Recently, a friend purchased a steel tank & had the exterior powder coated.
The heat used in the powder coating process melted a foam "filter" media
installed inside the tank near the pickup tube thus creating a big mess inside
the tank which was very difficult to remove.
Gary Hodson
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From: Tim Davis BN7 <tld6008 at mchsi.com>
To: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
Cc: Healey <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, May 25, 2011 8:50 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] suggestions - Fuel Tank?
Buy cheap tank, powder coat the exterior and use tank sealer inside.
Tim Davis BN7
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rom: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut at gmail.com>
o: "Healey" <Healeys at autox.team.net>
ent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 8:25:49 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
ubject: [Healeys] suggestions - Fuel Tank?
All -
I'd like to have an original style tank to replace the cheap Mexican
opy that I bought 20 years ago from the Austin Healey Store in LA
this tank has now rusted through). I'm a bit concerned about
orrosion, so I was curious if I should purchase an aluminum tank
possible galvanic corrosion risk to the car frame) or Moss's new
high quality repro" metal tank with zinc prepped steel like original.
I'm not really all that interested in the stainless tanks out there,
hey don't look anywhere close to original.
What are your thoughts on this? Maybe if I just give the ALI tank a
ery good strong coat of paint and put on neoprene pads, then risk of
alvanic corrosion should be minimal, correct?
Alan
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