Dan; I got it on through amazon while doing searches for vacuum tubing.I will check to see if there is A phone # on the invoice when I get home from work. Mark
Dan; the phone # for house of scuba is (858)-581-2800 San Diego Calif. Mark
Used Xmat from eastwood. Thought I would try it.Anybody else done it before. It does make it sound dead. I tried to use the scrap pieces and get it inside the corners but I don’t think that is that neccesary.I am going for sound more so than insulation. Going to do the floor later and if any left over pieces it will go in the trunk. XMAT from Eastwood#15841. My face did not even get dirty!!! Mark
Veeeeeeeeeery nice. How many timers did it take, Mark?
Good stuff, l used it in Charlene and Bertha Irene.
Dick
It took 2 Mark
Well I am making A stab at the vinder schliders. Useing 3m weather strip adhesive.The window channel I got from gary goers is narrower and I can not find wider ones.I used tywraps and shimmed it with pieces of A paint stick to center it after I glued it. Later I will use either screws or possibly 2 holes and thin wire to secure them further. The right and left rear doors have different window channel, both are very old but one is wider (the correct one) more indication of some kind of accident very early in it’s life(hence the window stop was missing as well, and the windlace on the right side does not match the left, and was “stuffed” in).When I get out of my chair you can see what happens my cat takes over,always involved in everything I do and is like my shadow. He was A throw away, I picked him off the road tossed out as A kitten I thought he was dead. That was 11 yrs. ago, I would not trade him for anything (my buddy).On another note this is for DAN.My Buick came from Philadelphia 6 yrs. ago.I understand you are from Philly. All original originally purchased from Kutner Buick. The badge is still on the back of the car. The original owner name was Thomas Demi 4286 Penn st. Kutner Buick was on Castor and Friendship st. It was the 3rd largest Buick dealer in Pa.I think they went out in 98 and moved to L.A. and became King Buick. They originated at the Philly dealership in 1948. The Buick was built at the Wilmington Del. plant which closed in 2008 and was building Pontiac Solstace.Just thought I would toss that out there Dan if it means something or may mean nothing. Mark
Mark, I remember the dealership well! It was actually at the intersection of Castor and Cottman Avenue in “The Great Northeast” (Northeast Philly). Friendship Street is a bit further down on Castor; perhaps parts or service was there? Don’t remember.
Here’s a fun ad from the early sixties. Hey, they don’t close until 9:30 tonight - gotta get down there, I would love to pick up something at those prices… 
Dan: Hope you can see it . It is the original sale agreement.The dealer name is Jules Kutner, A little pricey.Thanks for the ad!! very very cool!!! Mark
Mark, if l was to have a Govt. Motors car it would be a buick. My first car was a 40 buick. I was 16 yrs. Old and paid $80.00 for it. 4 dr sedan, two tone rust, no upholstery, no door panels, no headliner just a little straw sticking out of the springs. 3 car tires, 1 truck tire and no shocks, more often than not l had to use the emergency brake. A big hole in the floor right above the brake pedal with a constant flow of exhaust gas in the face. All four corners had coil springs and with the lever action shocks gone l would boing, boing, boing down the road. I put 80 wt. Gear oil in the shocks and after that she would corner like a porsche. Radio worked real good, the engine was strong and ran like a Swiss watch except for that constant rattle and squeel coming from under the valve covers. One paper route bought it then l got 4 more routes and with each paying around $10.00 l was pulling down around $50.00 per week. Not bad for a sophomore in high school.
Now for some serious stuff. Like you l found the cat whiskers very narrow, l used a ford whisker with a chrome bead and the correct clips l got from Gary goers. You can also try Restoration specialties
Dick
Dick: I will throw some trivia your way as well. You say you lived in Miami back to 1961? My aunt moved there in the late 30’s lived on NW 101ST ST. She was the Pres. of the National Bank of Miami,was friends with Helen and Charlie Calahan, they ran A deep sea charter on A boat named Helen C. My cousin was A car salesman(Chevy) and sold A 72 Impala to Mercury Morris. His name was Patrick Hoban hers was Alice Hoban. The Hatians and Cubans came and there went the hood. I use to visit her but it got so bad you could not even get A pizza to deliver to her home. Just thought I would throw that out there. The 40 Buick has the straight 8,good motor, mine has the nailhead 264 when Buick cracked into V/8.
