Finally managed to get some time out in the garage today. While I toyed momentarily with messing with the Jensen Healey door panels, I just didn't have the desire to mess around with the interior stuff.
So I went ahead and started the work on the fuel system. Today's work revolved around removing the existing parts and evaluate them for reuse and repair. The gas tank had a minor dent in the bottom of it, but otherwise appears ok. The gasoline poured out of the tank was absolute sludge and varnnish. It's unusable for just about anything. While the tank was dropped I removed all the tank supports and ran them through the sandblaster.
From there it was a matter of removing all the fuel line retainers and supports and then the fuel lines from the tank to the front of the car was removed. Finally I did the same for the line across the front of the car and the line that runs from the fuel pump to the carburetor. The lines were assessed and I've decided to remove the original fuel lines and make some new lines from scratch. I believe I'll go with some nice stainless lines rather than the original steel lines. All the retainers for the fuel lines were also run through the sandblaster and cleaned up. I finished up the day cleaning the various fastners necessary to hold everything in place and setting the gas tank aside to air out.
Next step is cleaning and preparing the tank, picking up the stainless lines and building them, a little paint on the brackets and finally reassembly. Feels good to have spent a day in the garage.
