izaak

Whats's up fellas (and ladys) just join the the site to check out the great cars and to get advice.I picked up a 1954 88 4-door from my cousin in april of this year.its a sold car with the orignal 324 still running.The problem i have now is i need a gas tank(because of my stupidty,i wont say what happened).I looked on line and couldnt find any where to find one.If anyone knows were i could get one, or modify something else let me know. Heres some pics of what we did to it.Thanks

GAOldsman

Welcome aboard the CO. Great looking '54. How does the interior and engine bay look?

citcapp

You have three options that I can think of:

1. Have your original repaired. Some radiator shops do this kind of work including installing a liner inside the tank the coating the tank.

2. Start you search for a used tank on this sites parts wanted, e-bay, craigs
list, and check out all the old car wreaking yard sites.

3. Locate a tank in the wrecking yard that has the right dimensions and have the filler neck on your old tank installed on the new tank

izaak

Thanks GAOLDSMan.The inside is not to bad, needs a new headliner,pass.doorpanel,and the dirver side seat is ripped.Im going to keep it the same when i replace them.Thing i love about any classic car is the way the interiors have all the chrome and the way they were designed,even the door handles, they just look cool.Not like all this plastic crap nowadys.

cutlassgal

Welcome to our site! She looks like a nice car!!

izaak

Thanks for the help citcapp.I took to the radiator shop they said the inside was to bad to fix.They told me to take it to a place that does the gas tank runu stuff.I called it about 300 to start off.There going to be my last opition.No luck on e bay or craiglist either but ill keep looking!Thanks

Rickman48

Might try those West Texas - Arizona - California recycle yards advertised in Hemmings.
We've had some good luck finding '57 Lincoln parts that way!

plee3 64Olds

Welcome to the site! You will find alot of information here. I like the flat black paint job you have there! I see you are from the Chi. Im on the south side of Chicago.

izaak

thanks to everyone for the welcome and help so far

izaak

What's plee3 i'm in the south suburbs of 159th and the bishop ford once i get this gas tank we need to get together for some cruising.Do you ever go to the cruise night in lansing and in indiana?I got a 64 impala i'm doing from the ground up ,making that one into a lowrider

gearheads78

Welcome to the site. I hope to build a 54 myself sometime in th enear future.

Aron Nance

Cool car, Izaak! Wow. Bad thing is I remember them when they were brand new; or is that the good thing that I still remember???? LOL! Yep, love everything about them. Keep us posted on your progress. Can't wait for Richard to get ahold of one...........it will be awesome, just hope he won't sell it. His cars are awesome.

Oldsguy

Nice car, I like the lace work on the lid. Hope you find a fuel tank and get the car on the road again. Welcome to CO.

plee3 64Olds

Im on 109th and King Dr. not far from you at all! YES!! Ive been trying to find a cruise night on the South Side! When? where is the exact location??

izaak

Whats up fellas, well i finally got my gas tank done and put a new fuel sending unit so im ready to put some miles on this beast.If anyone in the Chicagoland area want to go cruzin let me know, and thanks for all the help from everyone here!