interior panels and engine fired!

[stuey]

new front panel and wing arrived this morning and I just ordered this -



things are about to get silly...

[ciaoflyer]

I am stupid but what is 'this'?

[Dom]

looks like a fuel cell - will that fit into the front boot, or have you taken out the back seats fro a full racing jobbie?

[Gadge]

i bet that set you back a bit! still , you find that you can spend loads of money trying to get that ultimate goal of perfection , let us know how the wing and front pannel go, cos i'm about to do the same  [-/ keep up the very good work!

[stuey]

I am stupid but what is 'this'?

As the man says its my new fuel tank arrived this morning and its spanky!- I might be putting the battery in a similar box behind my racing seats.

gadge I will being doing pics along the way so i will keep you posted!

[ciaoflyer]

Just found your Retrorides page plotting a full history - excellent!

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=print&thread=36587

[gsxr126]

I have a cell similar to this in my ute. Couple of things to watch out for. My cell is 55 ltrs and needed an external surge tank to stop fuel starvation when the level was low, even with the inbuilt pan for the fuel outlet/s as it appears yours has. Fuel tends to slosh about heaps in these tanks (no internal baffles) so foam filling it cured that. I also had to use one of the top outlets as a breather into a charcoal canister (rego laws).

Also, what are you going to do about a fuel gauge? My solution was to drill the tank to accept a "float level" style sender. I think there is better stuff out there now though.

[stuey]

Him have no face!

oh no there it is!

[gsxr126]

hope you dont get any welding slag on those cool rims amd tyres

[stuey]

I might be changing them I have found something I like better than these.... like I said lots of changes afoot!

[fightingtorque]

Serious stuff indeed.   How tricky is that operation - getting it all lined up right etc?  I have never done anything so drastic although the repairs I have tackled have sometimes gotten reasonably intricate and in awkward spots/ upside down etc.

[ciaoflyer]

Any update Stuey?  [-/

[stuey]

Yes! I have got the front panel all welded on and the fuel filler welded up this evening I hope to have the wings on by the end of the week! Photos to follow soon...

[Chris Lakin]

Stuey do you do all your own welding?

Also where did you get your wooden steering wheel from? i want one!

Regards

Chris

[stuey]

yes chris I do- I was a car restorer in a previous life -as for the wheel its not wood its orange-