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65 T-BIRD PROJECT

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The original plan was to get the car running and make all the different systems work. The first one was the fuel system. After removing the fuel gauge sender and fuel line from the tank I was able to clear the gas line but the tank was so bad I decided to replace it.  Below is the sending unit out of the tank, rusted and plugged, the inside of the tank looked just as bad.  The old tank and sending unit next to the new tank and sending unit with the straps blasted and painted.  I like the flow though air vent system that takes air in at the cowl and exhaust through the grill under the rear window. When the rear grill was removed the air box was full of dirt and mud.  The back seat, package shelf and the vacuum operated vent doors were removed and cleaned.  Vent doors were blasted, painted and the vacuum lines replaced.  All clean and ready for the grill to go back in. The drain hoses were also plugged with mud, I saved one but the other cracked and fell apart.  Whi