

| Subject: | Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:38:23 -0700 |
Well if you wanted to get serious, you'd get a race car type fuel cell and be done with it. No rusting, no leaks, no problem. We had a custom bladder made for our car but it was so long ago I don't remember where. Tilton might be a good start, or Google. On 9/23/06, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote: > > You would think that out of all of the gas tanks manufactured in this > world > there would be one that had a larger capacity (i.e. no valley) and the > (approximate) appropriate dimensions... > I was looking at my stepdad's Cadillac... the filler is on the rear > driver's > side, and the outlets of course go towards the front of the car, so if you > flipped it around you'd have the various holes near the general required > locations. > I spent a little time looking online some time ago but I didn't have the > measurements and I wasn't real motivated about it at that point but I'm > eventually going to have to deal with the condition of the tank and its > extremities just as so many others have done. There has to be an adaptable > near-bolt in solution out there and unless I'm missing something it > shouldn't be that complicated. What would be the main pros and cons to > consider? > > Robert > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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