Re: Getting Started on '31 S/W body

Posted by Marith McCoul on November 18, 1996 at 10:42:28

In Reply to: Getting Started on '31 S/W body
posted by Bob Carabbio on November 16, 1996 at 23:47:23

I'll answer what I can and give the rest to my husband to answer.
He's the family body expert. We have gas tanks boiled at the
local radiator shop. While they're at it, they pressure test
them just like they would a radiator. It costs about $35.00.
When we get them back, we dry them well, give them a shake to
eliminate any leftover loose stuff, and seal them with a good
grade tank sealer (like POR 15). I hate to belabor the obvious,
but you DID buy the right gas tank didn't you? That's the one
with no steering gear bracket or shut-off valve under the tank.
It's not an easy tank to find.
In various places throughout the body, you'll find a thin welt
between wood and metal or even between two metal surfaces. A
lot of people use the slightly-sticky cloth-type electricians
tape to replace this, or cloth adhesive tape. It has no "bead"
and was not meant to show. I think it's a combination anti-
squeak and sealer. Before we put things back together, we do
paint the inner sides. Yes, that's wrong - it was not done
that way originally - but it preserves them better and no-one
will ever know we did it anyway.
Wood kits were finished with an unknown substance called "black
wood preservative" then got cavalierly doused with paint as the
body-in-white went down the paint line. Use any good spar-
varnish type product that won't interfere with your ability to
drive upholstery tacks and nails when you upholster. (I'm saying
keep it thin - those little tacks are unwilling and unfriendly
anyway.)

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