Saginaw Street and Strip

Projects over the Winter?

anyone have anything going on?
to there car?
house?

or a new hobby?

I've been thinking of getting my model cars out and finishing some of them up..

My house (1880) and car (1926, 1929, 1961, 1968) projects are all ongoing, some faster than others. Yesterday, I hung drywall on my dining room ceiling, so I'll be mudding that soon. Today I'm taking out the Falcon's gas tank to determine whether to repair or replace.

-Dave

Dave-
tell us more about your 1926, 1929 cars.
any pics of them?

I hesitated to even mention them, as they barely warrant the name "cars", more like "small piles of parts that I intend to become cars.". The '29 is a cowl from a sedan that I plan to become an early-1940s-style highboy roadster pickup:



The '26 is just a bare frame and some Model A running gear that should someday resemble an early-1930s gowjob ala Multy Aldrich.

No pic of that stuff, sorry.

-Dave

^^^
hey cool
evey project has to start somewhere.
good luck with the project.
how did you make out on the gas tank?

It looks like a new tank is in order. The old one came out easily enough, but the float is rusted in, and new parts are too cheap to make the old ones worth messing with too much.

I'll probably be retrofitting an early Mustang tank.

-Dave

Something like this but with a full hood and '35 Ford wire wheels:



-Dave

that will be sharp when you get it done.

Update on the gas tank: I got her in, cobbled a fuel fill, fabricated a vent, and managed to get the lock ring not to leak. Drove her last night to the gas station and the video store, and no leaks so far. Keep your fingers crossed.

-Dave

glad to hear everything went ok!