When you start a restoration project, you have to think in terms of "first things first". This means creating a list of stuff you will need to do in order to even get the car running. In this case, the radiator needed to be removed to be boiled out and restored, the dry rotted radiator hoses had to be replaced. As the former owner had used plain water for the cooling system, it had to be drained and the rust removed. Some years ago, the former owner had coated the gas tank interior with a sealant which is now flaking off like dry leaves. This means the gas tank may need to be removed and cleaned out--no small feat, as the gas tank is one of the main parts of the front of the car.
Mark removed the radiator and took it to a radiator shop to the restored. That's right, radiator shops DO still exist--they are just hidden away in time warps, which is where Mark found this one.
Then, in an attempt to assess the extent of the sealant flaking in the gas tank, Mark lowered one of our son's computer cameras in to the tank. By propping the laptop up on the hood of the car, he was able to visually scan the inside of the tank. He decided it wasn't quite as awful as he thought, and he may be able to scrub out the sealant without removing the tank--a big relief!
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