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They make entire fuel pumps (and tanks) from plastic in modern cars. In fact, my 73 Dodge truck has a plastic tank from the factory... that doesn't leak (although the 50 y/o rubber transfer hose does). Plastic works, just has to be the RIGHT plastic.

Thanks all for the suggestions. I should mention that I knew the sender itself was still functional. As you can see from the home-made pick up end, someone was here before me. They actually did a pretty decent job, so I left those parts as-is. Hard to believe the float wasn't showing...

The metal is paper thin. In a month it would probably crack somewhere else.

Is there an off-the-shelf replacement? As I suspected, my float sank. I seem to remember this was a part you could still buy at a Ford dealer a decade ago. I also remember zip-tieing a carb float to the sending unit arm once as well. What have you guys used? You'd think by now someone would...

Your people out there know. And you know it's not a 5-mph bumper, so that narrows it somewhat. Think of this as one of those "guess where" or "guess who" threads.

I should probably mention that I plan to remove the bumper...

Has anyone here used jacks and/or hydraulic tools (porta-power) to remove relatively minor bumper damage? I'm not looking for perfection, just pushing out about a 1/2" of damage. If so, how did you support the bumper to confine the force to one area and prevent simply bending the whole thing...

I used the idea of applying some heat and a light scrape on the no-fin areas.. Then I put the hottest water I assumed wouldn't melt a thick trash bag + some "purple power". I let that sit in the sun. It stayed hot for a long time. Removed from bag and used a moderate brush. It came out pretty...

I'm repairing a non-C body after a minor wreck last fall... I lucked into finding a non-rusty 79 Chrysler 300 in a local pic-a-part and scored a lot of parts, including an a/c condenser. I grabbed this one because the only oily area was at the connection/seal, thus indicating that was a leak...

I looked into the ZRC. They really don't say much about topcoating and (at least from their website) painting over rust is a no-go. I could probably learn more if I called their telephone number.

We know the banner ad system is working...

I have found it to be the "most" effective and it works even if the surrounding surface has paint on it... Contrarily POR-15 will peel off in sheets if an edge isn't down to bare metal. The best way to buy it is in the little half-pint cans. As soon as you open it, it starts to cure. What...

Maybe I should just post the Rust Bullet site so you'll get an idea what level I'm already at. Things like Rustoleum have a place, but it's not really designed to encapsulate rust. Rust Bullet | Rust Paint - Concrete Paint - Kills Rust

I appreciate that thought and might look into the KBS products, but right now I'm looking for something to paint over a solid, rust-pitted battery tray or the sketchy edge of the door on a daily-driver. @detmatt , did you mean you were looking into the KBS or what I am looking for?

I'm not a POR-15 fan. Don't like how I've seen it peel of in sheets (underside of a hood). Conversely I accidentally spilled some Rust Bullet on concrete 15 years ago, and it's still there. Before I make another R-B order, I'm wondering if anyone feels it's been eclipsed? I'm generally...

The only thing that makes sense to me would be that the bumper was replaced in the last 47 years with a version without holes and someone glued the applique back on. Again, I stand by using something either hot, thin or sharp to slice. The good news is scraping the chrome isn't an issue if...

Well I don't see a bolt, that's true... All I could say is try to get that putty knife behind it. You'll either slice through adhesive or find a fastener. If someone has an exploded view from a parts catalog, that would help I guess?

I've never pulled one of these apart, but I've never seen rub strips with anything less than a mechanical fastener. If it's that tight, someone might have used windshield urethane. When you say "stripped", do you mean "removed from the car"? I'd try to slip something thin between it and the...

Computer, formal NY'er turn signal lenses... Damnnit! Another stupid laser beam thing!

My limited experience with TIG welding aluminum says AC is required to strip the oxidation from aluminum. I don't see that this machine does AC? Agree this looks like a good deal.