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Fixing Rusted Out Gas Tank

I know this thread has moved on but here is the tank I mentioned earlier which originally came off my S' that was leaky at the back on the left side and was brazed all the way round, in an effort to save it.
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Ed - I have a pot of the POR15 stuff if you want to swap.. Can use the Caswell on my tank instead.

Sorry to have abandoned it with you.. a lot of travelling coming up for me :(
 
Ed - I have a pot of the POR15 stuff if you want to swap.. Can use the Caswell on my tank instead.

Sorry to have abandoned it with you.. a lot of travelling coming up for me :(

Hey Dan,

Figured as much about the travel.

I still have your extra tank here and will throw some acetone in it to start the liner stripping process tomorrow. The bottom edge of the tank has been welded so it will be interesting to see if it will hold the fluid. If it won't, I'm going to defer to you doing the job.:-\\\ I kind of like working on these tanks but have had my fill of leaking tanks.

Did the Caswell's liner job this afternoon. Thanks for the POR-15 offer, but this tank needs the robustness of the thick epoxy sealer. Used the entire package and didn't drain out the excess. Kept the tank moving until the sealer started get thick, then positioned the tank so the excess will reinforce the front bottom, where the rust was. Tank is a fair bit heavier than before now.:cool:
 
Finished the tank today, as far as I'm going to go that is. Shot some urethane primer/sealer so it won't rust. Still needs block sanding and minor body work but it's quite close.

Photo showing the inside of the tank looks way worse than it does in real life. The metal has a dark patena but looks like a rusted mess in the photo.

Slammed it on ebay and will be happy to see it go. I spent WAY too much time on this project.


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Wish it was a 79 tank..thats what i am in the hunt for someday to make my red European tins for the Cooley.
 
Sold for $126. Lost my butt.

Lesson of the day: be careful buying used gas tanks. It it turns out to have a bunch of holes in it you're screwed.:mad:
 
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