Archive for May, 2013
New tank installed
Installed the new fuel tank, pickup and filler grommet but kept the original strap since there was nothing wrong with it and it fits like a glove. Putting this tank in was a slight pain in the ass as getting it to slide in while also manipulating the filler tube into the new grommet sucked. It took some geometry and some technique, but it went.
New Tank
The new gas tank has arrived with the complete kit. Tank/filler grommet/strap with hardware and pickup with hardware. Good value from Ebay (In my opinion)… Shout out to tomsclassic eBay Store. The link to his eBay store is:
http://myworld.ebay.com/tomsclassic?ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:1181
New tires – Pulled gas tank
We will be moving to a new house soon and I needed to get some new tires in order to move the car. The tires on the car are dry rotted and two of them have actually exploded.. Purchased the cheapest 195-65-14 tires that they had…
Pulled the gas tank… will not be using this one. The pickup was completely rotted and rusted wide open. Ordered a new tank/pickup.
Good Progress
Made good progress today. Ben fabricated a support brace for the 4-speed z-bar. This reinforces the inner fender wall area where the stud attached to the ball-stud comes through. It was welded to the inner fender and also the frame rail…and provides a stronger brace than the factory one. It was fabricated out of 2 pieces of angle iron and a solid piece of steel to connect them all together. After it was welded and re-installed, I sprayed it with an undercoating so that it would just ‘disappear’.
Re-installed the steering column and all of the steering components. Need to order Outer Tie-Rod ends.
