :TU: More big coupe look

And for the gas prices . . . :af:

Hava a look http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/AutoLenard643.jpg

back them i payed 50 euro ( about 60/65 us $ ) for just 38 liters and the tank was just over half full :eek2:

right now a liter here cost's a much as gallon in the usa :rant:
that's why people drive all those tiny cars around here . . .
bag american cars are quite rare. however there's an way out of the gas prices. This option is autogas ( called LPG ( liquide petroleum gas ) )
this costs around 70 cents a liter. pertol costs 1.40 something diesel costs 1.10 around here. . . :Dou:
stupid goverment over here :rant: :blast:

by the way that's a shame that you've sold that falcon. it looks really nice. I'm sure it drives just as nice as it looks.

Greetings Lennard

*edit * if u look closely u can see the price for a liter is 1.299 right now the price is around 1.40 :rant:
so in a year time there 's been a 10 cent increase in price :af:

[regal1973]

I had so much rust in the back half I did a trip into the USA to a Buick wreckers in Phoinex Arizona (Speedway Buick ) had them cut a back half off then drove the panel in a U haul van back to long beach California to ship back to Australia with the 82 collector Corvette I purchased in Gilroy CA.
Notice I"ve converted the Corvette from LHD to RHD so as to reg & drive on Australian rds. Also a pic of the old mans 75 Electra.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f171/ioannid/cortina0003.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f171/ioannid/1982corvette.jpg

[75Riv]

Hee...Lennard ...good to see you on this board.... ofcourse I already knew the story in about your Century resto in Dutch..... :TU:

[75Riv]

BTW.... have you seen this thread?....http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=103477

[RATT7]

Great start - I will be starting on my 70 electra in 3 weeks - Its going to take me a while to complete - Keep us updated with pics

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/silvergm77/IMG_0165.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/silvergm77/IMG_0163.jpg

[Lennard]

BTW.... have you seen this thread?....http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=103477


nope
but the guy sent me a Pm so i sent a pm back to him about the parts i would like to have. ( havent heard a response yet )

@ 7sRiv
goed om hier ook een aantal Nederlanders te zien :grin:

@ ratt77
Good luck with restoring it
Looks quite good actually what's wrong with it ? rust ?

@regal1973
Wow that's amazing
did you also cut the chassis because the bumper is still on it ?
and nice vette.
What kind of engine has it got ? 350 ?

Greetings Lennard

[RATT7]

The car has been in the family since 1973 - I have stored it in a garage for the last 15 years - I started the car last year, no propblems at all - But there is some rust above the front fenders and rear wheel wells that I need to fix - I will also rebuild the brakes and complete all the mechanicals first before I start on the body. It will be a long project, but first thing is to get the car mechanically up to spec and running like a clock.

[regal1973]

nope

[QUOTE]@ 7sRiv
goed om hier ook een aantal Nederlanders te zien :grin
: LOL you are doing better than what I could at another language.


@regal1973

Wow that's amazing
did you also cut the chassis because the bumper is still on it ?
and nice vette.
What kind of engine has it got ? 350 ?

No only the panel was cut of the chassis & the bumper was cut of as well. The mtr is a Buick 350cu.

I drove the Vette for 2 years then sold it

I think the 70's Buicks are worth fixing up as most of the seventies Buicks are hard to come by nowdays & still stand out & have a classic look. My old 2003 XR8 is fast & does every thing including drinking 27L/100Kms of premium fuel around town but has not got a classic look about it & with fuel prices at $1.48L for premium fuel it costs over $100 Aus (approx$80 US) to run a week
Keep up the good work on your 75

[Lennard]

[QUOTE=Lennard]nope


: LOL you are doing better than what I could at another language.


@regal1973



Keep up the good work on your 75

it's my own language :grin:

in my opinion every car that's an oldtimer ( over 25 years ) i worth saving.
they will never be made so . . . just keep em runnig or restore em

Greetings Lennard

[Lennard]

I've got some new pics

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00035.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00036.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00037.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00039.jpg

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This is how the right side looks by now.
I've taken off the plate that was welded OVER the rust ( same as other side )

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00042.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00041.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00043.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00034.jpg

You can see here that i'm bussy getting the lines correct.
I've used somme ( old ) green paint to see how good the lines are ( witch are rubish :( )
if you do this imperfections will be beter visable by eye

have some of you out there got some tips to get it right.
i'm getting quitte sick off sanding all day long :pp and starting oevr and over again

it's clear to me now that i'm not a body man . . . . :Dou:

Greetings Lennard

[Phil Racicot]

Great car Lennard!

It's very unusually loaded for a Century. I have seen a picture of the interior in another thread and it looks like it's got most options, even Automatic Climate Control!
About your side windows, the covers were not aftermarket. There were two different rooflines on Century coupes, a more formal one available on the Century Custom model (like the Regal roofline) with small opera windows and a more slanted one with the large windows. It was also possible to order a Century with the slanted roofline and a vinyl top like this one with a partially covered large rear window, that's what you have. I had a 1976 Electra Limited coupe with a similar treatment. The rear window was partially covered by vinyl covered panels inside and by a vinyl top outside. This option on 1976 Electras was known as the "Landau Custom" option. What held the vinyl top in place was a fiberglass panel mounted above the window. Unfortunately, this often caused severe rust problems as water and dirt infiltrated under the vinyl roof...

[Lennard]

aha ok

thanx for explaining that issue with the rooflines :TU:
i think i will make the windows long. i think that it makes the lines of the car come out better and makes it look better

obout the options it;s got most options i think

- electric trunk relaese
- cruise control
- climat control ( ac )
- bucket seats
- sport steering wheel ( don't know is it's original )
- rally wheels :grin:
- sport mirrors
- console shifter
- power windows
- power seat ( drivers side only )

about the ac how can you tell it's a Automatic Climate Control ?
to me it looks like it's just an stock ac system ( however it's my first american car )

Greetings Lennnard

[Phil Racicot]

- sport steering wheel ( don't know is it's original )


This steering was available as an option on the 1975 Century and it should eb the original. It wasn't available in the full size models back then but I added one in my former '74 LeSabre as it looked better than the standard steering.
Do you have the matching horn cap that goes with it?
Here's a picture of it:
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/33/00014151qu.th.jpg (http://img456.imageshack.us/my.php?image=00014151qu.jpg)







about the ac how can you tell it's a Automatic Climate Control ?
to me it looks like it's just an stock ac system ( however it's my first american car )


Automatic Climate control was a relatively rare option, even in the full size Buicks back then. It was available in the Century/Regal as an option from 1973 to 1975 and in 1976-77, it was replaced by a cheaper semi-automatic unit.

