leepear

No it is not for sale. I brought it out of storage last week and a friend helped make a list of things that are incorrect on the car. It was not as bad as I expected. Things like license plate screw kit, rear trunk moulding screw plastic washers, one trunk bumper, one door bumper, exhaust locks, etc.

I don't believe the car has the original radiator and it is leaking at one of the plugs to the trans cooler welds. Instead of fixing the old incorrect tank I would like to find the correct tank for the car. I posted a picture of what I have and would appreciated if someone would let me know if it is the correct tank. If not I would like to have a correct tank installed. Let me know if you have any in your parts piles and price. You need to know that it is a 1971 w-30 4 speed with 3:42 posi. It currently has a fan shroud and 4 row radiator. Not sure if that is correct either. I may have installed the radiator years ago but cannot remember what I originally had 25 years ago.

Thanks Lee
1970 442
1971 442
1970 vista cruiser

leepear

Here are some pictures of the radiator and shroud in my 1970 vista cruiser. It is a 3 row and looks more correct than the one in the 1971 w-30

Lee

stevengerard

Lee, each tank should havea two letter code stamped in it. The drivers side tank and the passenger side. can't see it in the pics. What are those codes, that would help.

leepear

the 71 has harrison and no numbers, the 70 has what is in the picture.

Lee

GAOldsman

The '71 A-body with heavy duty cooling and 3.42:1 axle should be an S S for the two letter code per the assembly manual.

http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/membe...Section_6D.pdf

http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-h...2_Info_Kit.pdf

S S code Olds part # 3017258
Good luck finding one Lee
Scot

leepear

We still have not ruled out my radiator as correct. It seems to be the right brand but the data plate is not on it.

Lee

GAOldsman

Would be stamped in exactly like the vista's is stamped but with S S instead, however being a California car, hmmm.

leepear

this is my 71 not the 70. The 70 had the original radiator so that part of the restoration was easy except the $800 to restore the radiator. The 71 was purchased in New York and brought to California in about 1973. If you look at the picture it has had a repair or something right where the numbers are on the vista.

Lee

stevengerard

looks like the fill tube was repaired too, should have some stamps on it - if not probably not original the 71s and 72s had a filler tube that was more on a 30 degree angle the 70s were parallel to the ground like the one you have