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    #1

    1978 gs 1000 gas tank value

    I’m not sure if I should sell this one and keep searching for a nicer one, any idea on what it would be worth 6D4BBD2F-99B0-4509-9FFB-0186584111C4.jpg
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    #2
    Not so much with a dent that big, because it will cost a few hundred both for dent removal and paint

    Got pictures of the bottom?
    1978 GS 1000 (since new)
    1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
    1978 GS 1000 (parts)
    1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
    1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
    1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
    2007 DRz 400S
    1999 ATK 490ES
    1994 DR 350SES

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      #3
      Bottom is good

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        #4
        Thats a mean crease and in a very hard place to pull the dents out much. Ive never done it, but I would if theres a way to seperate the crimp and seperate the top and bottom. Then do some body hammering to get the top pushed back up some. Then maybe solder the two halves back together and do a tank liner???
        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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          #5
          I stopped by a local body shop tonight and the owner said $275 to fix it so it might be getting fixed

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            #6
            Take some more close up pics. I would like to see some before and afters of this one.
            MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
            1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

            NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


            I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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              #7
              A good body man can cut off the bottom and then hammer out the dent from the inside out, then weld the tank back together. If it gets opened up be sure to have them sandblast the insides to remove any rust. I suspect they can pull that dent from the outside though.
              Ed

              To measure is to know.

              Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

              Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

              Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

              KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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                #8
                A slide hammer will pull that dent, no problem. You just work from the outside to the deepest. It'll come out. If it's clean on the inside, it's definitely worth saving.
                1979 GS1000S,

                1982 Honda CX500 Turbo, 1982 Honda MB5 w/CR80 motor, 1977 Honda "nekid" Goldwing, 1976 Honda CB550F cafe', 1972 Honda XL250 cafe'

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                  #9
                  Get it fixed because there is a good chance you won't find one in excellent condition.
                  If you do it will be VERY expensive.
                  2@ \'78 GS1000

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                    #10
                    I would have happily given you $100 for it after finding rust holes in mine.

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