[rbray]

These are all great points.

The car has been on the road for about five years so I suppose it wouldn't hurt to replace the fuel hose.
Bill, do you have a brand of hose you can recommend?

The clear fill hose is fuel rated. As far as grounding goes the cell is grounded to the frame. The fuel cap has a ground wire runs from the cap to the frame. Is this safe or do I need to ground the cap directly to the cell?

Also, I'm going to order replacement gaskets for the fill plate.

Thank you again for all of your suggestions