Sunday, January 3, 2010



Didn't do much today, it's too cold outside. Cleaned out the trunk and got all the residue from wet sanding out of there. Drilled the hole in the firewall for the shifter cables to pass thru and put the Pegasus and Castrol decals on the car. Then I got too cold and went inside to warm up.


Saturday, January 2, 2010

Tank install.....................






Finished up installing the hardware on the gas tank today. Fitted the filler and the fuel level sensor. Had a minor fit issue (one that I had been worried about since I sent the car to get painted) with the fuel filler and the cutout in the hood. Mine did not line up very well and actualy rubbed on the filler cap. So, I got out the trust Dremel tool and enlarged the opening a little bit. One other thing to keep in mind in order for the tank to fit flush in the hole for it you need to drill a hole in the body for the fuel outlet on the tank to fit in or the tank will not sit flush in the hole. I suggest you do this first and see how the filler lines up with the hole before doing any surgery.
I also finished painting the faux cooler grill for the front of the car and installed it today and it looks great.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Tanks Alot......




Cleaned out my gas tanks today and since it's been sitting around for a few years it was pretty chipped up. So, I decided to repaint it. I used a textured aluminium paint and I think it looks pretty cool. Also made a gasket for the filler cap since it didn't come with one. I used a mountain bike inner tube. I have used this method a few places on the car and it's easy and cheap material to work with.
I will install the cap and the fuel level sensor tomorow after the paint fully cures.
I noticed a few people asked for the paint codes that I used. I will post them as soon as I verify what they are. I know the red is Ford Lightning Red but I'm not sure about the white.