They Wanted $1000 For A Fuel System, I Did It for $175 On My 1957 Oldsmobile Rocket 88

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11 ай бұрын

$1000 for a correct 1957 Oldsmobile fuel tank, sending unit, fuel pump, core, shipping and tax...
$175 to my door for an amazon ordered tank, sender, and electric fuel pump.
Which one would you choose?
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@mkofftiger 10 ай бұрын

My wicked aunt Josephine (she became a Methodist so she could play bridge) and uncle Toby bought a new '57 two-door grass green Oldsmobile...much like yours. I loved it!

@mikesonneson2824 11 ай бұрын

You need a body ground to the sending unit. Put a ground wire from one of the sending unit mount screws to a clean chassis ground. The fuel gauge reads impedence so the body ground is what will make the float rheostat have a correct ground to send an impedece reading to the fuel gauge. Oldsmobiles back then I think wer 0 to 33 ohms. Not sure what the Chevy sending units read.

@AMCguy 11 ай бұрын

x2 on this

@jonboy9912 11 ай бұрын

Just what I thought!

@bigospig 11 ай бұрын

Glad I saw this. The '57 Chevy tank will fit well under the rear bed area of my 1966 F100 that I am working on. Most guys use Mustang tanks which have the filler coming out in the bed floor of the F100. Using the '57 Chevy tank will allow me to use a side fill. Thanks!

@joeschlotthauer840 11 ай бұрын

How did you figure that out? I can understand that you measured the LxW of your frame area, but how did you know that a 57 Chevrolet tank matched those dimensions. I have a 1951 Ford F3.

@bozodog428 11 ай бұрын

I like the three piece back lite that the Olds and Buick offered . Gives the car an interesting roof line. Great job on the gas tank.

@johnsarian_cu 11 ай бұрын

The idea of making jalopies has been around since even before that Olds came off the line. Not necessarily hot rods, but just cobbling together parts to keep cars on the road or even to improve them. Ford-GM-Mopar parts have been swapped around for as long as I can remember, and swapping GM parts within the brands to me has the facktree feel anyway LOL. Also, that clean install gets 👍👍 from me!

@franklinshouse8719 11 ай бұрын

Ben, this is your friend with the red rust bucket from Dallas. I really like the Olds. So glad you saved it It looks good underneath and the body is not bad. 1957 was a good year. I have three 57s. I looked online and found a new 1957 gas tank for Olds for $475 from Fusick. You still saved some money.

@TheCorvetteBen 11 ай бұрын

Yep the tank is $475. Then you add $100 for the sender, $200 for the fuel pump, $125 extra for oversized shipping, $100 core for the fuel pump, and with sales tax your well on your way over $1000. That is bright about what the whole car cost me

@franklinshouse8719 11 ай бұрын

I forgot about all the other stuff. Anyway, you got it up and running for a lot less money. It's a great car. Those 57s were.

@PapiDoesIt 11 ай бұрын

The little hose on the tank is for a vapor line. The original Oldsmobile tank used a vented cap. You could just block it off on the tank.

@wlc1980 11 ай бұрын

Nice job! I have a 58 Cadillac Sedan Deville here in Georgia in about the same condition. I need to convert the brakes to a modern brake booster and dual line master cylinder. It will only cost me about $900.00. The original treadlevac brake system sucks. My rebuild on the booster failed. It has a leather ring in it, yikes!

@americanrambler4972 11 ай бұрын

Hay, you use what works, and this gas tank fit up worked and saved you a bunch of money!

@markbaker8004 11 ай бұрын

Nice car, Ben. Glad you are fixing it. Enjoy

@dcallan812 11 ай бұрын

She is solid under the body. Should be a nice driver The tank being smaller wont really be an issue unless you plan a huge road trip. Great update2 x👍

@Novaman66 11 ай бұрын

Love thos “ Juke -Box “dashboards of those 50’s Great video as usual Ben!👍

@raymondsmith7993 4 ай бұрын

The noise is coming from the dual action fuel pump. the stock fuel pump is two pumps in one the gas is pumped by the bottom part and the top part you were feeling the air movement from is a vacuum pump that powers the vacuum wipers when you loose manifold vacuum on hard acceleration. Since you are using the electric pump you can just get a GM fuel pump block off plate and remove the old fuel pump, just save the old pump as it has value as a rebuildable core. P.S I installed a 12 volt vacuum pump and switch on my 57 Fiesta station wagon when I replaced the manual fuel pump for an electric pump. It works even better than the stock setup as the electric vacuum pump makes more vacuum than the stock manual pump.

@brettmaki9995 11 ай бұрын

That's actually a garden spider, perfectly harmless.

@barrychandler5250 11 ай бұрын

That little filler neck goes to the filler fuel end to releive air pressure while fulling the car. So the fuel doesn"t backup on you.

@macho4x4warlock98 11 ай бұрын

The small nipple at the tank fuel Flange is the burb line for filling. It should be connected to the upper fuel fill pipe at the inner panel above the second rubber hose connector.

@deanjones1041 11 ай бұрын

Great Job brother!!! Nothing feels better than a Maiden Cruise.. Phoenix that Oldsmobile

@study650 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes “perfect” is overrated. If it works and looks good I like it.

