1940 Oldsmobile Barn-Find Restoration by Erndog

By diyauto
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2 minute(s) of a 39 minute read

5-11-2011


My guy has had the gas tank for several months now. I always get the "It'll be ready first thing next week" or "I'll call you day after tomorrow", which he never does, etc. Very frustrating. Yesterday morning he said it should be ready to pick up in the evening. Called at about 3 pm and he had already gone home for the day and nobody else knew much about the tank. He did a great job on my radiator, but he has lost me as a customer for anything in the future. I would like to get it back and installed before my son loses all interest in old cars.


5-13-2011

Well, finally got the gas tank back last night. Looks pretty fair, but pretty rough coating on the outside. Feels good and smooth on the inside. Functional, not asthetic. However, it is not like these grow on trees. Had to take the spare tire indentation and filler neck from the original tank and scab them onto a very similar new tank. Too busy to work on it right now, but hope to jump on it in a couple weeks.


5-15-2011

Time for a few photos. Thought I had a lot of shock absorber before and afters, but they have gone missing.









Comments

Love this build. Got an classic Olds running and a new generation into wrenching. Interested to see where its at now!

Posted by stevegolf on 12/3/18 @ 12:09:43 AM

Great build and story! Thanks for sharing !

Posted by Diggymart on 11/30/18 @ 12:51:58 PM