My 73 Gremlin build project

Got the picture posted 

When I got the car back to town the first thing I did was take it on the trailer to the tire shop to reseat the tire beads so the they would at least hold air. I had to replace only one tire to make it a roller. The tires must have been fairly new when the car broke down because the tread was still deep, but 10 years of sitting in the desert sun flat... After unloading it it went right onto the lift for powerwashing the bottom and rust inspection. None found other than I mentioned on the floor. I then hit it with the DA and started the body work. http://s780.photobucket.com/user/tsar65/media/Gremlin/IMG_20131223_173850.jpg.html -

http://s780.photobucket.com/user/tsar65/media/Gremlin/IMG_20131227_151229.jpg.html - Passenger side ready for primer.

Good progress. Do you have center caps for the Cragars?

http://s780.photobucket.com/user/tsar65/media/Gremlin/IMG_20140127_163451_099.jpg.html - Naturally the rear valance was bashed in after 41 years, part of which was spent under the ownership of a teenager. Here I had the choice of drilling/cutting the 68+ spot welds ( I counted) that hold it on and straightening it off the car, (best) or using the stud welder and a puller. After evaluating the hours involved in getting it off, straightened and welded back on the stud welder won. Here I have sanded off the layers of paint with a 36 grit disc to get down to the bare metal required by the stud welder. If you look closely at the fuel tank you can see where I braze welded a hole. The former owner had put a big glob of JB Weld for fuel tanks over it. While it held ok it was unsightly. While I had the tank off cleaning it I welded the crack closed and welded in a 3/8 brass elbow in the front tank sump. Thats out of the way when the V8 motor goes in to run at least a 3/8 fuel line. If you run a performance engine you MUST run a bigger fuel line from the tank cause a 5/16 line aint a gonna cut it.