64 Buick Wagon "Betty"

[Raoul Duke]

Stick welding done right. Now fix the frame.

Working on it! The frame should be done pretty soon so the bodywork can begin.

This weekend I slammed my daily, had the coilovers for almost a year now and finally found the time for it. Will test fit my 19" Benz rims asap.

[Raoul Duke]

I continued building the motor mounts. You've seen some pipe welded to the original mounting plates before. I used the stock ones, got rid of the rubber and did some welding.
I bought these Energy supsension bushings, but I couldn't find a pipe that matches their diameter so I had to make them a little bit smaller. No big deal.





These are the brackets that will be welded to the frame.



The finished product.

[Raoul Duke]

Sorry for no updates in forever. After recovering from some surgery i had to take care of my daily - which isn't done yet -


And started on the Buick again. Building a watts link and new motor mounts, the ones I made don't fit.

[Raoul Duke]

New motor mount. Will reweld it tonight because the welds are super ugly.

[Raoul Duke]

Fixed the welds, build the other mount. The motor is back on the frame now, which is really a big thing to me. Does anybody actually read this?

[Aitch]

Happy you're back at it. Any surgery sucks.

[Raoul Duke]

Thank you! So am I. Feels so good getting back to work.

[Markus]

Solid Work looking forward to see more. Wish i had all the tools you can use.

[Raoul Duke]

Thank you! It's been quite a while until I had everything I need. Actually I spent more money on tools than on the car itself.

[sdistc]

Nice. I'm enjoying the way you're trying not to cut corners, and the improvement in your welding technique. Keep it up, the end result should be amazing

[Raoul Duke]

Thanks a lot. I really underestimated all that welding, it can be tricky...but I think I'm getting better.

[herrakani]

Clean the surfaces with a wire wheel or wire brush and use more power. You are doing a good job there!

[Raoul Duke]

Thank you for the advice! Will do so.

[floatingdino]

I'm reading. no advice from me, you seem to know what you're doing... at least better than I do.

[Raoul Duke]

Sorry again for no updates in a long time. I was very busy painting my daily.



But I finished the framework and put the body back on. Will post more pics soon.