Long oil fill tube wanted
November 2nd, 2013, 02:05 PM
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Long oil fill tube wanted
rdblazes@yahoo.com
seeks a LONG OIL FILL TUBE as used on 66-67 cars with BB and AC
anyone in the desert SW got a spare?
contact the seeker directly please
seeks a LONG OIL FILL TUBE as used on 66-67 cars with BB and AC
anyone in the desert SW got a spare?
contact the seeker directly please
November 2nd, 2013, 03:26 PM
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I do not make these, no.
Supply of tubes became new ones from the dealer at $15-20 each, 2 required per unit. Boneyards are not full of Olds v8's anymore... Folks were hard pressed to pay $50 for a LOFT, and with $30-40 into just the raw materials, it can't be done, unless the worker is otherwise jobless, which at this time, fortunately, I am not. It takes about a week to make a batch of 10 tubes, working off and on as time and conditions permit. I also no longer have a good place to work on stuff, like the sanding operations required to get a good surface finish.
I have a small stash of maybe 20 used tubes, most of which have dents or such that prevented their use for earlier batches.
So, if anyone out there has a factory LOFT for the above feller, here's your chance to help out a brother in need. I'm sure it's for an L69 setup.
Supply of tubes became new ones from the dealer at $15-20 each, 2 required per unit. Boneyards are not full of Olds v8's anymore... Folks were hard pressed to pay $50 for a LOFT, and with $30-40 into just the raw materials, it can't be done, unless the worker is otherwise jobless, which at this time, fortunately, I am not. It takes about a week to make a batch of 10 tubes, working off and on as time and conditions permit. I also no longer have a good place to work on stuff, like the sanding operations required to get a good surface finish.
I have a small stash of maybe 20 used tubes, most of which have dents or such that prevented their use for earlier batches.
So, if anyone out there has a factory LOFT for the above feller, here's your chance to help out a brother in need. I'm sure it's for an L69 setup.
November 2nd, 2013, 04:27 PM
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Sorry, I thought you were making them from what this earlier post said.
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I have made a few of the long oil fill tubes, back between jobs. Sold 'em for $50 typically. Long PITA process. One even got chromed. They looked stock except for the slight seam inside. SW cars with AC are another source for these tubes.
2233_Oil-Fill-Tubes_A2.jpg
Dave
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I have made a few of the long oil fill tubes, back between jobs. Sold 'em for $50 typically. Long PITA process. One even got chromed. They looked stock except for the slight seam inside. SW cars with AC are another source for these tubes.
2233_Oil-Fill-Tubes_A2.jpg
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