Both the manual and the semi automatic unit have a control panel with two horizontal levers and the blower speed control at the left while the automatic unit has the temperature setting dial at the left and one horizontal lever. When the horizontal lever in is the "AUTO" position, the blower speed and temperature control are fully automatic.

Here's a 1975 automatic a/c control panel from my Electra. The control panel is a bit different but the controls are in the same location as those in your car. http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3113/0001351l4do.th.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0001351l4do.jpg)

Here is the semi-automatic a/c control panel that replaced the fully automatic unit in 1976-77 in the Century, Regal, LeSabre and Estate Wagon models ('76 Estate Wagon shown). The temperature control is still automatic but the blower speed isn't.
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/1484/4r35y6x135462706tu.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=4r35y6x135462706tu.jpg)

Here is the more common manual a/c control panel (74 LeSabre shown).
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5915/4f1b9wq.th.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=4f1b9wq.jpg)

[Lennard]

i've got the same control panel as you got in your elecktra

about the horn button it was missing
but i'm about 30 minutes away from a holliday in Sweden.
i'm going to the big meet ( www.bigmeet.com (http://www.bigmeet.com) )
also there is a big yunkyard on the way there so i will go there and look for some hard to find trim ( including the horn button )

so i won't be ansering this post for some time :laugh:

btw this is the pic of the int

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/Buick2.jpg

Greetings Lennard

[76century]

Lennard, You are a very big inspiration to me. I have to do the exact same thing to my '76 century if I want to keep it. Only problem I have is I don't have a welder/ or grinder, and I don't have metal cutting tools or any metal tooling, for that matter, to make custom patch panels and such, although if I can, I plan to do that in the near future, or maybe have a machine shop/metal shop make custom patches for me and have a good welder tack them right into place! I think most people who restore older cars should do this instead of parting out cars. If we all were to do this, we might not have to worry about the demise of such wonderful automobiles. My car is a total rustbucket, but I am such a good photographer, that you don't see the rust in my pics. :pp Good luck w/ the resto, and you've done excellent work so far, keep it up man! I love these '73-'77 A-Body Buicks!

[philip roitman]

Lennard. Very nice work so far! The large window was a collonade coupe, then you had the other "formal" window treatment models Regal etc. It was interesting to see that GM welded in plates for these cars. I did not know that as all of my 73's are Collonade coupes. LOL finding parts as they are super rare and no one repops them at this time. Trim for the rear windows are over $500 a pair if you can find them,etc. LOL with the car and keep us all updated, I love the 73-75 Centurys :3gears: :bglasses: :beer

[Lennard]

thanx guys

i'm just back from my holiday in sweden.
there where around to 10.000 cars on the meeting and not even 1 century coupe :Do No:
very rare car i guess :TU:

i also went to one of the biggeste classic american car junk yard in europe
they also had a lot of other a body's ( le mans, olds 442, chevelle, ) but they had only one 73 century and one 76/77 century coupe's

the 73 one was in quite good shape only missing the hood, engine and tranny ( all cars over there had no engine in it ) and the right fenden and the rear bumper. . .

it once was a nice car
it was dark green mettalic with a white int and i suspect a 455 ( said the fender emblem ) was in it

since we where there very late 12.15 ( yard closed at 13.00 ) i didn't got to salvage much from the car but a qouterpanel ligcht ( side marker ) and my missing left rear wheelwell trim ( in perfect shape :eek2: )

i should have taken pics of it but because there was little time i kind of forgot it :Dou:
the complete car was in such a good shape. Even the trunk floor was still almost intact ( very few pinholes in it ) oly the rear wheelarches had a lot of rust on them. Also the front wheel weel was also in good shape ( no rust on the batery tray area

i also want a white int in my car and that one had a white int in quite good condition oly a bit dirty but complete
so i'm thinking about going back there and salvage some more stuff from it
however i don't know how much such an interior is worth and if it's worth the trouble to get it out of the car ( car was in a bad location lots of big bushes around it )

also at the meeting i found the paint chips of my car but i didn't bougt them
insted i've bought the paint chips for a 73 century since i want to repaint the car in midnight blue. and that color wasn't avaleble in 75

so it was a nice holiday and i gues that i will go back one day for the white interior and some other parts . . .

Greetings Lennard

[Lennard]

well guys

i've got some more new pics on the car
today i've been bussy with ( of course ) the right quarter panel.
althoug this one isn't a worse as the left one it does need quitte a lot of work also

today i made a patch panel for the lower part of the quarter behind the door and i've cut the old piece out and cleaned the area behind it.

here are the pics:

before :ball:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00037.jpg

after welding a small patch on the inner and outher wheelwell
( not the best job :Dou: ) but i will get it straight with lead loading ( i hope :Dou: )

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00128.jpg

before cutting it out

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00129.jpg

after it was removed it showed olny surface rust. no rust trough ( except for the bottom of the wheelwell ) here are the pics

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00133.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00134.jpg

i also started grinding and blasting the rust of this panel. here are the pics of how it now looks :grin:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00135.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00136.jpg

Also very BIG news :Brow:

I finnaly got my 455 :beer
and i must say what a great feeling to get my first american made big block
it absolutly felt great having it.
i've got it from a damaged 73 riviera with damage to the rear of the car.
when i first got it i spend the whole day making it a bit cleaner to work on.
i'm planning on first getting the valve covers gasket replaced and the oilpan gasket replaced. Also i will give it a tune up and a hei ignition system
I'm currently not planning on putting on performance parts but i suspect that that will change when the whole car is finished :Brow: :3gears:

or do you guys think i should also do other things to the engine ???

so that's what i've done this week

Ow wait almost forgot :spank: i've got some pics of the engine :laugh:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00132.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00131.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00130.jpg

Greetings Lennard :3gears:

[Lennard]

i've been busy again. I now welded in the plate i made earlier

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00140.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00139.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00138.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00141.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00142.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00143.jpg

so this is how it now looks
i will start this week on the lower quarter ( behind the wheel well )
this is also very rusty

[Eric Schmelzer]

Looking good Lennard. Keep up the good work.

[regal1973]

Doing a neat job on all the rust repairs & its looking good nice pick up the 455cu Buick mtr. When it comes together it would probly be the nicest 75 century in Europe.

[75Riv]

They don't come by very often....2 door 75 Century's...here's one on eBay:

http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/c8/6a/84_1.JPG



eBay auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1975-Buick-Century-46-000-miles-No-Reserve-Antique_W0QQitemZ250011222841QQihZ015QQcategoryZ61 36QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[Lennard]

I know
my car originaly had that colour on it.
It's siver mist poly

for how much would it go ?
and indeed you don't see them to often on ebay. Especialy the 2 doors

it looks reallly nice but i hope that mine will look better one day :pp

Greetings Lennard

[Stage1 Jeff]

I would replace the timing chain,and oil pump, just to be on the safe side.

