I was thinking about the same thing a year ago when I noticed some epoxy on
the OG 57 Beetle tank bottom, ground it off and found it was like Swiss
cheese . I took it to a local radiator shop, they dipped the tank, cut out
the bad section welded up with new metal then coated the inside. I then
painted it . Then I started thinking about the Vanagon tank...notice
thinking/not doing :)   Chris- so let us know what you find.. how much
additional fuel it would hold and how much $$$       Lloyd in
          -- Original Message ----- red
From: "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 3:04 AM
Subject: Re: re-shaping vanagon gas tank for more capacity (Re: Reason for
Saddl

> In a message dated 25/09/2006 12:08:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> i took a  junk vanagon gas tank to my local welder and he thinks he can
do
> this..  i cut the tanks open, clean them out thoroughly, let them  dry,
and he
> will weld them.   if it is a sucess, would there be  any interest in
these?
> i
> have a number of good gas tanks here  that i could do this to..
>
> basically we are talking about cutting the  gas tank open on the top at
the
> perimeter of the "saddle" depression, and  welding in new metal to replace
the
> area of the "saddle" (that vw should  have eliminated with the demise of
the
> aircooled vanagon), therefore  increasing fuel capacity of the stock 2wd
tank.
>
> anyone  interested?
>
>
>
> Chris, yes of course I'm interested !   This is a project I've been
wondering
> about for years.  Why it's taken this  long to get on the road to being
done
> is a big question !  And why the  company reproing the Vanagon tanks do
not
> just make a new tank for us without  that saddle depression is another
mystery
> of the Vanagon !  We will all be  dead and gone before we get this vehicle
> perfected !  Keep on the good road  !
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank  Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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