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In this Discussion
- bent metal May 2012
- GrimGreaser May 2012
- Jon B May 2012
- Kdancy June 2012
- Richie May 2012
- RonS May 2012
stainless steel gas tanks for any car.
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I have information on man in TN that is making stainless tanks for around 200.00. I saw one here at Doc's and it is excellent. All that has to be done is drillnad tap for sending unit and gas tube. I am going to call him on Monday and order one to have for stock, in case I ever need one. If he is interested in making more, I will post information here.
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For $200, I would be interested in the bear future.Six in a row makes it GO!
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any pics?
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Dave, are these generic tanks? What do you mean when you said all that is needed is to tap holes for the sender and pickup tube? Isn't it necessary for a tank to be designed with heavier metal in those areas to torque down the screws with out leaks? I had a tank made for a Samco Cord replicar, The tank did not have baffles. It was havoc on the sender float arm. What about the filler neck? Is it welded or clamped on with hose? What happened with Ricks in El Paso. Did he ever build the 48-53 stepdown tanks?
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Dave, we look forward to hearing more about these. $200 for stainless seems too good to be true. I don't know why a tank has to be stainless anyway (with its attendant high price); a new carbon steel tank will last as long as any of us (now reading this message) need it. My 1937 tank is still functioning perfectly (cross fingers!) and that's 75 years! I'd settle for steel if it meant saving a hundred bucks!
Another thought: I wonder if we could get a price break if ten or twenty people agreed to put down their money and buy as a group? Of course, we'd have to see that the tanks are of good quality first, but the possibility of selling a bunch of them, ought to be an impetus for someone to knock down the price. For the $300-400 that it costs to have a rusty old tank re-done, you'd think someone could knock out a new repro! -
Any new info on this ?
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Bump --???? any new info?