[Lennard]

weel since i've been very buzy with getting parts and other smaal stuff i didn't spend as much time on my buick as is wished i've had
still i've done some small things to it
here are a few pics ( again :pp )

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00162.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00163.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00164.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00165.jpg

in the mean while i've also replaced the inner part of the trunk side floor ( don't know what it's called :Do No: )
I will take some pics of it later and show it here
currently i'm making the bottom end of the inner wheel arch fit and i hope that i can weld it in tommorow. When that's done i will start on the outer panels.

also i've got some small work to do on the engine ( the 455 :Brow: ) like gaskets and giving it a nice colour ( org buick red ofcourse )
then i will mock it up where it's suposed to sit when the car is finished



Greetings Lennard

[Phil Racicot]

weel since i've been very buzy with getting parts and other smaal stuff i didn't spend as much time on my buick as is wished i've had
still i've done some small things to it
here are a few pics ( again :pp )

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00162.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00163.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00164.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00165.jpg

in the mean while i've also replaced the inner part of the trunk side floor ( don't know what it's called :Do No: )
I will take some pics of it later and show it here
currently i'm making the bottom end of the inner wheel arch fit and i hope that i can weld it in tommorow. When that's done i will start on the outer panels.

also i've got some small work to do on the engine ( the 455 :Brow: ) like gaskets and giving it a nice colour ( org buick red ofcourse )
then i will mock it up where it's suposed to sit when the car is finished



Greetings Lennard


Lennard,

A '75 Buick 455 should be painted metallic blue, probably the same color as your current Buick 350. I had mine rebuild a month ago and I couldn't find the correct color in engine paint since this color was used only one year.
I had a spray can of base coat done in a similar color and they used it to do the final coat over the GM blue engine paint that was less expensive.

[Lennard]

my 350 was indeed blue/green ( difficult colour )
but my 455 came from a 73 and should there for be red
and 75 century's were never build with the 455. They oly came with that engine in 73 and 74

and i find a red block better looking :grin:

Greetings Lennard

[Lennard]

Well lately i've been busy again
i've had some small stuff done to the engine like gaskets and freeze plugs
also i've blasted some pully's and the valve covers since they were a bit rusty
also i've had my timing chain off and decided to replace that also
i also cleaned the timing cover ( in the dishwasher :laugh: )

I've also cut out a iece of the wheel arch on the right side because i thougt that there would be rust behind it since the sealent used between the inner and outer arch was dry rotted and had a bit a rust colour on it

when i got the piece out to my surprise there wasn't hardly any rust.
Only a bit where they meet ( inner arch and qoutere panel ) but i already was planning to replace that piece. Ive done that yesterday and it came out fine ( not completly done since i've got some more work to do on the inner wheel arch )

and offcourse i've got some pictures off it quite a lot actualy
24 to be right

First some pics off the engine appart

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00200.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00201.jpg

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that one is good to replace . . .

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/64689f3f.jpg

Some stuff in the timing cover off the 455
that's what made me dicide to get the freeze plugs out and flush the engine.
When i had them out there was hardly any sort of dirt or so in the engine
so that was quitte a relieve to me

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/60aed34c.jpg

Does anyone know where i can get these plugs and what size they are ???

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this is how the parts came out after blasting ( and the garage since i don't have a cabin for it :Dou: )

see next reply for more

[Lennard]

these where the pics off the engine so far

Now i will show some off the ( body ) work i've done yesterday

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00246.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00247.jpg

You can see here the part thet i cut out
i've done this to make sure there waren't any rust holes in the inner wheel arch.
As you can see only the bottom where it meets the quarter is needed to be replaced. Iv'e done this yesterday
here are the pics off it

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00248.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00249.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00251.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00253.jpg

So that was it for today.
I'm not so often more on this board since i'm very busy with my new school. This also means i haven't got so much time for my buick anymore. But i try to work on it every weekend
( by the way sorry for my bad english i can speak it better then write it :pp )

Greetings Lennard :beer

[regal1973]

Comming up a treat lots of hard yakka but its showing progress towards a neat car.

[Lennard]

hey guys

got some more ( bad ) work done
i've welded some more metal temporarly in place to check if they would fit.
witch they didn't.

i'll show you the pcs off it and what tell what í've done te get it right

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00259.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00260.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00261.jpg

it's clear to see what the problems are
the panels i've made don't line up right
but where was the mistake? wat the panel cut to short ?
or was the other panel made to long ?

well to tell story . . .
you can see it on the next pics

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00269.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00268.jpg

hmm a bit wrong

but there's more

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00267.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00266.jpg

It comes down to this: i've made the panel on the front ( by wheel ) 2 cm to short and the rear about 1 cm to short

so i welded al small piece of metal in place of 1 cm at the rear and 2 on the front

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00264.jpg

witch looked a bit better but still not quitte 100 % since the other panel doesn't line up correct. Since the other panel is to complicated to make ( again ) i figured to make a other panel wich was bigger and would fit in lpace.
but i found an other problem . . .

this :

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00265.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00270.jpg

i've welded this panel in qoutte badly since i was borred then. But the problem is yhat the trunk exstantion is bended and to short ( and the welding doen wasn't to be called good ) also it was to far to the outside welded so the panel doesn't line up with the others.

:Dou:

**** happens . . .

right now i'm also gonna cut out the trunk exstantion and make sure that it all will fit 100% together

yep it's a big learning proces for me
my firts real restoration :grin:

Lennard

[Lennard]

sorry guys
the buick has to wait for this car to be finished

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/zooi/DSC00355.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/zooi/DSC00354.jpg

it's a 79 ford capri wich i will use as my ( future ) daily driver.
so the buick has to wait for this car to be done and then i will start working on it again . . .
Also i'm very busy with school

just to let you gus know what i'm doing and why there aren't any more updates

Greetings Lennard

[regal1973]

Gee mate you don't want to take to many jobs on at once.The job you are doing with the Buick is bigger than Ben Hur. The Mk11 Capri good choice. My son has a MK1 70 fitted with 302V8 Windsor & 9inch. Has two different bonnets for the car & wheels to make it a stocker looking or tough street.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f171/ioannid/capri70.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f171/ioannid/weddinginvite007.jpg

[RATT7]

Great progess, keep us updated.

[Lennard]

The capri will be my daily driver when it's done
it's not gonna be perfect so i think i will hevan it on the road at the end off this year.
It's got a 2 liter 4 banger in it with a 4 spreed manual :Brow:

and in a carpi you can fit quitte a lot of engines

When it's on the road i will start on the buick again
( i'm already feeling quitte sorry for not working on it )

Greetings Lennard

[bladerunner]

However mine is a 74, and I took the easy way out and brought it like this.

