Tanked

Tanked

So the truck seems to be running pretty well, but needs gas. I start filling the tank, and almost immediately start smelling strong gasoline fumes. Yep, my next repair. I had anticipated this because the previous owner had replaced a very rusty original tank with a VW tank and made it work… for a while. I was fortunate enough to purchase an original tank when I bought Cornelius, but it needs work.

First step is to clean it good, and the inside looks great. Then I drop it off at a body shop near me to have some dents removed and to have it painted. It came back looking fabulous! I replaced the original rusty attachment bolts with some new stainless bolts, nuts and washers from Fastenal.

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