mudbone64

Guys I have a question. See that totally b!tchin' Accel coil in the third pic from the top? The genius the bolted it to the firewall drilled all the way into the wiper bucket on the passenger side. Obviously the holes will have to be plugged and my question is what is the best way. I get the feeling that if I use filler I'll still see the outlines of the holes sooner or later. Any tips are appreciated.

gear-banger

I would sand it, then use some fiberglass filler to plug the holes. Then you'll just have to do normal body work on it, i.e. prime, block sand, prime, block sand, until the repairs are invisible.

mudbone64

I realize that gas tanks, once installed, will rarely be seen again but for some reason I saw fit to make mine look as good as I could with my limited skills and tools. Though the tank is not perfect I made the best use of my die-grinders and my angle grinder that I could. Here's what I started with:

Here is the tank all ground down ready for primer:

Here is the tank painted:


I searched the internet for an acceptable color and found that I had an acceptable color in my extensive collection of rattle can. I know that Eastwood sells "Tank Tone" but I hate order stuff and paying all that shipping. The color I used was Plasti-Kote's #618 steel wheel paint. I did run out of paint while finishing up the top and had to buy a new can that was marginally a different color. The good news is no one will ever be viewing both sides of the tank at one time.

vt65

nice job!

mudbone64

I will add that it took me about 8 hours and probably $30 worth of materials. Had I been able to implement my new angle grinder right off the get go I could have saved quite a bit of time. Compared to air powered grinders that angle grinder kicks some serious, well, you know what I mean.

Thanks for the complement.

Fawndeuce

The tank looks very nice, but if it was that rusty on the outside, did you check the inside?
Rust inside is a very common issue on any old car, a new tank is about $125.
Also be very careful filling, I'm betting that that paint is not resistant to fuel like an epoxy would be.



Paul

mudbone64

Checked the inside. The inside was actually quite clean. Some laquer thinner, a clean rag, some BBs and a whole lotta shakin' and it's good to go. As far as the paints ability to resist gasoline, I'd say you're correct. However, that's where the fuel tank filler kneck boot comes in.

mudbone64

One pedal assembly:


Remember that bracket with the pin I was complaining about? Gearbanger done hooked me up:

I don't think you can tell from the pic but Gearbanger welded the pin up and ground it down and it's as good as new.

UberLegend

Good build thread....and I'd keep the slots.....jes trying to save you some cash and they look good.

gear-banger

I agree! Slots scream hot rod!

Only problem is they are uni-lug and that screams"worst idea ever."

mudbone64

It really is funny how I get so many comments on the slots. I do think they look cool and who ever put all those washers on the rear spring got the stance perfect. However, I am still dreaming about a set of '65 or '66 bolt-on knock-offs. I'm not a fan of the natural finish on the '64 knock-offs. Perhaps I'll get myself a new set of T/As and change the wheels out ever so often so I can the best of both worlds.

mudbone64

EASY NOW! Just when I started warming up to those slots you had to bring up that little factoid didn't ya'!

Dude! The bracket you welded on the pedal assembly works perfect! The assembly went back togethor suprisingly easy. Now if I/we can make the other 10 million parts associated with the car look and operate this good I'll be home free.

mudbone64

Does anybody have a good pic of a wiper motor? Mine was all black but maybe it was a replacement. I've nearly got it all scrubbed down but I'd like to know the proper color before I go to painting.

JohnZ

The wiper motor originally looked like this.

mudbone64

For those that like the slots, here's the full size shot of my avatar:

mudbone64

Now that there is what I call speedy service. Thanks. I believe mine was all black so it's probably a replacement. I'm sure there's a date code or a part number some where but I don't how to decipher them.

Plastic Pig

427Hotrod

Polish up those slots! Gets boring seeing the same old assy line stuff! Or maybe some Cragars!

JIM

gear-banger

That would look awesome with a sraight axle in the front too. Like a period correct gasser!

mudbone64

Okay, okay, I'm thinking about it.