[Amc-list] Where's my sign? (was Re: Eastwood Gas Tank Sealer Kit)

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Back on the farm where I grew up @40 years ago, we had a couple cars we 
learned to drive in out in the back 40 (acres) Time and again we would try 
to take them places where we could ride our horses (many times with 
predictable results. "Go get the Massey Harris tractor because the &%#$@*! 
Rambler/Ford/Chev/Vauxhall/VW is stuck again!")
   We even tried to set up jumps and stuff to emulate our heroes H.B. 
Halicki and all the stunt drivers in many TV shows and movies (like CHIPs, 
original Gone in 60 seconds, Eat my dust!, The Drive In, Gumball Rally, 
French Connection, Junkman)
   My younger bro missed a ramp and ripped the gas tank out of his '63 
Mercury Monterey. He cruised @50 feet or so past it before running out of 
gas. That's when I got the bright idea of making a flame thrower (I don't 
suggest you do this at home unless you're accustomed to saying "Hey y'all 
watch this!") We used plastic jugs with a little gas and had flame wars. 
Then I got the bright idea to see if the gas tank would do that too! It did 
for awhile till there wasn't anything left in the tank but fumes.
   The last time I lit it, I just recall suddenly not being able to hear or 
breath. Don't know how far away from that tank I landed, but when I looked 
back, the hole in the tank looked like the gaping maw of some alien 
creature!
   With all the crazy things I've done, accidents I've been through, it's 
amazing I don't have more damage than I've had!
    I narrowly missed a T bone and being hit from behind on the way to work 
this AM. Some "can you hear me now?" Jackass blew through a stop sign and I 
saw him coming, so I tried to stop. I automatically look in my rearview now 
when that happens and saw the car behind me flying up waaay over the limit, 
so I pulled to the shoulder to let the guy behind me by and he tee boned the 
phone-y driver!
   This was after breaking a tooth eating breakfast and forgetting both my 
cell phone (handsfree as required by the new state law in a couple weeks!) 
and can of Rockstar wakeup juice. Last thing I said to my wife was "If this 
is the worst thing that happens today, the rest won't be too bad!"
   Just heard we had a little quake off the coast this AM (no wonder I 
didn't sleep well the past couple nights!)


From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Eastwood Gas Tank Sealer Kit
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans."
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Apartness,
  The result of partially filling an old crusty fuel tank with
gasoline and tossing a match in it.
Apartness.

Seriously my brother had his 66 Marlins tank done at the fuel
tank place located in the Greensburg, Pa area, they did the one
for the charity AMX as well [ I lined that deal up].
   I haven't heard anything bad about the AMX's tank. I know for
a fact that my brothers tanks was a mess and it is holding up
very well and he is quite happy with it.  The only drawback is
he had to add a ground wire to the sending unit as the coated
tank would not ground.

If you decide to spend the money, I would suggest letting the
same place do your tank as they stepped up and did the AMX's
tank for free....



--
Mark Price

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