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Finished the engine bay last night! Still lots to go but a productive evening anyways! Wheel housings look better too. Both pictures are from before I started the night and the room filled with dust... It will indeed take a while to purge the car of media after I'm done...

Thanks for all te imput guys.. I bought a set from black gold man here. Let's see what it does

Hang in there! You're doing greaat! BTW, i'm still finding media in my car

I also took a break and painted the front calipers. Here are some pics.

The 1975/1976 Fuel Tanks have the Fuel Sending unit located half way up the side of the tank, not on top like the 77's and 78's. The earlier models are more prone to leaking from the sending unit O-Ring because it is below the level of the fuel when the Tank is over 50% full. My sending unit was leaking around the 3 electrical wire connections that exit from the fuel sending unit. There are some small compressed O-Rings on the inner side of the sending unit. These O-Rings tend to dry out and crack with age. Unfortunately, it is next to impossible to replace them as they are Rivetted in place. Only leaked when tank was more than 3/4 full. Might be something to check. The 1976 Fuel sending units are nearly impossible to find. I've been looking for NOS over a year. What I did for a fix was to remove the sending unit from the tank, Then I thoroughly cleaned all around the terminals ( inside and out ) with a Dremel and Wire Brush. JB Weld makes an excellent product called " Water Weld " . This is about the only epoxy that will seal fuel tanks. Regular JB Weld will eventually dissolve in Gas or Diesel. This stuff will not. It is Gasoline, Diesel, Oil Hydraulic Fluid and Chemical resistant. It will cure under water... which, I guess , is why they call it " Water Weld ". After cleaning around connections I laid a bead of this stuff on the inside and outside of the connectors. This seems to have stopped the leak permanently. I can now fill the fuel tank up and no more leaks on the ground. I'm still looking for a replacement Fuel sending unit though. As with any Epoxies or Glues, proper surface preparation and claening is essential. http://www.jbweld.com/products/waterweld-epoxy-putty

Throw a bow and some arrows in the hatch! Burt R. driving a Z. Might have to paint a screamin chicken on the hood like the Bandits TA. Da duh ling ling ling ling

Hey Bart, A liitle more background reading on the Ansen slotted wheels. http://www.roadsters.com/wheels/#Ansen Zparts also have some other brands http://www.zparts.com/ads/wheels/ads/wfs-73/wfs-73.html

Still, checking in now and again. I hope to getting active again in the near future. jlp