Good luck,

[Lennard]

hey guy's

it's been a while since i posted pics of my progress on the century
mainly because i've had a few minor setbacks in my live ( problems at school, To much work on a daily te get it running ) that have taken a lot of time.

but now i can again seem to find more time to work on my great car
lately i've been busy with the rear quarter panel and corrected my mistakes
also i've finnished almost all the welding on the lower area.

currently i'm busy working on the pannels surounding the right quarter window since these are all quitte rotten ( gee big surpise :rant: )

also i've got a secondhand edelbrock performer intake from don ( fastest430 ) :TU:

here are the pictures off the progress

first the performer intake :3gears:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00893.jpg


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00873.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00874.jpg

this was how i was working on my car a few weeks back( see the guarding cat ) :pp and a dusty cat )

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00870.jpg

results of an hour of grinding

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00892.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00891.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00960.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00961.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC00962.jpg

these last pics are from this afernoon

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01072.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01078.jpg

well that's about it for now
i will continu with welding in the last panel you see at the pictures and then i'm gonna make the other panels fit perfectly and weld them in ( but not today :pp )

Greetings Lennard

[sean Buick 76]

You are doing a GREAT job. I'm so happy to see that you love your car that much to do all this work! If I was closer I'd help you out.

GREAT WORK!!!!!

[bladerunner]

Lennard,

I have never seen a car get so much love, keep up the good work. I will never complain about access to parts or other trivial matters, after seeing what you have been through.

this is a Labor of Love

[Lennard]

:bglasses:

thanx guys
it sure is a hell of a lot of work
this is my first american car but for me it's also a big learning proces and i sure have gained a lot more experience on this project than when i would buy a good one.

this is defenelty not my last american car
but i'm noticing i'm also quitte intrested in mopars also ( only so danm excepsive )
but this is defintely not my last project ( i'm thinking about a sleeper 64 skylark with a 455 with some kind of forced induction as my next project )

but that will take quitte a while i guess

Greetings Lennard :beer

[bladerunner]

You are for sure, learning. :beer :beers2:

[RATT7]

Great Job, I have spoken to a friend of mine who is going to do the sheet metal work on my 1970 Electra in the next 2 weeks. If there where patch panels avaliable for the Buick I would do it my self, but this is one part of the job that I dont have enough experience. Once the sheet metal is done, I will then completed the paint and body work from there.

[71buickskylark]

It's looking really good! Keep up the good work Lennard! :TU:

[Lennard]

hey guys

i've been very busy that day
here are some more pics of some of the work that i've done

Ive welded in the panels for checking them ( the bodylines and fitment of the panels )
also i've welded in the little corner piece that wasn't in yet.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01079.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01088.jpg


i have to modify the 3rd panel ( closest to the door ) sisnce the curvature in the panel is a bit to low compered to the rest off the lines of the car and the other panels.
Also if you look closely you can see the small fold in the 3rd panel is wat tou sharp compare with the original line of the car in it goes downwards ( way to much )

so these things need te be soleven before the panels can ben welded in for good

by the way the next day is got a bit ill because off the welding fumes :confused:

Greetings Lennard

[Lennard]

pfff
haven't posted in this topic for a long time
i've got quitte a lot done lately

i'll let the pics speak for them selves :kodak:

Be aware quitte a lot of pics coming :beers2:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01128.jpg

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( lead loading )

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01318.jpg

the performance parts for the 455 :3gears:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01322.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01321.jpg
it's a compcams cam that is made for more low end torque
( have to find specs if you want them )

next session of pics is about replacing het metal around the rear window
this looked nice but the original ( rusted ) metal was under the patches that one of the formers owners welded on :af:

here are the pics of removing the metal and making the new panels

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01323.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01325.jpg

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[Lennard]

part 2 couldn't upload 45 pics in one post :)

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Lead loading again:Smarty:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01393.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01395.jpg

me @work on my buick :beers2:
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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01398.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01401.jpg

well that's about it
told you it where a lot of pics :Brow: :beers2:

today i've been busy with the rear filler panel and putting some filler on it and some other small things

i hope to have the body off and the welding done on it within 2 weeks

Greetings Lennard

[Bad Boattail]

couldn't upload 45 pics in one post :)


Lennard,

Remember that a lot of board members are stil using a dail-up connection.
You are using Photobucket to upload your photos, so I reckon it's a good idea to link the thumbnails in your album, and not the full size photos if you want to show more than just one single image.

This thumbnail is just 3839 bytes, click on it an you will get the 800 x 600 (200000+ bytes) photo:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/th_DSC01370.jpg (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01370.jpg)

[Mister T]

Great work Lennard.:beers2: :beers2:

I, like many others here, enjoy seeing progress photos of any restoration.

Yours seems to be one heck of a challenge, and I'll bet that you'll be real proud of the end result.:TU: :TU: Keep up with the awesome work.

Come on Erik, give the man some props will ya.:laugh: :laugh:

[Stage1 Jeff]

looking very good!!!!!!!!

[Lennard]

Lennard,

Remember that a lot of board members are stil using a dail-up connection.
You are using Photobucket to upload your photos, so I reckon it's a good idea to link the thumbnails in your album, and not the full size photos if you want to show more than just one single image.

This thumbnail is just 3839 bytes, click on it an you will get the 800 x 600 (200000+ bytes) photo:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/th_DSC01370.jpg (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01370.jpg)

aha ok
i will try to use that then i the future

url=http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01400.jpg]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/th_DSC01400.jpg[url]

like this ?
how do you do that ?

Greetings Lennard

[Bad Boattail]

url=http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01400.jpg]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/th_DSC01400.jpg[url]

how do you do that ?

