Thanks Wachuko!

Okay so not a big deal to you all but is somewhat of a milestone for the build.
You see, I've been putting off bleeding the brakes because I made all my own hard lines and have been terrified they'd all leak. Well not all leaked but while in-situate, I had a leak! Damnit! A fairly bad one too!!! Grrr...
So had to remove the skid plate covering the fuel pump to get to it and all it was... I had neglected to fully tighten the two lines connecting the elbow... really? Oh well, no damage (except to my ego) occurred, whew!
Anyway, the whole reason was to test all of the lighting (especially the brake lights) and fuel pump operation including my hidden theft deterrent fuel cut switch. ;)

EVERYTHING works as intended!
These photos don't do the lighting justice but the result is fabulous! The high mount brake light is absolutely superb. (A Daniel Stern product... er, from his catalog anyway)

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Amazing build !!!

All this lights like a dream comes true... :-)

also, I have a question were did you buy gas tank with feeler like that?

Thank you.

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The tank with a fuel filler in that location? You build it...meaning, you modify the stock unit to your liking... ...just like we modified the one I had with the center fill.

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[QUOTE=1-ev.com;8473009]Amazing build !!!

All this lights like a dream comes true... :-)

also, I have a question were did you buy gas tank with feeler like that?

Thank you./QUOTE]


Wachuko is correct. I cut the original one off and patched that hole with steel sheet and used a hole saw to cut the hole you see in the photo. Then welded in the filler that came from the drivers fender and Viola'! As for the tank itself, I used a wire wheel mounted on an electric angle grinder to remove all of the original undercoating. Then sprayed a coat of epoxy primer to protect the bare metal and finished with Würth undercoating (black). I plan to ditch the spare and use a 16x6 fuchs wheel with an appropriate size collapsible spare. Low on the priority list at the moment tho.

I'm getting a start on the drive-train now... wait until I show all the boolshiat I'm having to do to get that all to work right. I've got a bunch of parts (been buying stuff from Fleebay and here and there) that are from 1970's on up to the 1990's so there's a few things that don't quite work together. Mostly though, it's a 3.0 SC engine. I decided to buy parts instead of a complete motor back in 2009 since prices were way down, ended up serving me well. For example: I picked up a set of big port SC heads for $300! :eek:

[QUOTE=78SCRSMAN;8473459] Love the work and learn lots....but, I have been welding since I was 11 (my dad owned a machine shop) and I was always told to NEVER weld fuel tanks...ever!

But obviously it is possible and can be done safely.

Can you share the techniques you used? I am considering grinding off the lip of my gas tank, cleaning it up, coating it with something durable, likely getting rid of the plastic swirl pot and then stitching it up again.....

Thanks

Dennis

Dennis,
I'd tend to agree with your dad but in my case the tank had been out of the car and drained for some 6+ years so there was no fuel whatsoever left inside so there was no concern. That being said, I have/had an uncle that died due to welding near a tank that was not drained and the worst happened! May he rest in peace! Use common sense and you'll be fine. :)

This is an absolutely incredible build. Amazing! Thanks for taking all the extra time to post and discuss in addition to all the time spent doing this work.

^^^ Thanks Mr.! SmileWavy

I got my heads back from the machine shop where he welded up the air injection ports and also the fuel injector divots.

So this is how I spent my morning... :cool:

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...a bit more polishing on the one but you get the idea. Sigh... then five more to go. :roll eyes:

My goal with this is simply to smooth things out. Bumps, casting marks, etc. I did do a little boat tailing behind the intake valve as you can see and had to cut the exhaust valve guide flush in order to get the port polished but they will all be replaced anyway. I will also go back and scuff up the intake port with some 80 grit for better turbulence.

Wait! What!? Engine work too!!?? Oh man! I am so far behind!!!! :)

Looking great man! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/pray.gif

Inspirational build. Just read the whole thing. You have a new follower.

I would love to see some of the details and the techniques you used to do your head polishing work.

Thanks a bunch!

I've been meaning to do just that but lately I've been trying to get my daily driver fixed and it's really been frustrating! Another story though... I'll try and get some details up soon.
I don't really expect to gain anything by doing it since I'm not doing much more than smoothing out the casting marks but I (usually) have the time so figured I'd go ahead and have some fun with it. ;)

Sigh... :)
I'm throwing around the idea of selling this car.
I'm interested in what it might be worth in it's current state which is: complete rolling car needing only an engine and trans.
Any input RE: pricing would be appreciated.

My advice? Don't sell, hang in there!!! If you were closer, I'd donate some time to help finish the project. Perhaps some other Pelicans in your area feel the same.

You may want to just step back and take a break.

Then go to Rennsport Reunion for some motivation.:D

I know in my case sometimes my car can sit for a while. Then I get re-motivated.

Here is the dilemma. For what you could sell your car for what would you buy that could possibly replace it?

You are creating a real work of art. I bet if you sold it you would forever regret it.

The bottom line is, if you sold it now, you would only get pennies on the dollar for your investment.

Thanks guys, really!
It's not a matter of motivation or time it's the ol' cashflow dilemma! I suppose I can sit on it for a couple more or even three more years. It costs me nothing to do that. I don't need the money either but I do need money to finish it. THAT's the dilemma! ;)

As I skimmed this thread I see you have a lot of engine parts on hand. Would those be part of the sale? Is that really all that is needed? All the wiring, fuel lines, axles, oil lines, oil cooler, and everything else that connects to the motor/trans is already there?

Anything is possible but yes, everything is there! :)

Not here often, stumble upon the question of welding gas tanks...

I've done it many times, I learned how from my dad who taught me to weld when I was a kid.

Drain the tank, rinse out & fill with water.
The water displaces the air that holds fumes. No fumes, no boom. ;)

Don't sell your car. You will regret not finishing the project.

Don't sell it !!!!!!!!!!!!
You have put way too much work into it to quit at the 5 yard line.
You will never regret finishing it. But I guarantee you will regret selling it.