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Old Jul 19, 2015 | 11:20 PM
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Working the 51

I finally got back to work on my 51. I got the engine and trans completed and installed along with the floorboards.



The rusted areas cut out.





New metal fabricated and welded in place.





First time at this.





Finished up and POR-15 applied





Gas tank from 70 Mustang installed





Completed tank swap





Trans cover hole sealed





351C and C-4 complete





Engine trans installed.





I had a great time. Next time I work on the exhaust and fuel lines.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 03:26 AM
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Great progress!
 
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 06:33 AM
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Looks great, nice work!
 
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 09:06 AM
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looking like your making progress. Thanks for sharing.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 09:51 AM
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That's a whole lot of progress! Nice work!
 
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 12:11 PM
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Nice Job! Looks like you are well on your way.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 03:11 PM
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i used the same mustang gas tank and i had the filler come out the back (i had put an old licence plate holder with the springs on it like they had back in the old days i thought that it looked good and it does but when you put gas in it it takes forever i would never do this again,i am having mine moved to come up through the bed,just something to think about
 
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 12:28 AM
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Thanks, it has been fun!
 
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 02:38 AM
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Nice afternoons work, LOL. Seriously though your moving rite along, nice clean job too. Thanks for sharing your pics, I enjoyed the journey
 
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 03:06 PM
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Hey Jetman,
Looking good over there in Alaska!

We also used that exact same 22 gallon '70 Mustang Tank.
A few thoughts as you finish it up - think through how you are going to
have the tank communicate with the Gas Gauge. We used modern autometer gauges in the dash that require a sender with 0hm - 200ohm's range. (The stock '70 Mustang sender uses 11ohms - 77 ohms).

We needed to use the stock '70 Mustang gas sender unit for the Fuel Pick up as it's a pretty unique style for that tank. To get the gauges to work we had to solder on a new universal sending unit & float with the proper 0 ohms - 200 ohms. Think this part through before you finish your tank up - It's a lot harder to do once it's back under the bed & filled with gas (PITA).

I'm also attaching a pic showing the finished look - we used a boat gas fuel door coming up into the wood bed that we got from West Marine. Good luck over there.

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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 03:10 PM
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Hey Jetman,
Just one other thought. We went with a vented gas cap the first try but my wife ëncouraged" me to
rethink that design as it stunk up the garage. We went back to a non vented cap & we added a rollover vent valve that we
vented through a salvage yard Minivan Charcoal Canister - much better I'm told.

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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 08:45 PM
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Jetman, what cap did you use for the tank?

My tank is a 1969 (same style) with a 2" opening. I found some things I might want to do for a filler but Im still up in the air.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mustangmike6996
Jetman, what cap did you use for the tank?

My tank is a 1969 (same style) with a 2" opening. I found some things I might want to do for a filler but Im still up in the air.
I am still in the air as well, but I was thinking about a recessed one in the bed floor or one that I can mount in the rear fender with a door; I am leaning on my 2nd option if I can get an elbow to bend sharp enough to swing through the frame into the back of the fender.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ben73058
Hey Jetman,
Just one other thought. We went with a vented gas cap the first try but my wife ëncouraged" me to
rethink that design as it stunk up the garage. We went back to a non vented cap & we added a rollover vent valve that we
vented through a salvage yard Minivan Charcoal Canister - much better I'm told.

Ben in Austin
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Thanks Ben, your truck looks great. The door looks really cool in your bed. I will pay attention to the gauges that I purchase as well as look into locating a charcoal canister. Do you have any pics of the canister setup?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2019 | 05:56 PM
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Good afternoon, All,
I have been away for a while as I had to move twice. I am hopefully settled and can get back to work on my 51. Best wishes to you all. Thanks for the encouragement!
 
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