New member from Germany - 1949 Buick Super Sedanet 320
Hi there,
since three years now I'm the proud owner of a 49' Super Sedanet. I never thought it would take 3 years to bring it on the road again. But when you fix one thing, you discover another and at one point I just decided to make it a foolproof daily driver without changing too much of the appearance. So now my Super has a new drivetrain with a TH350C and a new rear end, a contactless ignition, electric water pump and fan, dual-circuit braking system (with original drum brakes), the original tube radio is restored and has a hidden bluetooth receiver, the wiper motor was replaced by an electric one. All seals have been replaced and the next thing that will be done is to replace the original 248 cui straight 8 with a rebuilt and improved 1952 Roadmaster 320 cui straight 8.
Interior and chrome looks a bit shabby though and the red paint job is not the nicest in the world, but I don't want it too perfect. Otherwise I'll be to cautious to drive it.
I'm thinking about converting the 320 to EFI, but I'll write my questions in another post.
Greetings from Germany,
Katu
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Some new pics from the garage
Finally the 320 Straight8 is fixed in place. It's not only longer but also higher. So we need a few more modifications to it's new environment. And the headers are still work in progress.
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