Tomorrow I will coat the cowl with Master Series Silver if everything works out. After that I will be glassing an area that has some holes, coating with silver again and then top coating in black.
Today I spent some time wire brushing, sanding and cleaning the cowl. I used some rust dislover in the problem areas and after wiping everything down I used rust treatment on the problem areas in case there was a tiny bit left. I need to wait 24 hours before priming. I also seam sealed a few spots and I'm contemplating building up the area near the drains so the water moves more smoothly into the drains. Tomorrow I will coat the cowl with Master Series Silver if everything works out. After that I will be glassing an area that has some holes, coating with silver again and then top coating in black.
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Today I spent over two hours trying to figure out what nuts to put on the sender unit of the Fiat Spider gas tank. After going to two different stores and returning the same nuts twiceI figured out the size. At the second store, the clerk recommended I use a die to re-cut the threads which had been filled in by previous applications of rust preventative. After re-cutting the threads it was obvious that the sender was held in by 4M .70 metric nuts. Once I replaced the missing nuts I was able to pressure test the tank and find that there were no leaks. That was a very exciting discovery. Most of my simple projects on this car usually require some sort of extra effort. Like patching the radiator (which was done), scraping rubber off the floor in the passenger compartment or finding missing pieces. It took me less time to wire brush and prep the tank for rust reform than it did to find the proper nuts for the sender unit. Who knew! I used Rustoleum Rust Reformer which has gotten pretty good reviews online. We shall see. Ideally I would have media blasted this tank and then painting, but it was too large for my cabinet. I think this application of product should protect the tank for years to come. The previous owner had already sealed the inside of the tank. If it begins to leak eventually I will use a two part gas tank epoxy to fix it. For now, enjoy the pictures. |