56 Gas tank
#1
56 Gas tank
Hey guys. My 98 has a big dent in the bottom of the gas tank and I wanted to change the sending unit so I decided to just buy a new tank at the same time. I bought the one from Fusick. It just came today and I was wondering what the original tank was coated with. Should I paint it with just black paint or was it undercoated with something? Was the top done too or just the bottom? Thanks!!
#2
I'm not sue about from the factory but I coated the inside of my tank with this:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/poi-49239/overview/
When I had finished the inside of the tank I coated the outside with this:
http://www.rustoleum.com/product-cat...tective-enamel
It turned out great!
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/poi-49239/overview/
When I had finished the inside of the tank I coated the outside with this:
http://www.rustoleum.com/product-cat...tective-enamel
It turned out great!
#6
My 56 was never undercoated. BUT, I did have the tank removed and boiled four years ago. I'm not bright enough to remember if it was undercoated before that, but it's undercoated now. The straps are not undercoated, so I think the tank was originally not undercoated.
In any event, I concur that you should spray it for protection.
In any event, I concur that you should spray it for protection.
#8
Probably no question that it will outlast most of us, especially me and you Tedd. My point in clear coating it was to keep it looking new. Of course I doubt the Chinese made replacement tank will last as long as the original.
#9
My 56 was never undercoated. BUT, I did have the tank removed and boiled four years ago. I'm not bright enough to remember if it was undercoated before that, but it's undercoated now. The straps are not undercoated, so I think the tank was originally not undercoated.
In any event, I concur that you should spray it for protection.
In any event, I concur that you should spray it for protection.
Anyway, the bottom of the tank has undercoating, and around the sides, but not on the top, or on the underside of the body where the tank is. This also leads me to think it was the dealer.
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