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John,

whats the non-concentric groove on the face of the new washers for... grease?

John,

when you say the ring was held to the "sockets"... I preume you mean to the body sockets, not the light assembly socket?

I won't put you through the hassel of more pics... the ones you sent me were great. I will ask if you remember what the perimeter holes were for? Were they rivets or screws that secured the rings to the body?

Kerry, I was thinking about having them spun because I envisioned the backside of trim rings as an enclosed cup that sat behind the light. (Almost like the light itself with no lense.) They aren't like that at all. They are a simple band with the front edge of the band bent over. The problem is that...

Well- 3 days of working on the tank and I only have 3 of the 6 sides stripped. I have some experience working with fiberglass and I've never seen anything this hard and well bonded to steel. I had to resort to heating about 3 square inches at time and using a sharp chisel to cut the softened mess of...

John Vardanian has sent me some great pictures of his and we've pretty much determined that the rings I need are not part of the lights and are specific to the Lusso. What's more- the rings are stamped with the cars chassis number and even the left and right are different, giving us the impression t...

John, we think alike. I've decided to try and remove the fiberglass first. I think any repair strategy (by anyone) will depend on what is found underneath this patch. If the tank wasn't severly abraded for the fiberglassing, and the leak (s ??) appear to be solder joint related, that's likey how I w...

Thanks John,

Tom,

thanks for taking the time as well. I do appreciate it. Given your recommendation, I'm sure he's the bee's knees's.

If you care, that's not the type of shop I like to patronize so have no fear, he won't have to return my call.

Rubber bumpers? I presume there was "supposed" to be some between the 4 mount points and the chassis (judging by the witness marks on the flanges)? If so, that would make sense as I found none when I removed my tank. I'm guessing the spacers should be about 5-6mm thick and about the same durometer a...

I know.. I know .. but I'ze not too brite some times. Hey another question- the vent line on top of your tank in the last (before) picture... mine appears it was getting pinched between the tank and the 2 square welded cross members that sit right above the tank (trunk floor supports). My vent line ...

I agree! I have these struggles daily. In addition to the gas tank, I keep looking at your picture of nice celan underbody where the tank goes and thinking "well, my tanks out... now is the time".

Never easy!

John, your still here so I presume you didn't pressurize the tank to 120 psi ? Most gas tanks I've seen are tested at 3-6 psi MAX. As far as what my expectations or intent for the car are... I'd like to stay as true to it's original design as possible while making the car driveable. For example, I k...

Sorry- forgot to ask... Did you do anything to the inside (cleaning or any type of treatment)?

And I love seeing pictures so keep them coming! Obviuosly, you've chosen to forgo the original tar application and I do like what youve done better than the tar look. Do you think it will effect the cars originality or value?

Tom-

thanks for the response.

when you say Beckman can do the repair... to you mean they can "fix" my tank from it's current state (including stipping the fiberglass) or do you mean they can build a new one (as the fix)? Do you have contact info?

thanks