Use a [ in front of the code and she'll be apples :TU:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/buickphotos/V8Buick%20related/ThumbnailCode.jpg

And now hurry up to get that car ready for boulevard cruising in Scheveningen....http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f53/AmericanCarPhotos/Logos%20and%20Smileys/poke.gif

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f53/AmericanCarPhotos/Logos%20and%20Smileys/lol.gifhttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f53/AmericanCarPhotos/Logos%20and%20Smileys/lol.gifhttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f53/AmericanCarPhotos/Logos%20and%20Smileys/lol.gifhttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f53/AmericanCarPhotos/Logos%20and%20Smileys/lol.gifhttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f53/AmericanCarPhotos/Logos%20and%20Smileys/lol.gif

[Lennard]

[url=http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01400.jpg]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/th_DSC01400.jpg[url]

i've got it :grin: or not . . .
thanx erik

now i can go back to work on it :pp


And now hurry up to get that car ready for boulevard cruising in Scheveningen....

hey erik do i look like boyd ? :pp
don't think i'll make it with the buick ( maybe only the chassis ) :laugh:

Greetings Lennard

[Bad Boattail]

[url=http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01400.jpg]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/th_DSC01400.jpg[url]

i've got it :grin:


You also have to put a / in front of the last URL...:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Lennard]

ok last try :pp

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/th_DSC01400.jpg (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01400.jpg)

i'm better with metal than with computers :grin:

Greetings Lennard

[Bad Boattail]

ok last try :pp

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/th_DSC01400.jpg/[url]

i'm better with metal than witck computers :grin:

[Lennard]

thanx erik :beer

now i'll go back to work on my car if you don't mind :TU:

Greetings Lennard

[75Riv]

Good work!! See you tomorrow... http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/images/smilies/drink.gif waiting in the fridge

[sean Buick 76]

I would like to say WOW! Graet job, we are so spoiled here with easy access to even 73-77 Century Regal parts. It meens so much more since you have to MAKE everything.

[RATT7]

Great photos, alot of work went into your project. Its really coming together, keep us update.

[OhioState]

All i have to say is.....man thats crazy, you are doing some great work there. Are you in College?

[Lennard]

thanx guy's :beer

no i'm not in college anymore ( about half a year ago i was )
had to quit because of some personal reasons

i was in college for car enigeneer
i've already had an education to become a car mechanic

that's why i'm not so afraid to take something apart :pp

Greetz Lennard

[Lennard]

:beers2:

the body is almost rust free at this moment :grin:

i've been working on the cowl, the roof pilar, and around the the rear window
i hope to get the body in the epoxy primer by this or next week
i still have to do a lot of snading because of some surface rust

here are some more pictures :kodak:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01455.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01456.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01493.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01506.jpg

Greetz Lennard

[70aqua_custom]

Lennard I admire your work and your patience. Here in the USA there are very few body men that will do the kind of work you are doing and probably 75% of those will not take the time to do it right.

What ever happened to your Capri? My first car was a 77 Capri Ghia. They inported them here from 1970-1977. I had a lot of fun in that car. I took my drivers test in it, drove it everywhere and had a bunch of parties in it. The hatchback was roomy when you put the rear seats down :Brow: Got away from the cops twice in it. Mine was a 2.8 V6 4 speed with a sun roof. Great engine but the rest of the car was not so good. In 2003 I decided I would pick one of my two cars to restore. I chose my Skylark and the Capri went to ebay. I got into Buicks because I wanted a winter beater so the Capri wouldn't see the snow and salt. You can see my second car and my first Buick in the background. I bought the Skylark for $125 from the guy across the street.

Good luck with your Century. I bet it will be sweet. :beer

[Lennard]

i'm currently still using the capri as a daily driver
i've also had a lot of fun with it

mine is a 2.0 4 banger with 5 speed from '79

im currently busy with maybe an american car as a daily driver so if that happens it will have to go :ball:

Greetz Lennard

[Lennard]

pfff,
long time ago since i've posted some progress here
well i've been out off the running for 6 weeks ( holiday to australia :moonu: )
before i went there i've put the body of the car in epoxy primer to prevent it from rusting.

when if got back from my little holiday, i've maneged to seperate the body from the chassis
so now it's truly a body off
at this time i'm busy removing undercoating and maken the underside nice and clean
i am also thinking about what to do with the chassis ( in terms of suspension and bushings and stuff ) at the moment. It's all gonna be replaced anyway or restored.

here are some pics off the car in epoxy and with the body off the chassis

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01525.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01527.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC01533.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02122.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02123.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02124.jpg

Greetz Lennard

[sean Buick 76]

WOW! keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Race Lutz]

Lennard, two questions:
1. I saw the word "Boven" written in magic marker on a piece of sheet metal. What does that mean?

2. What is the black paint like stuff you are using under the sheet metal? Looks like POR 15 to me.

Keep up the good work.

[Lennard]

the word means that it's te top side of the panel
it's written in dutch ( i"m dutch by the way :Smarty: )

The black panit is indeed por15

curently i'm busy with scraping off the undercoating of the body of the car :boring:

Greetz Lennard

[Lennard]

well time for a update again
currently i've got all the undercoating off the car and i'm just cleaning the residu off the underside off the car
also i've found quitte a lot of pinholes where the exhaust used to be
however i can't see tru the floor so it must be double plates ( pain in the ass to replace )
i'm also finnishing off some of the more early weld's that i've done in the trunk ( witch aren't so great ) and just some other boring work like cleaning

here some more pics of the nakes truth :bla:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02136.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02133.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02132.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02129.jpg

Regards Lennard

[73 Centurion]

I'm very impressed with your work. You tackle jobs in a systematic way taking logical steps. I like the way you combine small patches into complex panels. The work around the rear windows is really impressive since there wasn't much left of the original to replicate.

When you're finished you'll know this car is rust free and has some protection against future rust. Unfortunately corrosion protection wasn't a priority with cars of this era. As you found, the area under the rear window and under the cowl didn't have any paint or primer at all. The interior received a dusting of primer and paint, but nothing like the solid coat you gave it.

Once you have the body fixed your way you can turn your focus to the mechanicals knowing body work won't be required for a long time.

Amazing work. Thanks for sharing with us.

John

[vetkuif.nl]

Hey lennard,

I think I got the same climate control in mine Century custom 76 only the airco unit has been removed. Hoses are still there!

I'll put a picture of the inside here tommorow.

Do you live somewhere near me in the netherlands? I live in Koudekerke in Zeeland.

Greets,

Marcel Alma

[vetkuif.nl]

Hey lennard,

I think I got the same climate control in mine Century custom 76 only the airco unit has been removed. Hoses are still there!

I'll put a picture here tommorow.

Do you live somewhere near me in the netherlands? I live in Koudekerke in Zeeland.

Greets,

Marcel Alma

[Lennard]

hey marcel
i live near utrecht ( houten ) to be exact

Greetz Lennard

[Bad Boattail]

I even know the Google Earth coordinates.....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Lennard]

:laugh: and i know how

long live photobucket right erik :bglasses:

Greetz Lennard

[fastest430]

Lennard, great metal work!!This all will pay off when you Mash the petle of that Big Block:blast: :blast:
Again,nice job:TU:

[vetkuif.nl]

As i said, here's my dash, lots of options but no cruisecontrol:idea2: :

http://www.vetkuif.nl/wiki/images/e/e9/Dash2.jpg

http://www.vetkuif.nl/wiki/images/3/32/Dash1.jpg

http://www.vetkuif.nl/wiki/images/8/85/Dash3.jpg

[Remy]

Hey Lennard,
Once you talked about one of the biggest classic american car junk yard in europe. Can you tell us where is it? I did the same job on a 74 century and some parts are missing on it. Junk yard Address in europe for classic american car are usefull.

