What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?

memike · 2025-12-24T15:32:30-0600

Only thing I did to my 66 sedan was take her for a 25 mile drive, hit her good after 15 miles and she squated and gave me a good drivers side bucket seats a good test, the rearend locker is doing great. @halifaxhops.

Merry Christmas to all in this fun thread today

CRUZE 418 · 2025-12-24T15:32:38-0600

It's 20 gal. Sounds like MMissle doesn't like it? Is it because it isn't a fuel cell?

MadScientistMat · 2025-12-24T15:36:34-0600

And now I made a video of the weatherstrip installation.

memike · 2025-12-24T15:54:02-0600

MadScientistMat said:
And now I made a video of the weatherstrip installation.

Good job, I am fortunate that my 66 Plymouth Valiant Sedan truck seal is still good, she must have been a garage kept car , I got her when she had 61.000 miles on her almost 20 years ago, and stays in side for the last 17 years.
You might have contributed to the gift of this car we all call Victoria. Hope I have made all the members proud. Enjoyed your video.

MMissile · 2025-12-24T16:15:50-0600

CRUZE 418 said:
It's 20 gal. Sounds like MMissle doesn't like it? Is it because it isn't a fuel cell?

Really? What's the thread title? What am I doing to my car?
I just looked, and I had already clicked a "like". I guess maybe I should remove it...

CRUZE 418 · 2025-12-24T16:58:46-0600

Sorry, Nada to me means no, that you didn't like it. Did not see the thumbs up icon, not really a computer guy.
Anyways, MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!

Elmer-FN-Fudd · 2025-12-24T17:02:10-0600

Today, me and my son removed the rearend from my duster. Been wanting to do this for a while now. Next, I need to remove the gas tank and hope there isn't a lot of gas in it. Then the not so fun part of cleaning up the underside. This is the first time since I bought this project that I actually have time to work on the car for more than 1 day, and now I realize I am severely lacking in tools!

air shocks of unknow origin. In pretty bad shape...definitely going in the trash!

7 1/4 shock plates, probably sell them down the road sometime along withthe 7 1/4 rear.

wish I could do this in my garage, but it is too small.

65 Cuda 340 · 2025-12-24T18:52:36-0600

CRUZE 418 said:
Sorry, Nada to me means no, that you didn't like it. Did not see the thumbs up icon, not really a computer guy.
Anyways, MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!

Nada is Spanish for "nothing." Not no. So what is MMissile doing to his car today? Same as me: nada!

65 Cuda 340 · 2025-12-24T18:56:56-0600

memike said:
Good job, I am fortunate that my 66 Plymouth Valiant Sedan truck seal is still good, she must have been a garage kept car , I got her when she had 61.000 miles on her almost 20 years ago, and stays in side for the last 17 years.
You might have contributed to the gift of this car we all call Victoria. Hope I have made all the members proud. Enjoyed your video.

View attachment 1716492277

That sure is a nice looking Valiant. Garage is cleaner than mine, too.

Elmer-FN-Fudd · 2025-12-25T12:13:19-0600

today I tackled the fuel tank, it was easier than I thought to remove. But, it is the wrong tank for this car, good thing I have a brand new one for it. Not only is it wrong, but it has a bunch of rust holes in it.

It is supposed to have the 4 or 5 ecs tubes coming out of it.
sending unit is horrible looking, not sure if I should try to clean it up and save it or just get a new one.

65 Cuda 340 · 2025-12-25T13:51:07-0600

Elmer-FN-Fudd said:
today I tackled the fuel tank, it was easier than I thought to remove. But, it is the wrong tank for this car, good thing I have a brand new one for it. Not only is it wrong, but it has a bunch of rust holes in it.
View attachment 1716492495 View attachment 1716492496
It is supposed to have the 4 or 5 ecs tubes coming out of it.
sending unit is horrible looking, not sure if I should try to clean it up and save it or just get a new one.
View attachment 1716492498 View attachment 1716492499 View attachment 1716492501

Unless someone has a source I don't know about, new ones aren't worth putting in. Won't read right from the get go, and will quit working altogether in just a month or two.

One Bullet Barney · 2025-12-25T14:02:58-0600

Same thing I do c almost everyday for the last 18 months.
Open the garage door look at it, then close the Garage door

MMissile · 2025-12-25T14:20:22-0600

I don't even go out to the shop, unless somebody comes over for some reason that requires going out there. Been a few weeks...

Vaanth · 2025-12-25T15:06:51-0600

Not an A-body, but adding some stripes:

CRUZE 418 · 2025-12-25T18:35:25-0600

Don't throw that sending unit, rebuild it.

Elmer-FN-Fudd · 2025-12-25T18:37:12-0600

CRUZE 418 said:
Don't throw that sending unit, rebuild it.

I will try and rebuild it, but I'm not sure how to go about it.

Mopar Momzee · 2025-12-25T19:37:25-0600

Elmer-FN-Fudd said:
I will try and rebuild it, but I'm not sure how to go about it.

There’s a play by play instructions on here about it can’t remember who it was that made it. I followed it to a tee worked perfectly here is before and after.