Body and VIN tag placement on'46 C body
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Body and VIN tag placement on'46 C body
I have the Body Number and VIN plates for my basket case 1946 Olds 98 Custom Cruiser body style 3907.
The information that I have states that the Oldsmobile C body, Body Number Plate goes on the left cowl side of the car. I am having no luck matching any holes in this area that match up to the plate.
I would like to place these 2 tags as close as possible to their original positions but metal replacement has removed the original mounting holes. Does anyone have a photos or information where the body plate and my VIN tags should be located?
Thanks
The information that I have states that the Oldsmobile C body, Body Number Plate goes on the left cowl side of the car. I am having no luck matching any holes in this area that match up to the plate.
I would like to place these 2 tags as close as possible to their original positions but metal replacement has removed the original mounting holes. Does anyone have a photos or information where the body plate and my VIN tags should be located?
Thanks
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I'm probably wrong! I will have to dig mine out tomorrow and look at it. My firewall is currently bare as I just painted it and removed everything on it. Here's another pic that shows the tag a little better, even though it's painted, you can see it above the large data plate.
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Thanks.
Do you know what pound rating the radiator cap should be for the straight 8? Started my car up for the first time today and she was spitting out the rad overflow. Mine is a tired looking 4 lbs unit. Doing a search Oldsmobile Obsolete lists a 7lbs one for Buicks and Packards but does not list the 46 Olds.
Do you know what pound rating the radiator cap should be for the straight 8? Started my car up for the first time today and she was spitting out the rad overflow. Mine is a tired looking 4 lbs unit. Doing a search Oldsmobile Obsolete lists a 7lbs one for Buicks and Packards but does not list the 46 Olds.
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Does your registration start with 66 (series) a number or letter and do the last 5 numbers match your registration?
Where was your tag located? Information I found for '46 C bodies was inside left dash.
Last edited by '46-98; December 5th, 2018 at 05:36 AM.
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I found a photo of the car before it was dismantled. It looks like only the narrow VIN tag is located on the left side firewall on the 1946 C bodies. Some research suggests some cars of this era had the data tags on the interior floor on the drivers side?
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Strange Places for Vehicle ID tags
Dennis, apparently it wasn't restricted to Oldsmobiles. My previous project was a 1936 Chevrolet Master 2 dr. When I got it II looked in vain for the vehicle's ID tag only to find out that it was located by the factory on the passenger side floorboard.
That same floorboard held the cover for the battery compartment. Battery was accessed by taking that cover off. To make it even more strange the ID tag was made of aluminum with the ID stamped on that thin bit of aluminum. It was almost as if GM placed it in the area most likely to cause it to chemically erode or be scraped illegible by grit carried to the floorboard by passenger shoes. I moved my ID tag to inside of glove box door where I figured it stood the least chance of abuse.
Jerry
That same floorboard held the cover for the battery compartment. Battery was accessed by taking that cover off. To make it even more strange the ID tag was made of aluminum with the ID stamped on that thin bit of aluminum. It was almost as if GM placed it in the area most likely to cause it to chemically erode or be scraped illegible by grit carried to the floorboard by passenger shoes. I moved my ID tag to inside of glove box door where I figured it stood the least chance of abuse.
Jerry
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