General Category => Buy, Sell, Trade => Topic started by: tprice on May 11, 2016, 06:04:56 PM
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any gas tanks for sale? any style as long as it's simplex. PM me if you do. Thanks TP
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Keep an eye on eBay. They come up for sale every so often, but be prepared to spend some cash. The last few that have sold have been over $300! Wayne has a fiberglass reproduction available, But I don't recall the price.
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Dang,i thought this was going to be a fairly cheap build. Over the years i have had few tanks and cut tunnells in them to use on other builds. Never paid over $75.00 for a tank.
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tp ,
Only 300 Bucks ... and to think that back in 1959 a brand new , factory direct , fuel tank with caps and your choice of colors was 'cheap' at $13.80 .
Remember that you're re-building an American classic . That in itself is never cheap . Add to that a society that's been throwing all possible things away for 30 or 40 years and parts get pretty scarce . Supply and demand ...
I'm just glad that we have folks capable of re-manufacturing parts .
Pete . :)
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I looked on eBay almost every day for 4 months. The only on I saw in decent shape I purchased. I paid 245 dollars for it. Good luck with your search
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Oh, so you are THE GUY that cut up the perfectly good tanks! Lol
I just bought that rusted out hulk of a tank on eBay 2 weeks ago that was filled with foam. The seller said it was not repairable. I think I can resurrect it. I already seperated the halves and bead blasted it to see what I am working with. It will be a project for the fall/winter.
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I saw that foam filled tank and thought 'good luck' .
So , Good Luck to you , Rick .
If I had a shop to work in / with , I'd probably have given it a try .
Did I ever say that I miss my shop ? :(
Pete . :)
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I will start a thread on i when I get a chance. It is ugly!
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Maybe Acetone is where to start on that tank.
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Maybe Acetone is where to start on that tank.
What would the acetone do for it Tom? Is that to remove the foam residue?
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Acetone, MEK, and lacquer thinner will all attack the foam. Wear rubber gloves of course.
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Acetone, MEK, and lacquer thinner will all attack the foam. Wear rubber gloves of course.
After I separated the tank halves, I just pulled the foam out, no chemicals needed.
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you know Wayne has the fiberglass molds.... he had a fiberglass tank at Portland last year, not sure if he is selling any of them or not. I think Reese was also looking into having some made.
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you know Wayne has the fiberglass molds.... he had a fiberglass tank at Portland last year, not sure if he is selling any of them or not. I think Reese was also looking into having some made.
Wayne has some left. Unfortunately, the guy that was making them had a heart attack. His doctor strongly recommended he get out of the fiberglass business, as it was killing him. Wayne is looking for another person to do them.
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I wonder if the guy will sell the molds. I guy that im friends with does fiberglass work everyday for power companies building the lift boxes. He hand lays a lot of stuff also. Does anyone know wayne well enough to ask if molds could ne bought? How many a year could a person sell?