I am sure it is the same car.

Don’t get me wrong. It is still a VERY cool car and will likely make someone very happy to own it. I (likely we) just don’t want to see someone get cheated by thinking it is something it is not. If they will sell it for $10K I think someone would be happy to own it for that if it is as nice as the pictures. If I did…[Read more]

Just be careful with dealing with this car. I talked to them on the phone and several emails. They first said they were not in a hurry to sell but wanted it to go to a Jetfire person. Said it was going to be a while till they got it out of the garage it was in. After a while of back and forth I ask a price and all of the sudden they were in a…[Read more]

What I find interesting is that the Jetfire that tag is off of was built the same week as my 4 speed Jetfire, 160 bodies apart.

That tag was removed from a Jetfire and they used pop rivets to install it on the convertible. These rivets are not original and obviously the tag is not original to the car either.

Here is a Jetfire tag with the correct rivets.

The one for a cross flow does not have a hole for the radiator cap and the one for the down flow has a hole where the cap is located. I believe (but not 100% sure) the one with the hole will also work for the cross flow but would not be “correct”

I don’t have any but do you need one for the cross flow or the down flow or does it matter for your project?

I was contacted about this car and was told a different story. This is not a factory built car. See if you can get a picture of the cowl tag or pictures of any documents. An under hood shot would be cool also.

They told me that it was documented by GM to be one of two. I did not tell them but I have the Oldsmobile production paperwork for these…[Read more]

It is fun seeing these cars getting some coverage in print. I had no idea that White Post was restoring one. Already looking forward to seeing the final product.

As far as I know it is neither one. I believe they are all threaded in. This is something I have needed to look into. I picked up an NOS set of ball joints but not sure I got the correct ones. Hopefully someone here has some experience with this and reply with good information.

I believe they look more like the one in this picture

Not sure I would be the right guy to help with that project. I am more of a restorer or rebuilder than a fabricator.

Are you looking to replace with original parts or change to something non original?

Turns out that the seam on the tank has some bad spots in it. I believe a liner will fix it but for now I just cleaned it out and put it back in the car. I will just keep about 5 gallons in it to keep it below the seam. I will not drive it other than pulling it in and out of the garage. I will decide later what I will do with it. I have a Buick…[Read more]

With all the over time I am working the red turbo project is still on hold. Today I was able to get some time away from work and with the limited time I had I decided to pull the tank out of this car. The trunk pan is still very nice above the tank. The car has lots of surface rust on the bottom but thankfully everything is solid still. The…[Read more]

I have not had time to do anything with it. It is in bad shape with lots of rust but does have some good parts on it. It will likely get parted out at some point or possibly be cleaned and detailed for a display engine. I did find that the turbo is not frozen up. it would still have to be rebuilt but at least it is not stuck. It is the ONLY thing…[Read more]

Not had lots of time but have had 3 requests in the past month for this information. I tossed this together real quick tonight. I will post these scans and pictures and if you have any questions let me know. Figures are in Inches

Sorry to report that I have not. I had planned to get one sent in to be copied and never got this project done. I am working 70 hours a week at this time so it will still be a while before I can.

Has been relisted.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Oldsmobile-Jetfire-chrome/302399564214?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Are yours missing? If you have them you can rebuild them if there is not any bad pitting in them. Rockauto has rebuild rubber kits for next to nothing for price if yours are rebuildable. Worst case, you can send them to White Post to be rebuilt. They will sleeve them to make sure you have a true bore but they are not cheap

I noticed most of the same things but did not notice the windshield gasket. It is some great information and would be so cool to see that video restored.