Re: 51-56' fuel tank internals
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The liner looks worse than the tank itself! Was that an earlier sealing job gone bad or from the factory? Once welded back together, can it be done without the seam showing? What did you use to cut it so neatly and evenly?
Posted on: Yesterday 21:01
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Re: 51-56' fuel tank internals
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I don't think the factory did sealer internally. I have another tank (from my brother in law's '52) that is full of surface rust inside, but no sealer. It is an original tank and the car overall has had much better care than mine. The sealer ended up pooling around the pickup tube area (not covering the intake hole), and was about 3/8" thick in some spots. Pretty bad. For cutting I marked 3/4" above the flange all the way around, then used a cut-off disk on an angle grinder. Took maybe 90 seconds to cut the top off. I'm going to clean up as much of the undercoating as I can, then take it a place to sandblast. Then I'll weld the top back on, seal the interior, and paint the outside. I don't think I can totally hide the weld seam, but at least it will be above the flange and when mounted in the car it shouldn't be very visible. -Kevin
Posted on: Yesterday 21:16
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