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PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 4:03 pm    Post subject: 1940 Pontiac Gas Tank Reply with quote

Was just thinking about all the work I went through getting a new gas tank for my 1940 Pontiac. And want to help others if I can.

First... NEVER... stick a fuel cell/tank into your trunk. You have nothing but thin board or paper-like stuff between you and a flammable material.

A newly fabricated tank from one place was like $800+ dollars. Granted that was in stainless, but I can buy a used car for that price.

I found (after lots of research) that a 1968-72 Nova and Chevy II tank was close to the right size, and actually a bit larger than the original. It took some work to eliminate the old filler and fabricate a new one to exit through the fender, but I did it.

I was lucky to find a very good used tank on Craig's List for $50.00, and the tank shop work was about $200 total, which included cleaning and sealing, as well as soldering, etc. A Ford F-series filler hose worked to connect everything together in the fender well.

I will be happy to walk anyone through this conversion in detail (probably by phone) if they like. Send me a message and we'll connect up.

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