racepoint Posted March 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 monday march15 so today i cleaned the engine bay and the engine to well the engine looks pretty good i think i,m going to do a compression test to see how it is. i took the valve covers off and i was really surprised what i saw nice clean so before take it apart first run some tests after that i put harley outside and get miss caroline in i'm going to make her ready for the coming season so thats it for today tomorrow more to come thanks for watching Quote Link to post Share on other sites
racepoint Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 today i did a compression test on the heart of harley men this guy has very healty longs 6 with 140psi and 2 with 130 psi well i must say that is i think really good so no reason for a complete rebuild i,m going to clean it and paint it thats it, and i did oilpressure test to 35 with cranking so also ok and i have the exhaust manifold to a paintshop for keramic coating will let you see the results pictures so thats it for now thanks for looking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrEarl Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Judging by the color of the heads and how clean you described it , it appears the engine had a rebuild already, or at least the top end. Congrats, that's a few thousand dollar savings. racepoint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avgwarhawk Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 The heart of the Buick looks good. I concur, if the compression is that good I suspect she will work as designed. Sweet! racepoint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
racepoint Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 this week i did get my exhaust manifolds back they were out for cleaning and ceramic coating its titanium color i think it looks good and now there protected against rust JDG1954 and jan 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jan Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 nice... they look new again. racepoint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
54fins Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 Wagons are very cool. Quite a challenging project, but you seem to have that under control. Harley is a good name- idea, get a small bike trailer with a Harley to tow! racepoint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
racepoint Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 well guys racepoint is back in busines not from germany but still in the netherlands in our old house we had some big problems with selling the house it was a struggle and it cost me a lot of money and stress so finaly i had to sell miss caroline to pay the bills because we did not want to to court my wife could not mentally take it any more so she was close to a breakdown and i love here to much to see that happens my vision is health and wellness goes above money so we make a new start in our old house and in a couple of weeks i will start with harley i did save him well hope to speak to all off you guys i will be back thanks Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avgwarhawk Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 There will be other cars to work on as well. Hope all has settled down for you. racepoint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrEarl Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Have been wondering... sorry to hear of your real estate problems. We too had problems selling a house once, after we had bought land and started construction on a new house. We had moved into a rental, so were making payments on land, paying rent and the vacant house mortgage. $$ flies right up the chimney when that kind of s*** happens. So I feel your pain. You've got your priorities right, family first (most of the time ) Glad you were able to hold onto Harley, that will be a good investment in the end for sure. Let me know if you need anything in way of parts. I am upside down in the garage I am building so am in a selling mode for parts. racepoint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elpad Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Been on and off on the forum lately and I have not been able to learn to navigate this new layout to the fullest! Somehow I missed this post. Sorry to see Miss Caroline go, we enjoyed her too since the start. Hopefully you gave the new owner the site so we can see her here. Visited Amsterdam briefly and liked your country. Hope family is well, can't wait to see Harley restoration pics. Regards racepoint and MrEarl 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
racepoint Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 thanks Al nice pictures where did you all go to looks on the picture the weather was not so good yeh its a little different than that warm and sunny weather in Florida to bad i didn't catch up with you maybe next time i'm almost ready in the house so in time i will be starting again with harley you will see thanks again Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elpad Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Went on a cruise to Belgium, Holland, Germany, France and England. Fun trip but not enough time MrEarl and racepoint 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
racepoint Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 look what i find on the net never seen these taillights vbefore looks original to me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avgwarhawk Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Hmmm....very interesting. The tail lights look to be maybe Cadillac and the lower chrome from a bumper of some car. It is nice the took the time to blend in the body with the chrome on the side. It does make it look original equipment. racepoint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Father Buick Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Definitely plays off the Cadillac fins, and not a bad look. It certainly was carefully adapted to the car, but not quite the finish Mr. Earl designed. racepoint and MrEarl 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrEarl Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Can't bring myself to click the like button on that, looks a bit gawdy to me. Definitely not a Ned Nichols design, and Mr. Earl probably would have sent whoever designed it packing with no severance pay. racepoint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elpad Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Mutantweird racepoint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elpad Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 So where is Andre and the wagon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
racepoint Posted January 7 Author Report Share Posted January 7 19 hours ago, elpad said: So where is Andre and the wagon? hi Al soon i will be back here on the highway and i will share the whole story its almost 4 years now so its time I'l be back MrEarl, Avgwarhawk and elpad 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elpad Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 At least we know you still around! Happy New Year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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