[njsteve]

Original vent line hoses still in place. Nice and pliable, too.





And the fuel tank straps that are covered in the black overspray on the top and bottom sides of the straps, from the assembly plant.



And the original fuel tank. The US Steel stencil on the other side has a date of 12/30/1970, which is rather interesting. I believe the explanation is that the stencil date is the actual date of the steel being stamped by US Steel, into a roll and not the date of the fuel tank being created.