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Today was a day of making choices -- which transmission to use, which fuel tank to use. After thinking it over, I decided to clean up the original fuel tank and reuse it. It's in decent shape, and seems to be much higher quality than the replacement I bought.
<span style="font-style: italic">Stripped and cleaned fuel tank</span>
I spent some time with a wire wheel cleaning the old fuel tank up. It's ready for a final rubdown and painting. Hopefully the weather will cooperate tomorrow and I'll be able to at least get a couple coats of primer on the tank. I'm just going to swish a little oil around the inside of the fuel tank and not worry about trying to coat it for now. I had the tank boiled out last year, so the nastiest stuff is already gone. I'll be running a fuel filter on the line anyways.
Next, I looked over the two transmissions I have on hand. I pulled the side covers off and looked over the gears, shifting through all four gears plus reverse. Took me a little while to figure out reverse, but after a bit of dismantling I got it sorted out. Both transmissions looks very similar on the inside as far as wear goes, but one seemed to my untrained eye to be a bit less worn.
<span style="font-style: italic">The chosen transmission</span>
It's also a nice side benefit that the slightly better seeming transmission is also the cleaner one on the outside. A happy coincidence.
So the plan for the rest of the week is to get the transmission and fuel tank cleaned up and repainted. I'll also be figuring out the mounting for the new electric fuel pump. I got some good advice here on that, so I should be able to get what I need sorted tomorrow.
Once these two projects are done, I'll be read for brake lines and then the engine goes in. Getting closer!
<span style="font-style: italic">Stripped and cleaned fuel tank</span>
I spent some time with a wire wheel cleaning the old fuel tank up. It's ready for a final rubdown and painting. Hopefully the weather will cooperate tomorrow and I'll be able to at least get a couple coats of primer on the tank. I'm just going to swish a little oil around the inside of the fuel tank and not worry about trying to coat it for now. I had the tank boiled out last year, so the nastiest stuff is already gone. I'll be running a fuel filter on the line anyways.
Next, I looked over the two transmissions I have on hand. I pulled the side covers off and looked over the gears, shifting through all four gears plus reverse. Took me a little while to figure out reverse, but after a bit of dismantling I got it sorted out. Both transmissions looks very similar on the inside as far as wear goes, but one seemed to my untrained eye to be a bit less worn.
<span style="font-style: italic">The chosen transmission</span>
It's also a nice side benefit that the slightly better seeming transmission is also the cleaner one on the outside. A happy coincidence.
So the plan for the rest of the week is to get the transmission and fuel tank cleaned up and repainted. I'll also be figuring out the mounting for the new electric fuel pump. I got some good advice here on that, so I should be able to get what I need sorted tomorrow.
Once these two projects are done, I'll be read for brake lines and then the engine goes in. Getting closer!
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