Projects My 49 Buick sedanette build

Cheers mate
It's a long term project.......
I'd like to see your ride.
Cheers Darren


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Do you have any pics of your grand work ? I'd like to see how much I have to notch my 52


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I'll post some pics after this weekend, it is getting the notch and rear floor modified this Friday.
Cheers Darren

 

Good to see some progress !! Post up the Notch mods please.. I haven't started mine yet due to the Shoebox project, but I will be doing the same mod.

 

dropped it off tonight a my mates shop, tomorrow is when the fun starts and get it on the ground.


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Today's efforts at my mates work shop. removed the rear axel,
Chassis notch cut out inner and outer, we tried to make it flow smooth not just cut and shut it, just need to add a strap on the bottom side and box out the inner and weld in place

The rear floor under the rear seat was cut out above the lower control arms and just in front of the rear seat the tunnel was cut out 8 inches.

Above the rear diff the floor was cut to clear

We fabricated the new tunnel and tacked it into place.
It's a good feeling to be working on the old girl again, I'm lucky too have a good mate to help me out it makes it heaps easier.






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Hey, Darren. Glad to see you're back into the project again, mate. Wish I still had mine, but yours is coming together nicely

 

Darren, KB here again. Glad to see you back at it. It appears that you are doing everything right to clearance the differential. Have you decided on using the original torque tube diff or are you changing to an open drive line?
I recommend that you do as I did and find the entire 90s era chevy Caprise rear end and triangulated 4 bar linkage to install onto your frame. The linkage pads with trimming will match up to welding right where the "X" member approach the main rails. You just trim the upper control arms crossmember to fit between you Buick rails. The Caprise has the same 5 on 5" lug pattern, and is completely self-contained including a anti-roll bar that the Buick never had. The Caprise's standard gear is a 3.08:1 which is nearly ideal with the low RPM straight eight for highway cruising. Other gear ratios like 3.42 are readily available if you are using an overdrive transmission. The "E" brake cables are a simple lashup to the Buick linkage. The new rearend can use the stock Buick upper coil pockets for coils or air bags. The Caprise suspension is even smoother and more luxurious than the original Buicks and GM has several different springs that can be used to tune the ride. I settled on Monte Carlo springs for ours and the ride and handling is better than ever. Switching to an open drive differential makes your engine/transmission option endless as well. Personally, I hope you keep the straight eight and use an adapter to a 700R4 overdrive transmission.
Now is the time to make that decision and evaluate those cost implications. I paid $200 for a 700R4 plus $200 to have it checked and new seals and gaskets installed. The rear end complete with rails and linkage cost another $200 from a wrecking yard. The new driveshaft was about $400 with yokes and U joints. The big expense was the Bendtsen trans adapter, at $1000 but it included everything needed to bolt up any chev transmission including a new flex plate and high torque starter.
That's the long and short of the upgrades that I did to make our Sedanette a cruiser for the modern road conditions. Prior to that we were getting run over by little Dodge Neons, very humiliating!
Keep up the great work. Best Regards and good Luck with all your endeavors, KB.

 

Nice progress,keep it up!

 

Glad to see Progress on this Sedanette.

Thanks for the Info Telekenfun

 

Cheers KB
I am planning to keep all the stock differential, in Australia those chev rear ends will be hard to find and not mention shipping to aus.
Cheers Darren



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Thanks mate


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I know
Cheers


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Back and keen as ever mate...
Slow and steady...
How the f truck??


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A couple of rear floor sections for under the rear seat, trial fit. And also a dome for the diff housing.


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Great progress, I like what you're doing! Keep it up.

 

Much the same. It's running okay now. Some rust to cut out and then am booking in an engineer to certify it . That is the scariest bit. Just getting time off to organise this stuff is the main thing.
Love what your doing. I still miss my 52 super and 55 Century.

 

Hi Darren .. Great to see your "getting her done"....looks like some major work here ...how's the family?.....

 

Small up date final position of the diff, the tyres (670 r15) will just touch the top of the wheel tubs when fully dropped down. Plenty of room everywhere else.


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Pete have you got a thread?


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Thanks Doug
It's not too bad just a bit of nip and tuck.
My little family is keeping the wife and I busy that's for sure.
I'm keen to see your caddy all green soon.....
Cheers Darren


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Hi Darren....All being well it happening this weekend....will post some pics in my album when its done.....Doug

 

Ausbuick, Nice to see you back at the Buick! Are the rear/front bags done? It's looking good, keep up the good work...

morac41, Nice job on your Caddy! You have a lot of work in it, gonna be a great looking ride...

 

Nice progress !! Any closeups of the rear suspension to give me an idea for mine ?

 

The rear suspension is all stock besides the addition of air bags, I will be back into it this week.
Cheers Darren


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The bags are not in yet, we are trying to get the final ride height sorted first so we can make the cups to suit.
Cheers Darren


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Nice work Darren!


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Thanks Orn
One day I might be as kool as you and have a shed full of kustoms....
I'm using your 48 as a bit of a guide for the suspension work

Cheers Darren


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No, mate. just the blog site on my signature is where I rabbit on about a whole heap of shit, and now and then I talk about the things I have done to the truck.

 

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