Float 1957 Thunderbird and a few other FoMoCo products of the era, tank same from 1952-1956 and will fit 1951 but without fill whistle. Anti-siphon valves are a waste of time as the fuel isn’t siphoning. Instead it is evaporating from the carburetor bowls. With the bowls full, it will start and pump when it needs to keep running.

As I understand it, the frayed broken wire is for Electromatic Clutch which you don’t have so you can probably just cut it off. Wait for someone who can confirm first before doing so!

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Is the Reynolds Wrap trim painted white or just an illusion from an overcast day?

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It's your car... is it gonna matter if it gets rained on a couple times and there's thousands of miles worth of bugs that hit the windshield and paint?

New tank.
Pretty sure they are 51-54 thanks selling as 55,56

Here's my point. Besides the air vent.. the gasket fir sending unit is bigger

My 400 tank uses a 2 inch ID. It was way to small.

I used it but had to super glue so I could keep it centered. It still f d up.

But. The tank solved my bucking..

Sending unit f.d up. Have 2 on the way. Amazon type and a Dennis carpenter unit.

Picture Dennis carpenter unit.
54 bucks plus shipping.
Amazon
33 bucks. Same style as Packards

Picture Dennis carpenter unit
54 bucks
Amazon 33. But has the same style as Packards unit
Both Ford. With the part number Kevin has in part reference.

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Could be spud.

When I get new parts, I’m like a little kid at Christmas… I just had to go ahead and start cleaning them up. For tonight, I just cleaned up the solenoid and governor.

Work on the After Eight is pretty well non existant just now other than having the grill and bumpers chromed. BUT, I have been screwing together my tribute to the 56 400 that was never built, but was an artist's rendering in the next to last Packard ad for the Detroit built cars.

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Thanks, the car is a 37 "120"

I don’t know what year tank you’re looking at but the one I have for my 1956 Clipper looks good, although I‘ve not yet installed it. Others have done so and are happy with it. The same tank is proper back to 1952 but also fits 1951 if you don’t care that he fill whistle is gone.

For sealer, I‘ve always used Hirsch gas tank sealer with excellent results. A tank I coated with it back in the ‘70s or early ‘80s still had the smell and color of proper gasoline when I drained it a few years ago even though it was too old to burn properly.