When we moved to Miami we stayed at my best friends house for a few weeks until we got settled. He had moved to Miami a couple of years before. He married Maurice Ferrera’s sister, BIG MONEY, Maurice later become mayor of Miami. The lived in Bay Point a upscale neighbor hood. We later moved to a over the garage apartment on 73 st. about a block from Bay Biscayne. My friend later moved to a Huge House on Brickell Ave. It had 6 huge columns and faced Bay Biscayne, you could not miss it when returning from the Aquarium, it since has been torn down for Hi-Rise Condos. It was nice having a rich friend, got to do a lot of things you dream about. We were in the process of buying a small 3/2 house when the company I worked for moved lock, stock and barrel to Riviera Beach, Fl. around 60 miles north just north of West Palm Beach, that was in 1962. We have been in this area ever since. Yes, race relations were pretty bad back then, especially between the blacks and latinos, whites got caught in the cross fire. I was glad to get out of there, to busy, but it seems everybody moved north and now we are just like Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, but still love it. The weather, beaches, sunshine and constant car shows are great but still you always miss your roots.
Dick.
Dick; just one more,have you heard of or been to A place called the Dinner Key.I have some photo’s of my grandmother with her daughter (my dad’s sister,my aunt) taken in 1940 standing in front of an amphibious airplane. Some kind of tourist or air hub? Thanks Mark P.S. does it still exhist ?
Mark, here’s a history of the Dinner Key - it’s a marina now, apparently, but once was a PanAm seaplane hub.
I’ve heard of it but never been there, interesting history.
Dick
Thanks, very neat !! The plane must have been one of those “clippers”. Mark
Back at it again. I was off awhile and was laid up due to foot surgery (joint),and too much H E A T !!! Got the seats back and they turned out well.I did the wind lace myself and had A buddy do they headliner. He has done many and it turned out well.I hired A glass guy to do the back glass even though I did the windshield myself and the back is easier but I wasn’t up to it.One problem was when I ordered the rear gasket from Andy Bernbaum it came as 2 piece( upper 3/4 and the 1 across the bottom) I thought it would be A 1 piece. I knew I cannot get A moulded one. So it took A little trimming and some adhiesive but turned out well.Going to start putting the inside trim on and the lower back glass stainless with my new rubber hose spacer gaskets.I got the windlace plastic pins from Cilps and fasteners they worked out well,I think the box was like around $5.00 plus ship.You need alot of them as my old metal one were not too good.Another thing when I got the rear gasket it did not come with the glass lock strip (A thin band of rubber used like A wedge after the install) I don’t know if they forgot to ship it or I can’t get it, but my glass guy had an extra in his truck and it worked well.I am going to slow the pace down on the car and stretch into winter as it will not be going out this year anyway. It gives me something to do while it snows!!! Later Mark
Lookin’ good, Mark! Good to see you up and about again. The seats look great.
How did you get the windlace so snug around the dash? Did you install it with the dash out?
I love that style of windlace - where did you get it? Gary Goers only has the sewn vinyl now.
Clips and Fasteners - that’s new to me, I’ll browse some.
Dan; I did the windlace with the dash in.I wired it through, the I think 3 holes, that are hard to get to and pulled it tight. I did it under the dash and took the side screw out and it created enough gap to see the hole locations.The windlace is from SMS,so is the seat fabric,vinyl,and headliner. Thanks Mark
Thanks for the tip Mark, l did my red car with the dash in not knowing there is a small metal plate that holds the windlass tight at that radical bend with screws. Mine is sagging pretty bad and l certainly do not want to take the dash out. The convertible was a snap because the dash was out and l could see how it was held in with that small piece of metal. I will give your method a try. If you could, please detail your method a little more. Glad you are back in gear, your upholstery looks great.
Dick