The Resurrection, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman) 05/25/2015 at 12:32 • Filed to: Oldsmoboat Gutbus Extreme, The good the bad and the ugly

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Yes, technically, it is still spring (if it isn’t, oops). The chrome is gleaming, and the road is ready. But where is the Cutlass? Outside, waiting to be towed up tomorrow. Expect vlogs of the coming updates. In the mean time, lets look over the Good, Bad, and Ugly of this $1000 brougham.

The Good

After I dropped a new Walmart battery in, it started up first try! It also hasn’t rusted significantly more than it was in December, and the inside is still mint.

The Bad

There are two new leaks. An oil leak from the valve cover that drips precariously onto the header, and a leak because of a bad trans pan gasket. Fortunately, both are cheap fixes, as both involve cheap gaskets.

The Ugly

Yup, rust. And plenty of it! Fortunately, these holes are getting patched up, and all trouble spots will be re-painted. Expect practically weekly updates on the car, now that I have better access to it!

Jedidiah > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 05/25/2015 at 12:37

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As far as cheap Oldsmobiles go, I have you beat.

I bought this for $100

Looks like this now

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Jedidiah 05/25/2015 at 12:39

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Story. Now!

No Prius Needed > Jedidiah 05/25/2015 at 12:47

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Does it still have the spider in it?

Jedidiah > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 05/25/2015 at 12:53

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I’ve told this story a million times it seems like.

I bought it and some interior parts for $100 from a friend of my dad. He’d let his kids drive it to college in it’s unrestored state and always intended to restore it, but he had to move.

I got it running in less than an hour after I bought it. I filed the battery contacts and put in a new battery. Added some tranny fluid and changed the oil. Filled the radiator full of water from the garden hose. I duct taped a red gas can full of old lawnmower gas to the fender wells and ran a temporary line to the carb.

Started it and drove it home. Brakes were practically non-existent. I’m lucky I didn’t die because I didn’t check the brakes before I left. It blew the lower radiator hose as soon as it got in the driveway. Pushed it sideways into my dad’s garage where he helped me restore it to be my first car.

We had no power tools, we hand-made patch panels with hand formers and tin snips. Didn’t have a welder either, so we had to use rivets and seam sealer. My dad wanted to teach me how use lead body filler, but we didn’t have a blow torch so we used bondo. Got the body smooth and rattle-can primed it.

We installed a complete interior kit from Original Parts Group and then I got my friend to spray some crappy hot rod black paint from Summit Racing for me because I didn’t have a compressor.

I’ve daily driven it since then.

Jedidiah > No Prius Needed 05/25/2015 at 12:54

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I see him every now and then. Or his offspring.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Jedidiah 05/25/2015 at 14:00

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Okay, that’s officially awesome.