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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on Dec 2, 2012 19:35:23 GMT -8
I discovered this nasty little abomination today. I have no idea what they were doing, but they didn't seal it up when they were done. There's a big square flap that was opened up and then flattened back down.  |
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Post by Tom Reay on Dec 3, 2012 21:22:28 GMT -8
I think the tank that came with the '63 was NOS; it didn't have a scratch on it, no rust at all, and it had this sticker on it. Unfortunately it's the wrong tank - it has a "hump" on one side, I assume for expansion, and the overflow tube is a lot larger. I'll run it for now until I can restore another tank. In my tank investigating today, I discovered that the tank in the '62 has no overflow tube.  |
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Post by Tom Reay on Dec 3, 2012 21:26:45 GMT -8
I think the hump for a future filler cap on the fender (my theory anyway)
definitely a late tank. If you want to get rid of that piece of junk ;-)
Also, could that big square flap be where a antenna went?
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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on Dec 4, 2012 6:38:26 GMT -8
I think the hump for a future filler cap on the fender (my theory anyway) definitely a late tank. If you want to get rid of that piece of junk ;-) I think it's for expansion; later bus tanks had a similar feature If it was any bigger, they could have used it to mount the radio itself. |
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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on Dec 23, 2012 15:51:28 GMT -8
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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on Jan 21, 2013 19:42:00 GMT -8
Blasted the original heater boxes today. At the rate I'm going, the new engine will be ready before I get the rest of the car assembled. I hope I can save these!    |
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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on Mar 28, 2013 19:04:57 GMT -8
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Post by Jürgen Klein on Mar 29, 2013 7:43:46 GMT -8
Fine ! Looks great ! I like this kinda pictures !
Jürgen
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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on Apr 29, 2013 5:36:39 GMT -8
Headliner is done  |
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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on Apr 29, 2013 5:37:12 GMT -8
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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on Apr 29, 2013 5:37:55 GMT -8
After several tries, the windshield is in  |
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Post by Lee Hedges on Apr 29, 2013 6:11:32 GMT -8
Congratulations, Thom! Patience & persistence wins every battle. It's looking really nice. Keep up the great progress!
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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on Apr 29, 2013 6:28:18 GMT -8
I started a thread on TheSamba regarding my windshield install; I kept having a problem with the rubber falling out of the trim. I came up with the idea of putting this stiff foam under the rubber, which kept the rubber compressed against the bottom of the trim. It was then just a simple matter of sliding the foam out once the windshield was in. Now if I could just find a source for these little corner clips...   |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2013 0:12:44 GMT -8
How tough would it be to make some?.... Aren't they just bit of stainless shim, trim on bent to shape?
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Post by Thom Fitzpatrick on May 1, 2013 8:44:45 GMT -8
How tough would it be to make some?.... Aren't they just bit of stainless shim, trim on bent to shape? That was a subtle reference to this thread |
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