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Expert: Brad Sears - 10/22/2009


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I'm putting a 57 Olds 98 back together for a friend and he would like the gas line pretty much the way it was from the factory. He doesn't remember how it was when he took it apart. Do you have any idea how it routes or any manuals I can get for reference. I've done Corvettes for a long time and manuals are readily available but I'm having a hard time finding one for this.
Thanks, Tom

Answer
If I were doing the job I would look in Hemmings and find one of the vendors that supplies pre formed lines and purchase the line all bednto to shape. It will save time and money in the long run and will be formed to fit the factory configuration. www.hemmings .com.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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