@nonelost1 10 ай бұрын

Nice "bubba" job on the gas tank! "In the Marines, you improvise, you overcome, you adapt!" ("Heartbreak Ridge" 1986). Gunney Highway (Clint Eastwood) would be proud of you. 14:50...I always kinda liked the oval speedometer pods on '57 Oldsmobubbas. Notice the "S" in the AT shifter indicator, which means "Superdrive". My dad had a '62 Olds station wagon with that. I see your car has a "cold" light, as well as a "hot" dash light, which my father's Oldsmobile also had. When it was first started, the green "cold" light would illuminate and flicker out when the motor hits operating temperature. Apparently only Oldsmobiles of the time had these features as I never saw them in any other cars, including other GM cars.

@ronaldwarren5220 11 ай бұрын

It seems I upset you when I made a comment about the Cadillac's patina. I did not mean to offend though. There is room in the hobby for both the original paint cars and the shiny refurbished ones. I love this Olds. It is one of my favorite designs from that era.

@a.c.m.e.ink.4568 10 ай бұрын

Guy is bipolar, and he lashes out at his viewers all the time. If he thinks, your opinions & thoughts don't count.

@thesmokydig 11 ай бұрын

57 chevy's were a remote fill being the filler was up above the taillight an need that vent to keep the pump nozzle from shutting off while filing

@Ruststored 10 ай бұрын

The car is awesome dude. Good call on the tank👍

@jayollie3504 8 ай бұрын

Need to ground the sending unit to frame/metal. Had to do that to my 55 cadillac when I replaced tank and sending unit and worked after

@donaldk.macbaird5248 11 ай бұрын

Ben just so you know Oldsmobile was the test bead for Cadilac ,for example The Tornado was on the market for 2 years before they came out with the front wheel drive Elderado.

@anthonymcandrew529 11 ай бұрын

Great video... nice to see the Olds moving under its own power again!

@jonboy9912 11 ай бұрын

Great car deserves as much love as you can give it and the authenticity doesn't matter in my mind it just needs rescue and getting back on the road. I hope you are going to fully repaint it because I dislike the "Patina" finish many lazy owners go for!

@TheCorvetteBen 10 ай бұрын

Your welcome to help with the 200 hours a paint job would take

@user-pd1tz3ge1s 11 ай бұрын

Great job Ben! Love your channel! Peace ☮️

@maxweber2675 11 ай бұрын

Hi Ben! Serpentza did send me.....Hi from a MoPar guy in Germany.....have fun !!!

@richb419 11 ай бұрын

Hi I think the small tube on the tank is a vent for easy fuel filling

@davidhakes3884 10 ай бұрын

Put a couple tablespoons of DOT3 brake fluid in the coolant for water pump lube.

@johnhansen4550 10 ай бұрын

Great video as usual.

@chazer200 11 ай бұрын

Wow, so cool. Well done, I wanted to take her out the driveway... Channel is growing!!! Congrats! Keep doing what your doing!!!

@fredfranklin1965 10 ай бұрын

Ben bet you could rebuild that pump😊

@justinjoyit13 11 ай бұрын

I really like you're non Corvette content- but it is very few and far between- in fact all you're content is- make more videos!

@trentdawg2832 11 ай бұрын

Mount the pump on the tank straps

@beatglauser9444 11 ай бұрын

For a car with that much patina it would be nonsense to ruin yourself with a 1000$ gastank. I like your solution. I hope you will make the fuel gauge work somehow.

@AMCguy 11 ай бұрын

I agree with you in saving money but Patina is lazy in my opinion

@beatglauser9444 11 ай бұрын

@@AMCguyIt always depends on the car you are working with. I have cars that are nearly perfect but I own one that we never repainted and kept the original shot paint. Where neccesary we rattlecanned som spots for protection. But underneath the car is sorted mechanically and the undercarriage sealed and fixed. I agree: Patina is often used for a car in very doubtful condition.

@mikehughes5175 10 ай бұрын

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@SuperOperator4 11 ай бұрын

That dashboard though!!!!!!!!!!

@DiscoGreen 11 ай бұрын

Great vid. You got a new place?

@robkeller3431 4 ай бұрын

Please move to CA. I need a mechanic like you to work on my classics.

@TheCorvetteBen 4 ай бұрын

Ship them here. Wouldn’t cost too much

@1musicsearcher 10 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Christine.

@DiscoGreen 11 ай бұрын

My motto. If it don't fit make it fit.. if it still don't fit. Force IT.

@historyguy4351 11 ай бұрын

Ik this is the wrong video to ask on but what should I use to wash a 75 vette?

@JamesWilson-bw5uq 11 ай бұрын

Ok, I agree with you about being able to restore systems on old cars without spending big$. I'm 75 yrs old am an old gear head done slot of wrenching back in the day. I have only one question.... who started the idea that mechanically fixing an old car or truck but not finishing it. Who with an ounce of brain matter thinks that a rusty old car is "cool". They are ugly , paint the damn things!!!!

@TheCorvetteBen 11 ай бұрын

If you are 75 that men’s you are retired. Your welcome to come paint them for me.

@rstevep9413 11 ай бұрын

does the clock work

@maxpain9111 11 ай бұрын

3rd

@maxpain9111 11 ай бұрын

2nd

@maxpain9111 11 ай бұрын

First oyeahhhh

@dcallan812 11 ай бұрын

Nice 😃

@marks93cobra 11 ай бұрын

Nice job , just getting her back on the road is an accomplishment, wouldn't worry about purists LOL

@richardcline1337 11 ай бұрын

I am very admittedly a "purist" but there are times when you just can't do everything 100% as factory built. If you are going for a 100% restoration, then yes, spend the money, but to just restore this to being a safe, daily driver, using another GM tank doesn't hurt anything here and besides, it's hidden underneath!