Gas Tanks - not the stock kind!

[njgt-1]

Guys,

I might have mentioned that recently I started a mild "going over" of my Bradley GT. A couple of weeks ago Mike P & myself pulled the engine for a simple clutch job. As things go one thing led to another and I decided to fix a couple of things thats been nagging me since the last time the engine was out, around 12 years ago!

One problem that the car has had is the inability to fuel it from a gas pump! A few years ago when NJ started using the big rubber hose "Vapor recovery" system I found the car couldnot be filled from a gas pump and if you tried you got a "gas bath" in the process ( extra bad if you are smoking! ) Seems the single 1/4 tank vent wasn't enough to allow air in the tank to excape and the result was fuel shooting out of the filler. I've had to live with 5 gal. can fillups for quite a time but it looks like thats coming to an end.

Heres a couple of shots of a custom made gas tank I just got:



No Greg & Baja this isn't a water heater...



heres the top of the tank with the flat area for my gas tank sender and 2 vents..



I was able to order this from http://www.aluminumgastanks.net
these guys make spun aluminum tanks like what you would find on the back of a dune buggy but they also for a very reasonable fee build them to your spec. I got a 10"  x 30" 10 gallon round tank with 2 3/8" vents,a baffel, a place for my gas tank sender ( you have to cut this in yourself) and a side fill tank all for $235.00 delivered. they even include a set of powder coated mounting brackets.

I priced this idea out several ways including custom square tanks and adapting a marine tank from a boat ( that what the car originally had ) this seemed to be the best choice. If you are building a dune buggy, or a Baha or kit car and have a use for something like this drop them an e-mail, ask for a guy named Tim and tell em I sent ya!

I'll try to keep this one updated as I get this thing back together..

[lovebus (jack)]

So do you have to make a hole in the top for your sender and a 90o elbow for the fill neck?

[njgt-1]

So do you have to make a hole in the top for your sender and a 90o elbow for the fill neck?

Yep!
all VDO senders don't use the same size bolt pattern, thats why they leave it up to the customer. I have a Triumph spitfire gas cap on the car that has a 90 degree
hose but I'm not sure yet if its staying. I found a couple of nice marine fuel fillers that I'm thinking about just haven't decided yet.

[scarecrow]

Yep!
all VDO senders don't use the same size bolt pattern, thats why they leave it up to the customer. I have a Triumph spitfire gas cap on the car that has a 90 degree
hose but I'm not sure yet if its staying. I found a couple of nice marine fuel fillers that I'm thinking about just haven't decided yet.

Why do you have to use a VDO. Summit Racing has every kind of guage you could imagine. They even list them in empty fill ohms so you can match to your gauge. That is unless I'm misunderstanding something

[lovebus (jack)]

Cool, looks well made.

[njgt-1]

Why do you have to use a VDO. Summit Racing has every kind of guage you could imagine. They even list them in empty fill ohms so you can match to your gauge. That is unless I'm misunderstanding something

VDO gauge is already in the car and the sender I'm using is from the old tank and works fine

[CAPTJACK]

I HAVE SOME MARINE GAS FILLERS NEW IF YOUR TALKING ABOUT THE TYPE THAT ARE DECK MOUNTED AND YOU RUN A HOSE TO THE TANK

[njgt-1]

I HAVE SOME MARINE GAS FILLERS NEW IF YOUR TALKING ABOUT THE TYPE THAT ARE DECK MOUNTED AND YOU RUN A HOSE TO THE TANK

Jack,

thats what I'm talkin about! If the Triumph filler doesn't work I'll let you know
thanks!

[Yuma]

Good looking tank  $61$  :icon_thumright: 

Does the tank have any type of protective coating on the inside ???
To protect it from acidic action   c23 


Yuma    ( Sonny )

[njgt-1]

Does the tank have any type of protective coating on the inside Huh
To protect it from acidic action

Yuma,

its spun aluminum should be safe even with the crappo gas we have today. Same thing you would see on dune buggies or sand rails.

heres what its replacing, this is steel and the inside isn't too bad but I have no idea how long its been in the car..



heres one more...got the tins back on the engine & cleaned them up, ain't she purdy !!

[6T5 square]

 :icon_eek: :icon_eek: :icon_eek:

No wonder they keep it covered!

The new one is too pretty to hide

[Yuma]

Thanks for the info   

It would be a shame to put that pretty engine next
to a nasty looking gas tank  shocked   rdone

Thanks again   Yuma

[njgt-1]

No wonder they keep it covered!

The new one is too pretty to hide

thanks!
but the new one isn't going to show either. I'm building a stainless steel
firewall that will be between the tank & engine. I have the engine separated from the exhaust and the firewall will allow it to pull air from under the car. The idea is to keep it very similar to how a stock beetle setup keeps the hot air from recirculating around the engine compartment. I did this originally and never had a problem with it running hot.

[jthw8]

The engine looks great Bob!  Might hafta pester you for some engine assistance on the new project when I finally get to that point.

[njgt-1]

The engine looks great Bob!  Might hafta pester you for some engine assistance on the new project when I finally get to that point.

no problem! just give a shout.