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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