Projects 1956 oldsmobile restoration

working under my olds for the last two weeks cleaning...took the tank out this weekend and here are some before and after shots..im sure glad they coated it in that tar crap..saved it from rusting...gonna paint it and recoat it in truck bed liner coating....thats course after i get it boiled..one step at a time

 

more before after..stainless steel hammer out fix...i still have to polish it to a mirror finish though.

 

the tub area

 

fender fresh metal welded

 

dash fix

 

backup light area

 

more

 

front suspension

 

how about some side shots i always loved the 56 olds mre door hardtops. a friend has a 56 chevy 4 door hardtop he has owned for 41 years.

 

engine area

 

Nice work! Are the three holes in the dash for mounting the Autronic Eye dimmer?

 

yep..i found one on ebay to replace what was there originally

 

side shots for ya

 

front tear apart

 

wheel fix

 

morrrre cleaning

 

Wow! Making quick work of it looking good all cleaned up, steering wheel looks real good, how do you go about repairing a steering wheel and getting it to look that good? Keep up the great work!

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youre doing some nice work there ...keep at it

 

Nice work fellow !!!!!

 

you got some skills, looks like a sweet car and yes some nice progress.

 

nice work. i love the 56.

 

Nice work! Those are sure pretty cars.

 

looking good............

 

The dashs on these are just art. Keep up the good work!

 

I've always liked the horizontal bars in a '56 Olds grill.

 

Nicer the big Buick & Olds than a tri-5 IMHO. Still has a king pin F/E.

 

I'm having some flashbacks. It's really cool to be able to do the work yourself and then share it with other people to inspire them. I used www.rustbullet.com on my floorboard. Are you using the original engine and trans ?

 

when i bought it from a old lady it didnt have the engine or trans in it..but her husband that had passed on had got a 455 olds and what looks like a 400 trans..but they both have to be rebuilt...when i got the car the trans was in the trunk and the engine just sitting under the hood on a wood block..it will be pretty intresting to figure out what to do to put that in..i know it can be done..but im a newby...i keep reminding myself focus on one thing at a time

 

Murch..i did the steering wheel with PC-7 i got from the hardware store..its easy to work with and clean up..the steering wheel was the first thing i restored on the car to get the ball rolling

 

Looking good. I know all of those parts of the car well, am well into the build of my 98 convert.
Good luck with it.
Russell