I am wondering what rubber pieces, grommets, washers etc. are available for the 1946 - 1948 Olds and which are not.

There a kits available as far as I know. But before I buy, want to know from you guys, if there are parts that are a no-no.

Two pieces I think may be difficult. But I haven't started to look around... let's see.

Andreas
www.oldsads.org

 

Here's one source ;
http://www.steelerubber.com/search?y...ake=oldsmobile

 

I know RubberSTeel. But it is still not obvious to me what are in these kits. I also haven't seen that big round rubber piece on their website. It seems to me these kits are not complete.

 

Andreas, I don't think Steele Rubber has kits per se. What you see when you bring up your make, model and year is everything they carry for that plus some pieces that likely fit a lot of cars like trunk and door seals. You can pick as many or as few as you wish. They do have the rubber for the convertible top conveniently listed in one kit at one price and its a high price. I'm just grateful they make them at all given how few Oldsmobile convertibles from the 1940s still exist.
As to identity of that big piece in your photo, it looks to me like a rubber bellows for the old type starters that had an 'arm' connected directly to the starter motor which came up through the floorboard slightly above and to the right of the accelerator pedal and was foot operated. The rubber piece went over the arm in a close fit to keep out wind and moisture. That's my best guess. I think Olds made the changeover in 46 or 47 to starters with electric solenoids and a push button on the dash which made the foot operated starter contact obsolete. I remember reading there was a year there when they had both type starter mechanisms. The accelerator pedal had a similar rubber bellows but the opening was much smaller for that accelerator rod which was probably 1/4 or 5/16 inch diameter.

That's quite an assortment of rubber pieces in the other picture. The four that are identical look like the rubber caps to wheel cylinders on the brakes. If not that its possible they may have been dust caps for the hydraulic cylinders that operate the convertible top. The smaller ones look like grommets that go into holes in the firewall to hold various mechanical and electric lines. The steel piece looks like a fastener that goes on the end of an unthreaded rod to hold it in place. Maybe on a clutch linkage or brake arm linkage?
Maybe Kantors or Fusicks have kits but I suspect they do not as not every buyer would necessarily want all the parts they put in a kit. Also in selling individually they only stock those parts most frequently sold. Their feeling is they have no obligation to stock every last part the factory put on a car. The Oldsmobile cars in these years are pretty much obsolete and you just have to search far and wide and sometimes for a long time to get those things you need. Only cars like Camaros and Mustangs (Yawn) have every last part reproduced by multiple makers. If it helps, I've found there is some duplication of common parts between model 60 Oldsmobiles and Chevrolets of the same year. For example the top latches and pins. I suspect all A body GM cars of the same year had a certain number of identical parts.
Apologies if I'm just repeating things you already know. Don't mean to waste your time but am trying to be helpful.
Jerry