Re: Keegan's Replacement Fuel Tank

Posted by Keegan Chaput On 2011/2/20 14:21:42
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HH56 wrote:
What about the 53 GM tank Jim found? If larger and the filler coming out of the top will clear the frame, that also might be a possibility along the lines you mentioned and maybe not need as many mods.


As far as I've found the '53 tanks are more than twice as expensive and not as plentiful. As far as I can tell, the filler has to come under the frame. There just isn't enough room to go over. In fact on my car the previous owner installed the Chevrolet tank with the top filler and had to cut a notch in the frame for it to work.

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On the sender, since there will have to be some changes anyway with the 57 setup, how about investigating the possibility of making a bracket which would weld or bolt to the GM plate. Our senders are only held on the existing round mounting plate via the single terminal screw bolted thru a couple of insulating pieces. Could remove the original plate and replace that with a bracket to provide the ground and mount inside the tank or even on the GM plate if there is room. Secure using the same components as original. Better yet, since the senders are roughly the same shape & size, it might also be possible to take the GM sender off and replace with ours in the same location with a simple mount and just need an arm adjustment. That would save a few dollars if the original sender is still usable but not preclude buying the Whitney or stock Ford unit if not.


Replacing the Chevrolet sender with the Packard unit would be fine, but then you have to fabricate a fuel pickup that goes inside the tank and comes out the side somewhere. I like the Chevrolet sender because it's got the in-tank filter which is replaceable. Again, because it's a Chevrolet part, it's available everywhere for very little money. Using the Packard sender is still an option, and cutting a hole in the top of the tank for it would be easy. My only concern is that the Chevrolet tank is not as deep and the Packard sender may bottom out.

Unfortunately, I do not have a Packard sender to use as a guide.

If someone out there has a Packard sender that is no longer working, I would certainly take it from them to use it for mock up.

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