Thought I would introduce myself. I inherited this car from my Dad. It was his father's car. Started doing a restoration. The frame itself is a bit rough cosmetically and there is a bit of rust on the hidden bits, but the body is pretty good. If I had a lift, the space, and the ability I would have done a frame off, but it is not really needed. I am learning a lot here. I just joined the OCA. Any other olds enthusiasts in WI feel free to drop me a line, especially if you are working on a project too.

 

Welcome. Looking forward to pictures of what was your Dad's car. Some other members from Wisconsin on here.

 

Thanks. I started a build thread. I am fairly good with my hands and mechanically inclined, but have not worked much on cars. Mostly bikes, motorcycles, gunsmithing. I started this as a frame on project, but in retrospect, a frame off would have made the underside clean up a lot easier. I don't have a lift and my space is not heated, so it is somewhat limiting.

I am replacing brake lines, brakes, and will likely have some suspension work. The radiator leaks but it runs just fine. I am more or less figuring it out as I go. I am bit concerned with screwing something up, but that is half the challenge I guess. Case in point, I sandblasted the gas tank. The inside was fine, but the outside was rust. I have heard from several people since that you should not sandblast a gas tank since they are so thin that it will lead to pinholes. I had to solder all of them up. Lesson learned, but I am not a believe in rust encapsulation.

I keep hoping I will find a retired guy who is an olds guru and is bored and looking for a project to help on. LOL

 

Welcome to the site, I will have to check out your projects thread.

 

Welcome again!

Here's a link to your build thread.

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...3/#post1507217

 

Welcome aboard! Sounds like a great project. Post a picture or two here when you can.

 

Thanks! There is a link to my project thread in the post above yours.

 

Welcome-
I like the car, it will be nice to get it back on the road. Lots of folks on the site willing to share ideas and methods.

Keith

 

I am from central wis and welcome to the site. Iola car show coming up soon July 6th – 8th sometime you get lucky

but it is getting harder to find Oldsmobile parts in the swap meet.

 

SW Wisconsin here.