Greetings Remy
1974 Buick Century

[Lennard]

Hey remy that looks great
what has it got under the hood ?

That junkyard is this one http://www.bildelarosby.se/

The middle one has the onder type´s of cars laying around

By the way they only had one 73 regal and a 76 4 door if i remeber correctly
but they had a lot of other 73/77 abody laying around ) olds 442 pontiac lemans that kind of stuff

But what are you looking for ?

Greetz Lennard

[Remy]

Hello,
Thank you for the junk yard. It's a little bit far but interesting. I don't know how the green 73 century is on the front side...

It's a 350ci engine inside.
The car is coming from belgium (general motors continental antwerpen) and came in France in 1983. Then the car spent 10 years in a junk yard and since 1993 the car is mine. It was red and I find the blue color underneath, so I repainted it using its original color.
I'm looking for the two head lamps with chrome bezel and tail lights (right and left), they are melted, and the plastic parts around are broken. The rear bumper had been cuted, I will weld it and rechrome otherwise if I can find one... the job is easier.
Do you have any pictures of your century now? You did a very good job.

Greetings Remy
1974 Buick Century

[Lennard]

i'm stil busy with my century
it is in the same shape as it was in the last pictures
I haven't got time to work on it right now since i've been in a chrash with my daiy driver

For those parts try looking on ebaymotors.com in america
shipping wil be exspesive for the bumpers though

by the way those plastic parts under your taillight are called bumper fillers :TU:

Good luck with it :TU:
Greetz Lennard

[ivor buick]

I didnt do as good a job as Lennard, but its now a driver:cool:.
I should have scrapped it really as it was real bad. I imported front and rear bumpers, a pair of doors and countless other bits. Not much of the original car is left now. I live in England or rip of Britain as its more commonly known, ie: taxed to the hilt, petrol nearly £5 per gallon:af:

cannot load pics until I done 10 posts:laugh:

[Bad Boattail]

Mail me the photos and I will put them online in this thread :TU:
mail to: erikboattailmeetingphotos@gmail.com

5 quid a gallon, I reckon that's about massive Imperial gallons instead of wee little American gallons....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

One litre of petrol is 1.04 £, so that's 3.785 * 1.04 = 3.93 £ for 1 US gallon
3.93 £ = 7.89 US$

Still cheap compared to our petrol prices :pp

[Bad Boattail]

Mail me the photos and I will put them online in this thread :TU:Here's Peter's Blighty Buick:

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii243/petebuick350/DSCN4529-1.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii243/petebuick350/Picture013.jpg

[Lennard]

hey guy's

no the car isn't ready for paint yet :pp

I've haven't been working on my car very much this since i was involved in a small accident and have been working on an other car

but i won't bore you guys with that since it's finished

I´ve cleaned the underside of the body even more and off course i´ve found rust, pinholes a lot of them :mad:

so decided to replace the floor pan and some more small pieces of the floor of the car

Also i´ve found a (more) decent fender and center console for the car
and i´ve been modifying the motor mounts to make the big 455 go in the chassis
i´ve had the whole thing in the chassis to mock it up and make everything fit in the car

here some more pics

here are the pics :

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02142.jpg

clean underbody
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02148.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02153.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02154.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02170.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02179.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02180.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02181.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02184.jpg

The ´new´ parts

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02409.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02412.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02414.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02489.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02488.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02484.jpg

Stock VS modified frame pads ( came of a 73 riv as well )
they´ve been shortend 3/8 to make it all fit

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02477.jpg

[Lennard]

Wheel well repair (still busy on that one)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02497.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02498.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02499.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02501.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02507.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02506.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02508.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02511.jpg

And i´ve managed to find a re chromed front bumper :eek2:
if i could only find a rear one as well:confused:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02495.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02494.jpg

well that´s about it for now
this will be the last update this year i guess

so all have a good new year and a lot off (buick) fun :TU:

Greetz Lennard

[Doug Ray]

Looking Great Lennard! Cant wait to see it in paint.:beer

[ubushaus]

Hey Lennard,

I can't believe I am just now seeing this thread for the first time. After picking my jaw up from my desk, I have to say to you - WOW! Your body work is amazing! Do you do this for a living? Please say no because I don't, and I only hope that I can do half as good on the work that I plan to do on my car. You are an inspiration!

Best Wishes,

[Lennard]

@ ubushaus

nope this isn't my daily job
just my first restoration type of job, I've had some other experience with some other cars that came along while i had my Buick

on the other hand the car is far from being straight as an arrow or anything near it. so by now i know i'm not the body type of guy even though i can weld in decent patch panels and stuff :pp

and i know it will be a pain in the :moonu: to get it straight again also since on panel had damage before and you don't even have to look for buick parts here in holland ( especially 'unwanted' mid 70's cars )
and even if you find them there probably just as rusty :puzzled:

Greetz Lennard

[Ray]

you are spot on with taking 3/8 out of the frame mounts for the motor.that is the exact measurement to take off of them if you want the motor to sit correctly in your car.most people use the big buick frame mounts and say motor sits right but they are wrong.the frame mounts for a 73-74 century regal are exactly 3/8 lower than the ones for a big buick.great job.
________
Kitchen Measures (http://kitchenmeasures.com/)

[Lennard]

i couldn't even fit in in the bay of the chassis right if i didn't cut the mounts (when i put it in the stock holes for the frame pads)

and ray i must thank you as well since I've got this info in an older topic in witch you also replied quite often if i'm not mistaking :TU:

Greetz Lennard

[Ray]

i had a buddy of mine cut 3/8 out of the mounts because i had the same problem fitting the motor in mine.it sat to high,i have know idea how other guys do it,but this is the correct way.trying to find mounts from a 73-74 regal or century with a 455 is like getting struck by lightning.anyways great job again.i also have a 75 century for parts if your maybe looking for something.
________
Brunette Cam (http://www.girlcamfriend.com/webcam/brunette-girls/)

[Lennard]

is the rear bumper on that car ok ?
mine is completely rusted thru :Dou:

i know a yard that has a bumper for my car but re chroming it over here will cost me ( to ) much money ( think in terms of like 800$ a piece :eek2: )

and a right wheel well would be welcome as well. Mine is almost to far gone to fix it since i've only got the outer lines left :confused:
and i could use the bumper fillers that are under the lights and in the middle if they're not cracked

Thanx ray :beers2:

[Ray]

im going to look at the car today,rear quarters are excellent condition,not sure about bumper or fillers.ill let you know later.
________
Russian recipes (http://www.cooking-chef.com/russian/)

[Lennard]

I'm thinking of abandoning this project since i've found this car
its basically the same car though but without the warped panels and it's supposed to be rust free though.

