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And yet ANOTHER '59 Buick.

       
    
    
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It's an Electra 225. The Queen Mary of the Buick line.
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It's an Electra 225. The Queen Mary …
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The 225 is longer than the LeSabre....
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The 225 is longer than the LeSabre..…
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Comparing masters. Two '59 Buick 4dr hardtops.
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Comparing masters. Two '59 Buick 4dr…
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The difference between the Queen and the lesser Buicks...
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The difference between the Queen and…
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I'll do this backwards.
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I'll do this backwards.
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I needed a small, I say SMALL 4 bar spinner.
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I needed a small, I say SMALL 4 bar …
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I picked the small four bar cap on the left.
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I picked the small four bar cap on t…
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Now I fit the stock Buick cap to a tire adaptor.
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Now I fit the stock Buick cap to a t…
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Test fit is okay. Now I can mold it.
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Test fit is okay. Now I can mold it.
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Now it's ready to pour the mold.
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Now it's ready to pour the mold.
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I've poured a couple dozen caps.
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I've poured a couple dozen caps.
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Ready to pour.
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Ready to pour.
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Now, another fiddly part.
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Now, another fiddly part.
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This part breaks easily.
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This part breaks easily.
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Organizing.
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Organizing.
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The Electra 225 chassis is longer. I have to devise a clever camouflage.
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The Electra 225 chassis is longer. I…
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I cut a piece of 1/8"x1/4" Evergreen to fill the gap.
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I cut a piece of 1/8"x1/4" Evergreen…
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The piece is glued to the valance. That's the unplated piece under the bumper.
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The piece is glued to the valance. T…
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The chassis will need screw posts in new places.
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The chassis will need screw posts in…
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The screw faces of the new posts will have to be on the same plane as the old posts.
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The screw faces of the new posts wil…
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The rough cuts are done with this scary looking tool.
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The rough cuts are done with this sc…
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I whittle away the red stuff 'til the bumper sits correctly.
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I whittle away the red stuff 'til th…
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I tweak the height of the red blocks.
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I tweak the height of the red blocks…
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I'm gonna shift attention for a while from the frame to the interior.
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I'm gonna shift attention for a whil…
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