Work on the restoration of the '76 Monaco Winchester progresses. I was able to get a new black tank made by the original manufacturer, Inca Plastics; they still have the original mold.
The 360 4bbl will be fired up, broken in and dyno'd in a couple of weeks, I'm just waiting for a few more ancillary parts. The 727 LoadFlite has been rebuilt, as have the drive shafts, balanced, painted and ready to go.
Yesterday I pulled the fuel tank. While the gas in it was rancid, the inside of the 51-gallon tank is pristine, no rust whatsoever. The sender still works, so it's getting a new filter sock and gasket. The tank is getting a good scrubbing and some fresh paint, along with new ethanol friendly hoses, as the old ones crumbled in my fingers.
The interior is finished, with the exception of a new toilet, completed by the man who did the interior for Monaco in 1976; he now owns a shop in Idaho. The result is spectacular, in my opinion.
I'm attaching some pics along with a question. If you look at the picture of the fuel tank, you'll see that the inlet is at the bottom. Now, I'm just a dumb linguist and not an engineer, but how can the fuel tank stay properly filled and not spew fuel back up the inlet hose?
