Tank on the inside was sprayed with a pressure washer by the previous owner but it had rust on the inside. Carbs were ugly and the fuel lines were the original black with a fuel filter looking well used. So lets start there, The Tank.. Rusty on the inside and its a 5 gal tank, I did some research and saw a product that said was great and showed a "video" of how great it works, its called Metal Rescue (http://www.metalrescue.com/home.aspx). DO NOT BUY! It is crap, I believe i paid about $25 a gallon for this junk. Basically it is good for very very light rust that you can just brush off with a wire brush, but anything more... and its a waste, they pride themselves on its re-useable till it turns black. I used about 1 gal in my 5 gal tank till it was black and yes i let it soak for about 3 days time, rotating the tank every 8-12 hours. It didn't do a dent to the rust. So i called a few radiator shops, they all wanted $100 or more up to $200 for the job to de-rust the tank and seal it. Finally i found a guy that said he would do it for $60 O!O. That's a deal, de-rust the tank and sealed and it took him about 3 days turn around, super happy with the end result!
(I realized i should have taken pictures but i totally forgot to, but believe me radiator shop is the way to go)
Next the Carbs and petcock.
Bing 32's, Well I spent about $90 for a rebuild kit for both carbs, from Hucky's in Flordia (great prices i think by the way). Kit came with all the gaskets, and also 2 of the floats. Carbs looked pretty ugly, and what the hell is with the top's being blue? id rather it just be that nice alloy. So I soaked them one at a time in carb cleaner and always cleaned out with hot water, followed by simple green and a nylon brush then rinsed again. I thought they turned out great. That price also included the rebuild gaskets for the petcock also which was interesting to figure out, a little tip is use grease with the gaskets on the petcock and also the threads, it will seat better and will dissolve in the fuel too.
Fuel line was ugly as black plus i wanted to see if i had fuel or not and didn't like the bend that you get that looks like the line was pinched. I replaced it with some blue translucent fuel lines and a clear 90 degree fuel filter, very happy with the result and watching the fuel go from the tank to both carbs
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