Progress Report on my '63 Daytona

[PlainBrownR2]

I think we're really committed now. It looks like one of the exploded diagrams from the Shop Manual ...........

[Bill Pressler]

I always liked Champagne Gold on '63's...good luck!

[PlainBrownR2]

Thanks! I will say while Champaigne Gold is a great color(we have it on our Avanti) that's actually a VERY faded Rose Mist!

[Bill Pressler]

Whoops! I think I actually like Rose Mist best of all '63 Stude colors, though.

[PlainBrownR2]

I have a little bit more to add, before the sun went completely down. I dropped the gas tank out of it. It wasn't difficult, aside from three very rusted mounting bolts. After that, with the aged filler pipe rubber, it just slid right out! It had the remains of its last fill up in it, and as of this photo, still does. When I pulled it, I rolled it around a little bit, and felt something like sod clumps, rolling around inside. I flipped the tank over, dumped the remains out of the fill pipe, and this came out. It looks like dirt, rust, and of course, smells like varnish(old gasoline). There's quite a bit in it. If this were connected to a fuel system, the fuel filter would prevent this stuff from getting in. Frankly, the pickup line would plug up long before that happened, with the amount of sediment that was in it! This also goes along the lines of not hooking up the electricals, fuel, and brake lines, and taking off when dealing with a field car, because who knows what still remains in these systems!



I don't intend on using it, I'll set it aside as a spare. I have a nearly new tank in the '64 Commander, so that's gonna replace this one. I'm also working on removing almost everything from the frame, save for the body, because I want put POR-15 on it, which partially explains the complete disassembly of the vehicle.