Looking for a Gas Tank
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Looking for a Gas Tank
I have been looking for a replacement gas tank for my 1983 RX7 GSL. It is like trying to find a unicorn. Does anyone has any suggestions?
Thanks.
Doug (Brooklyn)
Thanks.
Doug (Brooklyn)
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Is the one you have now beyond repair?
A good tank shop should be able to refinish it for you to be as good as new. Unless it has holes rusted through it or other damage.
Chances are any replacement you find will need a similar process done to it anyway. Can't imagine any ~40 year old fuel tank still be trustworthy.
The previous owner of my car had this done, I think for around $400.
A good tank shop should be able to refinish it for you to be as good as new. Unless it has holes rusted through it or other damage.
Chances are any replacement you find will need a similar process done to it anyway. Can't imagine any ~40 year old fuel tank still be trustworthy.
The previous owner of my car had this done, I think for around $400.
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My mechanic had someone look at it but not sure why they did not proceed with the restoration of the tank as it definitely does not have holes in it.
Thanks for the reco. Six kids -- wow. Enjoy your weekend, kids and cars :-)
Doug
Thanks for the reco. Six kids -- wow. Enjoy your weekend, kids and cars :-)
Doug
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The tanks cannot be given an internal coating because of the way the pickup tube is laid out. I've seen fuel tanks destroyed by being sealed, because the pickup tube got plugged solid.
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I've searched quite a bit and didn't see any mention of issues with sealer and the pickup tube? On an '83 I'm pretty sure the pickup tubes are removable, and I assume would be removed prior to cleaning and sealing.
Any pointers greatly appreciated! Thanks.
EDIT - after further searching and reading it appears the '83 tank does not in fact have removable pickup tubes, so I guess that would be the issue with sealing these tanks? Is there no way to safely "mask off" the tubes during the resealing? I'm just trying to get a plan in place for dealing with my tank prior to actually dropping it. Again, thanks for any pointers...
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It's internal to the tank and no real way to access it.
You might be able to do something like unbraze the tube and then rebraze it, but I do not think the sealer operation would allow you to rebraze.
You might be able to do something like unbraze the tube and then rebraze it, but I do not think the sealer operation would allow you to rebraze.
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I think it can be restored without an internal coating. My 82 tank is OEM and has the brazed in pickup, return, and vent lines.
The inside is clean shiny metal, not sure how they do it but think it is some sort of chemical dip. The outside is then coated in a black epoxy type of coating, just the areas for hoses to clamp on and the sending unit mount were masked off.
I have seen those 'restoration kits' where you slosh a coting around to encapsulate all the old crap in the tank to make it "new" and I wouldn't really trust that.
The inside is clean shiny metal, not sure how they do it but think it is some sort of chemical dip. The outside is then coated in a black epoxy type of coating, just the areas for hoses to clamp on and the sending unit mount were masked off.
I have seen those 'restoration kits' where you slosh a coting around to encapsulate all the old crap in the tank to make it "new" and I wouldn't really trust that.
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Get out the balloon catheter. I'm joking, mostly, but that's exactly what you need.
Google tells me it's a "Temporary Occlusion Balloon Catheter"
Google tells me it's a "Temporary Occlusion Balloon Catheter"
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