got  my  floor   boards   painted  , and  the  frame  with  P O R

i  plan  to  view the  weather forcast before  a drive  !

i was goig to  install  my  new gas tank  and  straps...................straps  wont fit  , to  short  &??*?*&*&(&*)*(*&*?&%?$//

i also  put  in a full  quarter  on  the drivers side  , i found  a couple  of pin holes  just arroud the  wheel opening ........going  all the  way  to  make  this  thing   rust free !!

-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 08:03:10 PM

there is 2 words to make it easy .....................frame off!

Lefty here is a pic of the strap in question , note the bend on the right side where you see a carriage bolt

when i put the tank under the car , this bend on the strap should go behind the tank ( where the bottom curves to the rear side of the tank )

when i tried to get it in ,the  head of  my carriage bolt was about 3 inches from the slot under the trunk pan (  the nut  was  at the far end  of the thread )

i have the impression i have the wrong strap , i dont think it should be this hard to getit in ????it seems so short ???

i noticed there was 2 slots in the trunk pan , i put the bent end of the strap in the 2 nd hole like the picture in the G M chassis shop manual

if i put in the 1 st hole ( closer to the rear of the car ) i will gain some loose , but i want to have it where it goes !

well i will just  get   longer bolts   , or  dig  some   out  of  the  bins  

That looks awsome, good job

since 1983 wrote:

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SORRY GUYS I POSTED IN THE ACADIAN SECTION , TO EXCITED I GUESS!!!

THE CAR IS AN ACADIAN AFTER ALL BUT A BIT BIGGER!

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looks great, i know the stainless straps i got were short as well.
i just made some longer bolts and it went in perfect..
straps seemed to pull in when tightened.

Looks great. I get a kick out of how easy a job like that looks. Only someone that's done it knows how much time and effort is involved. 

Justly proud, those floors look great. That is going to be a nice car when you are done!

Lefty wrote:

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thats was what my new ones (stainless) were like so i just went to Home Depot and got a longer bolt.
worked fine and after i go it tight i cut the carriage bolts shorter and put self locking nuts on them..

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Nailhead wrote:

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since 1983 wrote:

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i noticed there was 2 slots in the trunk pan , i put the bent end of the strap in the 2 nd hole like the picture in the G M chassis shop manual

if i put in the 1 st hole ( closer to the rear of the car ) i will gain some loose , but i want to have it where it goes !

 

well i will just  get   longer bolts   , or  dig  some   out  of  the  bins  

-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 11:32:40 PM

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  .........just last august I put a new stainless tank and straps in my 58.  The strap goes in the slot closer to the diff and the comes out the second slot, kinda acts as a lock sitting that way.  Yeah it seemed short too but once you catch the threads it tightens up OK.

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 i guess that  confirms..........even  if they  are two  differents  cars  of a different era  , the  lock  idea  for  that  strap  has some sens   BUT  IN YOUR  2 ND   PICTURE  A SEE A HOLE  CLOSER TO THE  DIFF ANS  THE  STRAP   IN IN THE  LOWER ONE   ??????

thanks  Nailhead  !!!!

Good progress there. 

here i have a couple more pics , engine compartment , engine is going in in the next month , and the car should be road worthy to try that rebuilt 283