What gauge steel are these tanks?

On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 11:10:25AM -0400, 80 Westy Pokey wrote:
> I didn't end up picking up a Saddle Tank in the SA group
> purchase:
>
> http://members.cruzio.com/~cikasper/sa/sa.html
> http://members.cruzio.com/~cikasper/sa/pics/tank.jpg
>
> But I did get a PDF file with a drawing of the tank and
> brought it to a local sheetmetal shop. They said they could
> produce a similar tank for $667 CAD ($445 US). If I did a
> quanity of 4 or more they would knock $50 CAD ($33 US) off of
> the price.
>
> My question is... what modifications to the Syncro Tank would
> you want to do in order to do the plumbing for a 2WD van?
> Because the Syncro tank uses the 2WD filler, on a 2WD would
> you "T" into the existing fuel filler neck? What about the
> breather tank? Here are Bill's comments on the Syncro tank:
>
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> These are made by a Laser-cutting company in South Africa.
> The tank dimensions are 1203 x 310 x 130 mm (roughly 47 3/8 x
> 12 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.); the inlets are 38 mm (1 1/2 in) & 12 mm
> (1/2 in), the expansion/breather outlet 6 mm (1/4 in), and
> the outlet 8 mm (5/16 in). They are supported by two flat
> iron straps and use a 2wd vanagon expansion tank. The tanks
> require you to fabricate strap mounting brackets, as well as
> the plumbing. These tanks have 2 baffles in them.
>
> Regarding plumbing the tank: The outlet and the vent are at
> the rear of the tank (opposite the front end shown). One 2wd
> fuel expansion tank can be fit in the front wheel arch, to
> which is attached a fuel tank breather (or breathers). The
> expansion tank breather is connected to a small fuel filter
> fitted below the headlights. The outlet is connected to a
> Facet fuel pump (or any appropriate diaphragm pump) fitted
> directly behind the tank; this is connected with a T-piece to
> the thinner stock filler pipe in the right rear wheel arch.
>
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> Thanks,
> Chris

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