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Glad I went to this as I've never been to the Goodwood circuit before. It was a shame there wasn't any track action, but at least there were loads of nice cars to look at, and the weather just about stayed dry (can't say the same about the drive home).

And finally, all refitted and back on the car.

The refurbished fuel tank. The guys doing the work on this have said it is a bit of a patchwork, but it is all solid and thoroughly tested for leaks. It was a little more expensive that the initial quote, but I’m happy with the result. It doesn’t need to look pretty when its all out of sight. They h...

Also treated the various heat shields, stone guards, and the fuel pump tray to some rust treatment, and a full POR15 treatment.

Really pleased with how they turned out!

While the fuel tank was off the car, I gave the underside a clean up. So removed all the loose stuff, rubbed down a few areas, and then applied a liberal coating of Vactan to treat any rust. To be fair there were no horrible surprises, so I am happy about that. I have also given it a few coats of st...

Next big update… The fuel tank. WARNING, nasty rusty photos to follow, but clean shiny parts at the end. While doing some work on the car with the drivers side jacked up I could smell petrol and then saw a small but constant drip on the rear passenger corner. Oh dear... I set about removing the fuel...

Thanks.
The expansion bottle is spotless at the moment, so will be easy to see if there's any discoloration and settlement in there.
I'm using BlueCol anti-freeze diluted with some de-ionised water.

Time for a couple of updates, and photos… First of which, we were suffering a very slow coolant loss which was mostly noticeable after the car has been stood for a while. I think this is a fairly common problem with the O rings between the inlet manifold and the engine block. So I took the carb and ...

I'll be there, booked my ticket just now.

Will be in the RX-8 (The FB's fuel tank repair/refurb is not going too well)

Thanks! I'll let you know