Last night was the fuel tank and other minor details such as the cowl and grounds. Once again I talked Annie into staying late to help out. Just like the license plate light wire grommet, the factory used tape to cover the hole from below. I am not sure why other than maybe to retain the trunk spatter but seriously in those days who would care. Regardless, it was there and I replaced it with the same type of tape and then pushed the grommet through it.
I reworked the ground wire as the terminal is not correct on the replacement pigtails so I replaced it with a correct end. The original bolts were restored and used in the same locations. Same goes for all the gas tank mounting hardware. It is all the original pieces.
The fuel line clamps were an olive drab color based on what I could see on the inside of the clamp where it was protected by the hose. I could barely make out the stampings on the fuel hose so I replaced it with what I have seen on Baltimore cars and that is SWAN GAS.
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