My idea is that i can have a car then that i can first restore mechanically since i've got plenty parts left then from the other one. And than leter i can have the bodywork done maybe even myself since it looks to be pretty straight
and a big + is that it's a original GS if i remember right ( only 1200 something made )

but will go to have a look first this Saturday and then think it over since i must scrap the body or/and chassis of the other one :ball: ( no space for it though )

This is the car ( sorry for the long link forgot how it worked to shorten them
Btw it's all in dutch :bla:


http://auto.marktplaats.nl/buick/221229621-buick-century-coupe-1974-met-wat-technisch-werk.html

Greetz Lennard

[Bad Boattail]

This is the car ( sorry for the long link forgot how it worked to shorten them



http://auto.marktplaats.nl/buick/221229621-buick-century-coupe-1974-met-wat-technisch-werk.html?return=eJwly8EKwjAMgOF3Ebab67qBYx1FJl59i NpWVtauYUlBFN%2FdVi%2FJlx%2BiBBdvJ9oJBR9O4oBW7XqZF iIQjK0R7NYEta8EXinCZvNMJYpHZPfk9Mr0ODQLBX9%2Beslrg 5Ji1c%2B86i8%2Bj3n8qSsasozLKoXyfjnIxIfBf4QS24yQ%2B 7ylYHen8xmxfHU1QJJtDRFJR2NlP478ejtMny%2BPGzwE&df=1&fta=eNo9kcFuIyEMht%2BFQ85gYACj3HptXyFibOiONMmMwqTL btV3X4javfjjty3b%2Bkno8bP2IB739fKR1ipiRSUtirae1Ynr %2BdhQxVVh6BEwuMgLxvXAv8sea%2BGKcT9QxuuOt8c13xeKa0 Olg1Eyrn%2FQGO8B4lYXhNO%2BP87ytG%2F1oI3zWYegXl7HRo NiT%2B9ZxKUvq6hRLPw8BYxDwTBbxb6x1troqbEiX0JuDGUGbQ d1IN3zFpyF9r9fkss5dO21hNKIA%2BWptJmDlfPoz5ADj3laeu h1Dj6ZrnVIQJ2Kjet7ZLDGmSflc65LPqvOKczJNSqpeEON5omK 7fdJ6cCPPmmTTb1egGQZVGV2bSbjdcpdT6yd7QRrtB4E57hRzk DFPb%2BiW3Fse%2BJ6WfPt%2Ffj1Y5GSKOhxv1%2BWG%2Bc2sr JnA4prapfhZbePEYaFKNJvEd%2B%2Bnx8iJpT4%2BfX1D%2Bsn nHM%3D&fta_ind=4&fs=1


That's René's car.

Just delete everything behind html:

http://auto.marktplaats.nl/buick/221229621-buick-century-coupe-1974-met-wat-technisch-werk.html

[Lennard]

yep true

i sent him a e-mail if i can have a look at it this Saturday
i'm curious to see if it was this car ( maybe you know ) http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=127093&highlight=75+gs
It sure looks like it could have been if i look at the bumper and trailer hitch and stuff

Greetz Lennard

[Bad Boattail]

That's the same car, I saw it last year on a meeting in the Deventer area.

[Lennard]

aha ok
the original colors don't look bad on that car
it's a shame they made it flat black

any rust on the car that you know of ?

it seems to be an original dutch car since it was first registered in 19-09-1975
Do you think it could be built in antwerpen ? or just exported from the usa very early ?

Greetz Lennard

[Lennard]

****
sold already :shock:

Greetz Lennard

[Lennard]

well just decided to finish the car

here are some ( a lot actualy ) pictures of what i've been doing on the car for the last few months


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02542.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02543.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02550.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02549.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02552.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02551.jpg

Rear sway bar mock up

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02561.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02564.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02560.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02559.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02567.jpg

I've also found this strange mark.
It wasn't a crack but i welded it just to be sure and grinded it smooth again

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02566.jpg

some new parts

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02570.jpg

the chassis is currently at the blaster with the suspension
it will be done on Friday if everything go's ok
also friday i will receive some brake parts and stuff
so more pics friday :grin:

Greetz Lennard

[Doug Ray]

Looking good Lennard!:TU:

[Lennard]

Got the chassis and suspension and stuff back from the blaster

i'll let the pics do the talking this time :bglasses:


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02575.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02576.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02577.jpg

lowers still need boxing ( hence no paint )
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02578.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02572.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02573.jpg

And the new parts :

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02570.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02571.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02579.jpg

Greetz Lennard

[Doug Ray]

you're moving right along:beer looks great Lennard :3gears:

[austrian455]

Wow, that looks great. At the moment you´re nearly at the same point as I am on my 57 Bel Air. All you´ve done was hard and dirty work. Now you can go on with the "fun part". Putting the rebuilt, repainted or reconditioned stuff together with nice new parts. Ohh man, I like it.
Very impressive sheet metal work. You will love this car. Ohh, I´m nearly sure you did before you strated this project. If not, you wouldn´t do it like that. Great job.

[vlzman]

Always nice to see these post 72 cars been restored, gives me the boost needed to complete my own 73 stage 1. Throwing out a little motivation booster myself :Brow:

[Lennard]

That looks very good
i wish that i had that kind of engine in the bay

At the moment just busy getting everything here and asembelijng painting some small stuff and so on

Greetz Lennard

[vlzman]

Small things usually take the most time:TU:
BTW I'm also from Europe, Estonia to be specific, right below the Finland.
Veljo

[Lennard]

aha ok

have you also been to the big meet in sweden once ?
I;ve been there in 2007
Never saw of of these A body buicks ( post 72 then :moonu: ) cars there in between 10.000 cars

I'd love to go with it when it's done
but that's still a long way to go in more than 1 way :beer

Greetz Lennard

[vlzman]

aha ok

have you also been to the big meet in sweden once ?
I;ve been there in 2007
Never saw of of these A body buicks ( post 72 then :moonu: ) cars there in between 10.000 cars

I'd love to go with it when it's done
but that's still a long way to go in more than 1 way :beer

Greetz Lennard

Have never been there but definitely planning on going, maybe even kthis year, still a lot of work to do with my car...
Veljo

[Junkman]

Here is a real '75 Century Gran Sport that is for sale in Orlando Fla. It is a very loaded car with a built up '70 455 and Stage 1 TH400 trans and a 3.73 posi rear for $5K. It even has the original paint but needs a redo. The inside is in beautiful shape.

