Well, all being done and said, Cpteddie's Cobra now has a new owner, "ME"! Going to post and hopefully show all the extra work to be done. First thing, the roll bar bolts "were" tight, BUT the wrong length! I simply forgot to buy shorter bolts somehow. Gas Tank Leaking: Yes it was! I asked Ed three or four times was it the weld or was it the A.R.E. fitting? He couldn't say, I filled it up and watched the slowest but absolute leak of all times! Where it was leaking at was impossible to tell what was going on!
I first started to take off the A.R.E. fitting, noticed a little slop and "grip" you don't normally find on these fittings. ? Started looking at the fuel system and Ed along with getting his Re-built Holley back on the motor, also had his Carter Pump changed to a very, very nice Holley pump! Don't know if Ed or his local guys did the swap but in the photo of the Male end you can see some serious "galling" to the top and the threads of this fitting! I'd show you an inside shot of the female part but my camera isn't THAT good. Just have to accept that the female threads were totally "galled!"
Replaced the female end, back together again NO more leaks. Ok-that problem solved!
Now look what happened to the fiberglass trunk lid area of the license plate! Ugly, Ugly, Ugly! Glass was so thin it's a wonder the license plate holder did not fall off on the way home. And, I know it was thin, but not that thin--shame on me! For all the other places that had to be reinforced why I thought this was going to hold up is beyond me! Pictures of how I repaired that mess will follow!
(...fixed images...CW)
CW-is still covering my back! No "Blue Question Marks"
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