The rebuilding of Norman's 75 Eleganza II

Engine Oil Fill Tube I noticed that the rubber elbows on the oil fill tube were cracked and needed replacement. But after thinking about it for a while, I saw this contraption as little more than something else to break. Besides, who would rather stand out in the weather adding a quart of oil, when they could do it from within the comfort of their living room? Having removed the original fill tube hardware back to the stack pipe on the front of the old 455, I took a pipe cutter and shortened the piece with the cap on it by an inch or so. Then, after removing the small flange that used to attach it to the front frame and using a six inch strait piece of leftover radiator hose, the two pieces were wedded together, where I felt they should have been in the first place. Just for appearances, I decided to give both pieces a coat of high temp, gloss black engine enamel paint prior to final assembly. The fit was so good, that hose clamps were unnecessary. This arrangement left at least an inch or more clearance for the engine hatch cover and no more leaky rubber elbows to worry about 8-).