Wheels: 1st set

I picked up some OEM steel wheels and new tires. I did not care for the wheels that were on the car.
(I've still got them if you know anybody that's interested.)

I polished a old set of chrome center caps and acquired some new roundels.

I was torn between two colors for the rim paint, so I painted one each color to help to me decide. I ended up going with the gunmetal color. I like the contrast with the chrome lug nuts and center cap.

Stainless brake lines, driver's mirror

Since the car actually runs now, its time to address some other issues. I picked up some DOT braided brake lines for all four corners.

The more time I spend under the car, the more I see that will need attention:

'TURBO' style mirror had to go.

Fuel tank rehab

During the exhausting (I couldn't resist the pun) process I had removed the fuel tank for better access to the muffler. When I did, I noticed some light surface rust on the body and tank. I believe the old foam gasket was holding moisture. I removed all of the rust from the body and tank. I primed the body and installed a fresh foam seal. I thoroughly cleaned the fuel tank and then sprayed it with black, fuel-safe, epoxy. I topped it off with a new rubber fuel neck $$$.

 

Exhausting

After more cleaning with Oil-Eater the passenger side of the engine is ready to receive some attention.

Can you tell the difference between the old and new exhaust systems?

I installed the header with the appropriate gasket and hardware. (Don't cheap out here.  Quality gaskets and CORRECT hardware make a big difference and are the sign of a quality job.)

As beautiful as the stainless system was from IE, I could not get it to fit. Believe me I tried EVERYTHING. I wrestled with it for days. The folks at IE were very helpful and understanding. The end result was that I returned the stainless exhaust system and kept the header. To bad as it was beautiful.