Hi all, Last weekend, took delivery of a ‘70 Buick Electra 225 Custom, four door sedan. The car was garage kept by the previous two owners. Roughly 71,000 or so original miles. The body is straight, rust free for the most part. Has its fair share of dents and dings. But don’t we all after 52yrs! The exhaust system from the Y-pipe back has more in common with a back porch screen door than anything else. Already have an exhaust shop in mind for that. She sags a bit in the rear for reasons I’ll get to later. Almost every engine, transmission and diff seal or gasket that could leak or weep, is. Interior is in great shape. Headliner too. Engine starts and runs well enough for now. TH400 makes a whining or whirring kind of noise. Have to see what that’s about. She needs a good going over and a fair amount of work before feeling like she’d be a reliable driver. Not to mention want to ensure things that need attention paid to, has been. I’m located in Spotsylvania, Virginia if anyone is nearby. If anyone know of an honest, good mechanic in State, that would be great. In ‘07, got taken to the cleaners on a ‘71 Plymouth Fury III, 2 door engine rebuild. Killed my dream of owning an older car until recently. I can do a fair amount of work myself. Just don’t own a garage, engine hoist or lift for the big stuff. The car was a rust bucket, hence the handle. That’s about it for now. Will post pics when I get home this evening. Enjoy, RustyFuryIII
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Welcome! If I were you I would do a 10x20 foot (20x30 if possible) concrete pad to work on no need for walls or a roof. Buy a $150 engine crane and start at it. You can do it!
Thank you all for the warm replies! Nailhead in a 1967, how’d you know just by the pictures it was a Custom vs 225 not Custom? I had to plug the VIN in some online data base to get that info! As to the Tri-Shield emblem. It’s got more cracks in it than a dried up mud hole! I’ll be pulling it, carefully and stashing it away. It’s not much longer for this world! Sean Buick 76. About the concrete pad. Concrete poured by a contractor around here is big bucks. For some reason, once a contractor finds out you live in Spotsylvania, the price for anything doubles or triples when compared to the surrounding counties of King George or Culpeper. As to pouring my own. Well, in 2020, I built, stick by stick, a small 10’Wx24’Lx9’T barn for our ducks. While I already had a wrecked back before I started that project, ‘bout 3/4 way through, back went out again. Not sure this 60yr old back can be lifting and mixing 40-80lb bags of concrete like I used to! At least not as many as it would take to make a pad. Thanks for the suggestion though, certainly wish I could! I used to do brick patio work as a side job 35yrs ago. Pretty straight forward. Been thinking about some gravel, sand and concrete pavers for a pad under the car. Did that for my first home. It’s still there and being used by the current owners. Well, gotta go. Thanks again for the kind words, all of you!
Land Yachts are awesome! Wish my interior was that nice. California sunshine is easy on the metal, but an absolute killer on the rubber, plastic, and fabrics. You definitely found the right place here. The people are great and more than willing to share their knowledge. And there must be 1,000’s of years of accumulated knowledge here on the board. Good luck. Marc.
Welcome from Long Island,NY.Just don't forget to change the filter on that trans,so the noise goes away.Bruno.
Welcome! - Neat car. Seemingly unusual to see w/o vinyl too. I sure hope you can get it inside being that it's been garaged it's whole life. It'll deteriorate quickly sitting outside.
Around here you can simply rent a little trailer that’s full of concrete and you can deliver it the your location yourself. May be an option, it’s also an idea to hire a few young helpers to mix concrete. An electric mixer was only about $200 and then I just paid a few teenagers to do the grunt work while I did the finishing. Just ideas, and yes I’m worn out and broken as well LOL
