wheee!

Everyday is Christmas when I work on this car!

Looks like you have your work cut out for you... Or should I say you have a lot of cutting out to do...!

You’re safe... I have a ways to go yet.

Or play with the bumper...

And now I can work around the rear bumper mounts too! The reason for putting the car down now is because the car on the rotisserie would have been too heavy to remove after I installed all the suspension components. Now I can mount those and get the car on some work wheels.

I figure it will get great gas mileage like this and most of my car shows are close... I will get it on solid suspension as soon as I can.

Front bumper shocks off!!

This will do for now. Might rig something a little more rugged up later.

Well, after three years of spinning and stripping.... SASSZ is off the rotisserie! Now to figure out the best way to stabilize her and still be able to work on her/move her around...

I hear what you’re saying. This will be a street car, so no large fuel draws. I compared the draw effort through the tank before and after coating (very scientific, I sucked on the output line), and found no real measurable difference in amount of volume coming from the tank.

I looked at bicycle tubes and was not happy with the way they would lay on the tank. Plus the vinyl baseboard was really cheap and thicker (about 1mm). It also lays extremely well on the tank and is easy to cut in a perfect straight line. As for the tank, I coated it and then carefully blew out all the vent and pump lines with my air compressor. They all seem to have good flow so I am happy. I still have to connect the neck line from the tank to the filler door, but I don’t want it in place while I’m doing body work and paint. Hopefully it won’t be too hard to install later.

Pushed away from the table, put the turkey down and came back out to the shop today. Using baseboard material to insulate the Skillard tank straps to the tank. Cut to 1 3/8” Then assembled the tank with the restored J bolts.

Congratulations!!!

Those wheels look dog tired...

Merry Christmas everyone! Thanks for all your input and feedback over the last year. I really do appreciate all of you and your opinions.

Dash caps look terrible in my opinion. As soon as I see one I am disappointed in the car and suspect of anything else that has been done to it. It’s just a half step in my opinion. New dash, restored dash or original dash. A cap just looks fake to me. Sorry if I offend anyone that has one, but I just can’t get past the look....

With the exchange rate, this will be a big hit to the wallet, but wow.... sure looks nice. +1 on the 280 version

Hoping to see a 280Z version!

Replaced the restored sending unit with a new gasket and a new ring! Purty! Waiting to be attached!...

I think I will set the car up on jackstands and then mask off the car to the floor, taping it down tight. That should keep the bottom clean. I might even wedge some cardboard between the tank and the valance to prevent any chance of contact with the sander.

Okay. I can live with that if you can! Lots of masking.

So now I have to wonder, should I mount the fuel tank up while the car is on the rotisserie, or do I wait until the car is on the ground and the exterior body and paint is done? Pros: it is way easier to mount now and route the fuel lines etc. One less thing to do while on my back under the car. Cons: greater risk of damage and overspray to the tank while I am doing body work etc to the lower balance under the back bumper etc.

Use tapatalk...

And a satin black finish puts this part of the resto to bed! Whew! Not a fun job.