1925 Buick Model 40
Restoration
Restoration
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| Door latch & lock cutout |
| Roof Framing Reconstruction |
| Attach lats to roof frame with screws and glue; epoxy seal |
| Dome Light Cutout |
| Fabricate door bumper housings |
| Roof gutter preparations. Routing out old material, straightening, drilling |
| Screw and glue the body together |
| Sand A posts, epoxy paint, fit to car |
| Door and hinge-post wood replacement |
| Window regulator cutout |
| Sheet metal being reattached to the wood frame. Repair bent door hinges. |
| Repairing and refitting body molding |
| Aligning doors for perfect fit. |
| Installing copper vacuum line for windshield wiper |
| Fitting lower windshield cross bar moulding |
| Following completion of the wood construction, the new body was placed back on the chassis to ensure that the body panels would have the proper fit when the body is mated permanently with the chassis. Fitting required more shaping and sanding of the wood, hammer and dolly work, door hinge restoration, etc. The final step is to nail the body panels back onto the frame. |
| Fitting the doors |
| Load chassis to be shipped to blaster prior to powder coating |
| Power Washing the Chassis |
| Disassemble chassis components |
| Chassis, steering, leaf springs, brake, differential parts restored and ready for reinstallation. |
| Decompress and remove leaf springs |
| Bumper brackets |
| Brake Breakdown and detail; 1925 was the second year for 4 wheel mechanical brakes for Buick |
| Chassis has been blasted and powder coated. Ready for reassembly. |
| Chassis rebuild |