Cbody Bob's 1966 Chrysler 300 coupe

[Wollfen]

Here are the pics of the insides now it is cleaned out, some heavy surface rust, but I think we can work with it.

 

[65sporty]

I believe you need a new float

 

[C Body Bob]

Those are pics of the tank from my 66 ?

 

[GJS]

She don't look too bad! Save for the "float". ... which looks kind more like an anchor.

 

[live4theking]

I saw a video on youtube of a guy using apple cider vinegar to clean a tank. He left sit so that each side could soak for a few days and then rotated it. I'm not sure if he change the vinegar out with each rotation or not.

 

[Wollfen]

Those are pics of the tank from my 66 ?

Yup it is. Note in the second pic the rust in the foreground, I would say where it isn't rusty is where the gas was sitting.

 

[C Body Bob]

Yup it is. Note in the second pic the rust in the foreground, I would say where it isn't rusty is where the gas was sitting.

Ok good luck. I hope it cleans out. In no hurry. If you need to let something soak.

 

[tbm3fan]

Here is the beginning thread of Bobs 66 300, if you remember Bob bought this from Boomer recently and now that the 72 Coronet wagon is gone I am now starting work on this car. First order of the day was to remove the gas tank and inspect. The gas that came out was dark brown and full of rust scale, not looking good and I would say the likely cause of why the car sometimes runs rough.

Now imagine some of your arteries looking that way. Makes one pause a bit...

 

[Wollfen]

Before i could do any other work to Bob's car i had to deal with a wasp nest beside it. Damned thing already got me once. Imagine my surprise last night when i pulled the wood away and found this huge thing ten inches across. I burned that thing with a butane torch for ten mins last night and this morning looked, just as many wasps as before. Tonight I'm using a pint of gas....

 

[C Body Bob]

Before i could do any other work to Bob's car i had to deal with a wasp nest beside it. Damned thing already got me once. Imagine my surprise last night when i pulled the wood away and found this huge thing ten inches across. I burned that thing with a butane torch for ten mins last night and this morning looked, just as many wasps as before. Tonight I'm using a pint of gas....

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Should I put insurance on the car ?

 

[Ripinator]

Before i could do any other work to Bob's car i had to deal with a wasp nest beside it. Damned thing already got me once. Imagine my surprise last night when i pulled the wood away and found this huge thing ten inches across. I burned that thing with a butane torch for ten mins last night and this morning looked, just as many wasps as before. Tonight I'm using a pint of gas....

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Are you sure they are wasps? Looks like hornets to me. . . Much more dangerous.

 

[Wollfen]

Should I put insurance on the car ?

Lol no, it wont be a bonfire, just a little roasting.

 

[Wollfen]

Are you sure they are wasps? Looks like hornets to me. . . Much more dangerous.

I'll take some closeups and you can tell me.

 

[C Body Bob]

While the tank is out how does the trunk floor & the extensions look. Anything need to be fixed in there ?

 

[Wollfen]

While the tank is out how does the trunk floor & the extensions look. Anything need to be fixed in there ?

Will be looking tomorrow if the wasps are gone.

 

[Wollfen]

So I took some closeup pics using zoom, I wasn't getting anywhere near those damn things, here Rip, check em out, I'm told they are yellowjackets. I burned off the top layer this evening killing those that came out, then I poured some old engine oil into it. I ended up pouring 4 gallons in to drown them!

 

[C Body Bob]

Yep those are Yellow Jackets. They typically nest in holes in the ground or rotten stumps. They may swarm for a few days trying to figure out what happened. Hit em with wasp/Hornet spray.

 

[Wollfen]

I set up the 66 gas tank and poured in a gallon of white vinegar to sit and stew tonight, will check it each day to see how it is progressing.

 

[C Body Bob]

Ok. Sounds good.

 

[65sporty]

So I took some closeup pics using zoom, I wasn't getting anywhere near those damn things, here Rip, check em out, I'm told they are yellowjackets. I burned off the top layer this evening killing those that came out, then I poured some old engine oil into it. I ended up pouring 4 gallons in to drown them!

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Did you light up the old engine oil? You know just to make sure they are dead can't be too sure they all drown