I know, I was concerned about not having plates under my tank too.
Someone said to remove a plate to be able to paint the tank. I have two
tanks, one each side and neither has anything under it except a lot of
dents and scratches. It must have been knocked off!!! My next concern,
one that I have not tackled yet is that the gear oil drains on both
differentials have been smeared flat against the casing by being dragged
against their will over rocks for years. You cannot see the edge, or the
slot any more. How the hell am I supposed to undo those when I come to
put oil in there!!!!!! She's had a hard life for sure, I know that
because the last owner told me as I bought her "she's had a hard life,
this one" which is always a giveaway. He owned her since new and did all
the "upgrades" that I am now fixing. The 5.25 liter V8 is the tip of the
iceberg. You should see where the clutch master cylinder is! He
pointed at the engine and cocked his head at me and said "don't try to
get that old engine running, because it's screwed, you'll need to
replace it. I know........I screwed it!!" This was after 16 years of
sitting in the woods below his house. 16 summers over 100 degrees and 16
winters of being buried in snow. Well she needed a little cleaning, but
she is running as I have mentioned in previous posts. The decision about
wether the engine needs to be rebuilt or not will be left until I have
got the tanks back in and the hydraulics for the clutch and brakes back
on. Next week will be an eye-opener, because I will be able to drive
her a little. She will be drooling all manner of colored fluids, but
she will drive. Green from the water pump, black from the engine (old
oil) and probably red from all four wheels. Once running and drivable,
with the fenders still off, I will trailer her up the road to a mechanic
friend of mine who will go right through her from top to bottom, tuning,
fixing, making, replacing and me paying. I am "in" her nothing, so I
have allowed myself $4000 to spend fixing her up because that is what
she will be worth when done. It is frustrating but fun as you well
know.
Bored at work, nobody is buying planes today, so I thought I'd ramble a
bit to kill the time, sorry if anyone was bored too.
Mark Pilkington
Rich Williams II wrote:
> Did I read one of the emails correctly where someone (I think it was
> Marin) stated that there is a protective plate under the fuel tank? I
> looked at mine last night and found nothing but a ton of scratches and
> dings from the P.O. Just wondering. Rich
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