Repairing a 21 Gallon Gas Tank

Posted by Wesley Boyer On 2017/4/1 20:22:26

Since I have a 21 gallon gas tank that came with my 1947 Custom Super Clipper and I figure I would see if I could repair it and put it back on. As you can see by the pictures it is pretty banged up and it has at least one hole you can see on the bottom. It has had a couple of people already worked and patch it up. It had been coated inside, so I took it down to the locate radiator shop and they boiled it and once they notice it had been coated gave it back to me and they said there was nothing they could do since it had already been coated inside. Now comes the job of repairing to the best of my ability.
So the first thing I'm doing is cutting it open. It looks like the top half about an inch above the seam would be best. So here I go, if you don't hear anything else from me... Oh I just kidding I'm taking all the precautions, I've heard too many horror story as a kid growing up about empty gas tanks. So I will keep posting until finished.
Wes

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