Thread: Un-streetrodding a 34 tudor
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10-12-2015 10:58 PM #11
I spent just about the whole weekend cleaning and organizing my garage. It was turning into a real $hithole. I probably found 50 wrenches, 12 jackstands, 4-5 hammers, a one gallon paint can full of nuts bolts screws and washers lying around, 3 extension cords, more drill bits than I care to count, about a dozen tapemeasures, 3 contractor bags full of garbage, and a partridge in a pear tree...LOL Nothing is getting done on the wife's coupe so I packed it full, in it, under it, on it, and all around it. I moved my bench and welder to the other side and created a little work area far away from the soon to be returning painted body. I even put the vise on my bench. I can't believe how much better it works on the bench instead of under her car.
Funny how that works! After all that was done, I figured I'd tackle something small and easy on the car so I can say I got something done. I figured I'd pull the fuel sender and put the new one in. Easy right? Only 5 little screws! As always nothing is that easy. I pulled the old one out and it is so badly corroded the float arm wouldn't even move. So I did all my measuring and cutting and I go to install it and the damn float is hitting the side of the tank! So I turned it around the other way and now it's hitting a baffle! REALLY?? Long story short; I had to make an adapter to rotate the float to the center of the tank. I really wasn't happy but it was now done and I was able to put the wires on it because they can't be reached once the body is back on. I just so happened to have some steel disc's lying around that were the perfect size for a sending unit adapter. That's why I never throw anything away because I can always make something from stuff lying around. It's both a blessing and a curse. So I still needed something to make me happy so I installed my new 3rd brake light and it looks killer! It's amazing how much faster you can work when your not tripping over things, knocking things over, or just plain can't find what you are looking for. Clean= more productive...What a concept!







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