quote:Originally posted by Mark Charlton:
Wow, Hein. You are certainly NOT in a position to envy anyone's garage. Yours looks awesome.
It looks like you and your friends made quick work of pulling the engine. Are you going to remove all the engine bay undercoating while in there? It's an awful job, but once done, cleaning the dirt and dust is so much easier when the surface is paint or other hard surface. I did my white Pantera in paint and regretted it when I saw how tough the epoxy bed-liner coatings are. They keep the look of the factory undercoat but not the soft gooeyness of it. While at it, consider re-routing the A/C lines under the fender. Oh, and it's a good time to pull the fuel tank and have it inspected/cleaned and maybe sealed since it is an engine-out job too. And then add a stainless firewall cover… and… How long are your winters again?
Good luck and have fun!
Mark
Mark, I will have the gastank removed and cleaned out. I had major problem all summer with all kinds of things floating around Down there !!
The A/C will not be installed Again, as it never get's that hot here in DK anyway. So it will be put away on a shelf.
I will for sure get the undercoating removed, and have it all painted. But You're right...... It's a pain in the bu** to remove !!!!! Think it's a job for my oldest son *LOL*
quote:Originally posted by EA #3528:
I agree with Mark here: you should address the fuel tank. There are several points of weakness with the stock tank: rust corrosion, the old fuel sock sloshing around, the banjo fitting ...
I addressed mine a few years back and was very happy with the end result. The project is chronicled (with pictures) at this link.
Best of luck with the engine rebuild! Just remember to make sure she goes FASTER with the new powerplant!!!
Yeah, it WILL go faster with the new powerplant, what ever I decide to do with it. Still don't know if I will go for a new crateengine or rebuild my own.
Thank You for the link to Your project