[Junkman]

These are very interesting cars and the last year for the GS. The eng/trans isn't original to this car,of course. It is a very stout running car.Lots of Kenne-Bell parts in the engine. I like the color combo but just have too many other things going on to try and buy this one.It is very tempting,though. It has tilt,cruise,rallye gages,p.windows,p.trunk,6 way driver seat,a/c. All of the plastic interior trim is excellent. The guy is even throwing in a pair of the plastic chrome trim that goes on the 1/4 glass,which are quite rare.

[Lennard]

wow
That one looks pretty sweet car when done
Seems really solid as well
just imagine what a little paint would do to it

Currently i'm working on my chassis and putting the things al together and stuff
I'm only having some small trouble getting parts here on time since i'm going on holiday in 2/3 weeks for quitte a long time

But most of the parts are here finally
will post some pics in a while

Greetz Lennard

[Lennard]

assembly time !

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02587.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02585.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02589.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02600.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02597.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02597.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02595.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02603.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02604.jpg

In the meanwhile the rear shocks are also in ( red koni's same as the front ) and the rear sway bar is mounted.
however i've currently installed the old spring on the rear since the new ones aren't here yet ( i'm in holland for those of you that didn't know) The same goes for the whole rear end. The new bolts aren't in aswell. So at this stage the rear is only on teh car to make it moveable since i need the space to store my other car while i'm on holiday to australia :grin:
Only things left to do is to put the fuel and brakelines in and then i can mount the body on the car and leave it till about half a year or so

Greetz Lennard

[sean Buick 76]

Awesome!

[Lennard]

The chassis is finished ( except rear springs ans bolts)
and i've put the body on the chassis again.
However it's not bolted on yet because there were a few bushings missing in the set :blast:

So here are the pics:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02605.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02606.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02607.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/DSC02608.jpg

the 455 fits in it like a glove :bglasses:

Greetz Lennard

[FreeBird]

Great progress Lennard! It will be a beautiful Century again! :TU:

I wish I was this far with my Monte Carlo project... Did some work on that car today for the first time in weeeeeks.

Seeing stuff like this in a motivation booster for me :cool:

[Bad Boattail]

i'm gonna replace the old 350 engine with a 455 from a 73 riv :laugh:


Lennard,

This is the car that donated your engine, used to belong to this bloke from the Westland area:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/RivieraForum/Erik1/Rik3.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/RivieraForum/Erik1/Rik1.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/RivieraForum/Erik1/Rik2.jpg

[bladerunner]

way to go!!!:beer

[Lennard]

hmm i'm still in australia:laugh:
And been thinking to much about a supercharger for it to be honest.
anything over here seems to have turbo's, a blower, or a supercharger on it

Just need to get the car itself more complete first i think.
plans now are gold metallic with black full vinyl roof and black leather/vinyl interior and black 15 steelies with dogdishes

Greetz Lennard from down under

[Lennard]

Hey guy's
My 'holiday' in Australia took a bit longer then the 6 planned months
i was there for almost 2 years but back home now since 3 weeks and of course i started working on my big Buick again.

I've been working on getting the fenders and door rust free, this took me quite some time and at the moment I've put the car together for the first time since i have it ( 6 years or so ) to see if all the metal lines up properly. If al the little faults are out of them i'm gonna send them of to media blasting or a paintstriping bath (Logen in dutch, don't know what that's called in english to be honest )
After that it's gonna be build up time and time to make it straight as an arrow hopefully.I already know that's gonna take a lot of time since the rear quarters and doors aren't very straight. But will see how it goes.

Here are some pics of fixing the door's fenders and a trail assembly of the cars sheetmetal

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I used a fender i bought here at a junkyard in Belgium to fix it
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back together again
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nice dutch door :Dou:
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some steel and welding work done
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the assembly of the body work again :beers2:

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man i love these lines

The idea is to finish this car this year :3gears:
still a long way to go though

Greetz Lennard :TU:

[Doug Ray]

Looking Good Lennard :beer :TU:

[Lennard]

Got my panels dipped in a paint removing bath ( not acid but the opposite )
and have some pictures of it
and of some of the fabrication of the front wheel wells that needed some repair.
It was quite a shame the the bath didn't get all the rust of the panels so i had the edges sandblasted to get rid of the rust on them.
must admit that the parts aren't to badly dented and stuff. The hood only has 2 small dent's in it and the trunk 1 and after blasting 1 small hole on the inside. 1 door is pretty straight ( apart from where i've been welding ) and the other door is quitte bad. Lots of dents around the door handle ( deep ones aswell:rant: ) The fenders are both pretty decent aswell

After the blasting i've put them in epoxy primer myself on the inside.
also several small holes appeared again in the botom of the doors and at some parts off the fenders after the blasting.
Looks like i have to do a little bit more welding then :puzzled:

here are the pics :3gears:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/buick/DSCF0266.jpg


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these are after the sand blasting

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and in primer

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i'm slowly getting there:3gears:

greetz lennard

[Lennard]

Sorry double posting

greetz lennard

[73BuickGS455]

This car is coming together very nicely! Keep up the great work.....I can't believe how flawless your body work turns out. keep us up to date!:beer

[Lennard]

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I've been working on the engine a bit and have just ordered some parts for it.
it's just gonna be a mild 455, with T/A headers,edelbrock dual plane intake and a 260H cam from comp cams and stage 1 fuel pump and a reworked Q-jet.
Dos anyone have any guess how much Hp such a combination would be ?

The car is gonna go to the painter in december and my goal is to have it running and be able to move under it's own power before that.

[Lennard]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/buick/009.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/buick/010.jpg

i'm actually in the process of fitting the headers. Looks like i need to move the crossmember back about 1/2 inch and modify the motor mounts a bit.

How did you guys do it with the dipstick and the headers ?

Greetz Lennard

[Lennard]

Hey guy's it's been a while.

I DROVE MY CENTURY !!!!!!!!

i've got the 455 in after a good struggle with the headers ( hitting chassis. starter, and crossmember ) and some other stuff
I've been busy just fitting everything in the engine bay to make the engine runable.

I've ran the cam in and it just sounds mean with only the headers.
Here's a video of me driving the car up and down the driveway

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/buick/th_003-1.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/buick/?action=view&current=003-1.mp4)

fisrt time i drove it out of the shed and back in i kinda noticed a fair bit of power dispite running very rich
it left 2 20 inch marks on the driveway at just a stab at the throttle :3gears: :3gears: ( bad idea actually with no seats )

cant wait for it to go to the paint shop and start finishing it and driving it

ow and bought a new daily driver aswell ( ford capri with 2.9 v6)

Regards Lennard