Gidday Fellas,
Hope you guys have had a good weekend,
Dan no worries about my dog, she loves the car as much as I do.
That old Buick that found me sure provides some good quality shed time. I had no intention on buying a Buick just noticed it for sale, had a look and thought is was worth the time to rebuild plus the price was good and they are no too common here at all, it sure has grown on me. When I first bought it the guy before me had partially pulled it down and removed the engine wiring harness. There was no front end on it, I strapped a fuel can to the front chassis, a battery to the drivers dash area [no windscreen] hot wired the starter and fired it up. I did one lap of my backyard with the kids in it and shut it down, I have a video but not sure if it can be attached to this forum. After the run I bolted it all together and worked out what was missing, all I found missing was a AC ball on the drivers side and the Hood latch. Have since bought a hood latch.
The plates are in fair condition. I like how the registration stickers are on them and last US rego was when the car was 50 years old. I'm not sure if the plates are any good to me here, they might be a talking piece. I can get AUS plates made in the same colour and letters, I'm years off registration though.
I'm classing the drive train as toast and planning on rebuilding the entire system. I know it has at best a blown head gasket, there was as much water in the sump as oil when I got it, I put fresh oil in it and ran with no water when I started it. It sounded to be OK, all cylinders fired and there were no horrible noises. I only ran it for a bout 2 minutes and shut it down. The engine and auto are packed away till I finish the sheet metal and paint.
Thanks for the support and warm welcomes, I look forward to being part of 65GS. Hope you enjoy the following photos.
