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Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave W the color is great i was at the car nut yesterday and not many of this shade and the one's i'd seen did catch my eye for a longer look. Pics never bring it out right with lights and flash going on upclose i bet its a sharp color .

The tank placement is a real headache , i too decided inside passenger compartment is out .

The color is bright and I'm sure there will be some comments, good and otherwise!!

Here ya go with a tank kit for your 'A'

http://www.dagelsstreetrods.com/gas%20tank%20kits.htm

I see they now have one for my chassis - oh well

Dave W i have looked at this as a great way to fill the open void between the rear fenders also . Sedans are just to open in the rear and do need some type of filler .

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

The scheduling of the Procrastinators Club meetings has gotten in the way.......................I'll let you know later.

Ok Uncle Bob..... Guess I'll just call you if you have any questions....

Never put off til tomorrow what you can ignore indefinitely....

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave W i have looked at this as a great way to fill the open void between the rear fenders also . Sedans are just to open in the rear and do need some type of filler .

I think it would look great on your sedan, Bobby. Now if you'd just sell me one of them Mustangs at a huge loss, you could buy it!!!! Man, I like my ideas!!!!

Dave S. hhmm gas tank or Mustang , sedans not to heavy to push around LOL . I wonder what neighbor would be willing . I can still make the vvrroooommm sounds

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave S. hhmm gas tank or Mustang , sedans not to heavy to push around LOL . I wonder what neighbor would be willing . I can still make the vvrroooommm sounds

Bobby,
Somewhere in my picture files I do have a picture of an A sedan with the '32
style gas tank. I probably was a film photo and not on a digital/CD. But I do have one of an A with a filler piece - attached - and will take a look later on at some of my film photos for the other.

There is one '31 A sedan that does have an OEM filler that looks nice, but I suspect it is less scarce the the proverbial hens teeth. That was the '31 Slant windshield Fordor - they made only 12,000 of them .

Here ya go, a '29 and a '31;

And I found one

Dave W and Bob thanks for some eye candy . I do like the gas tank better then the filler . Gas tank seems to give it a more ERA period correct look .

I thought of saddles and if i remember right the cost is about the same for both .

Just came in from garage DA'd the left side down ,been in primer along time and recoated it . The older primer sure faded a bit.

Dave S you keep bending me i may break . LOL I try and keep with rule never sell a aquaintence a car . Dave your quailty and mine i'm sure do not match i do use the words out of sight out of mind and close enough in my work . But i do like em smooth and shiny too.

Dave W ( its a wonderfull life ) is your saying i see. Hope Brent gets it corrected i know how you feel .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave W ( its a wonderfull life ) is your saying i see. Hope Brent gets it corrected i know how you feel .

Bobby,
The only reason I care is that I lost my list of subscribed threads and my original anonymous name. It does seem that those who "know me" have figured out who I am and still are taking an occasional pot shot, but - what goes around............

Just a word of warning - the '32 tank system is more expensive, especially if you factor in a significant amount of labor to modify the frame. The frame horn covers were crapola (Vintique) and had to be totally reconfigured - probably 20 hours worth just to make them look right. The fiberglass pieces that I've seen look much better. I believe that I do have more pictures of what I did but need to be scanned - that is, if I can find them!!!

Originally Posted by IC2

The frame horn covers were crapola (Vintique) and had to be totally reconfigured - probably 20 hours worth just to make them look right.

An additional related note, those not familiar with the original configuration wouldn't realize at first glance, but the fitment of the tank and rail covers on the light grey car I posted is exquisite. There are gangs of hours to reshape the covers and make the tank to body fit as good as it is.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

An additional related note, those not familiar with the original configuration wouldn't realize at first glance, but the fitment of the tank and rail covers on the light grey car I posted is exquisite. There are gangs of hours to reshape the covers and make the tank to body fit as good as it is.

I wonder if they were 'home made' as they are configured completely different then the OEM's. They are nice. The car that I pictured seems to have the OEM style which I started with. Either way - lots of work to make them fit correctly and look nice. Mine being a roadster, hang out in the breeze with the shorter body.

Well the '32 tanks do look great and I guess I was not aware of where to get them when I worked out the rumble-seat tank. And yes the space underneath is a big gap. In my career I have always suffered from being slightly out of step and so I also put the battery down there. At present it does not look good and I am considering ways to cover the battery. There are shiny battery covers but that just calls attention to the misplaced battery. I do have a roll pan but it would have to be hinged to allow battery access so it sits in a corner unpainted. Frankly I will just be glad if I ever get this car to run, but we all know that rodding has a lot of opinions as to what looks "right" and I suppose I am going to end up with a shiny one-of-a-kind but as I said at this point I just want to get it together and running and I can only do what I can do. I also prefer not to cover up the neat rear coil springs. There are several options. 1. add a black battery cover and make it look like a missing tooth with all black across the rear. 2. add a shiny battery cover in an attempt to just add more shiny surface. 3. paint a battery cover the body color. I kind of favor item 3 but with the bumper all the way across maybe the shiny battery cover would work? At this point I know it will still be less than perfect but I can always add a fox tail and just enjoy riding in a "jalopy" which is nostalgic for me. Any other ideas on how to fix this particular gap?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Don thought here how about making a battery holder that drops down in a channell of some type with pins holding it up . Pain i know to crawl underneath to access it but that places rear pan in . I cant see how far off the ground you are but you might not need to much to reach batt.