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Installation of the fuel tank #1: Fuel hose replacement

The repair of the fuel tank had been interrupted after the rust removal.  I started the installation of the fuel tank on the body.
Prior to the installation, I replaced the degraded fuel hose under the trunk room with new one.  About 30 years passed from 1969 when this car was produced, and the hose became hard and cracked.




The old hose was replaced with new hose.


The grommet at the body hole for the fuel hose was also degraded and cracked.  My stock grommet was little bit too small.  Then, I made a cut in one part of one grommet and spread it, and combined it with another 1/3 grommet.


At a glance it looked like a bigger grommet perfectly fitting to the hole. ☺︎


Moreover, I covered the hose with the corrugated tube to prevent the deterioration.


It could be relieved for a while with this


(My original blog was written on 26th Oct. 2008)
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