I've been thinking that the new tents that mount on SUV's or pickups and all the camp lighting choices were something new but - here's a couple of pics frome FORD TIMES, november 1957.
Also found my gas tank vent leak, I didn't know that the line is butt welded on each side of a plate that bolts to the trunk drop, one weld was cracked -no more stinky!
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did you repair the old vent line, or find something to replace it with? I checked with a couple of the tube manufacturers that make the "complete" brake and fuel line kits, but neither made the vent tube. What you found out may be the reason why. I haven't looked at my old one since I pulled it out years ago, but I wouldn't have thought it was welded.
I need to find my old one and see what shape it's in. I wonder if you couldn't use rubber fuel line to replace it...shouldn't be to hard to figure fittings for tank attachment.
Rich, I could only move the side upholstery panel out an arm's width, I didn't want to bend the AL sheet that is the backing material so, at first, because I couldn't see down I cut the tubing half way up the fender and wiggled it, thinking it would pull through the hole in the floor drop. That's when it popped off so I did the same to the straight piece underneath and found a new piece of 5/16 would go right through so I just joined it at both ends with rubber hose. Another item on the winter job list, didn't want to spend time because I was heading off to a run. Got a 2nd place trophy in the run which has made for a good summer because my daughter had me drive her to the church for her wedding at the end of July, she made the old buggy look real good!