[DeTomaso] (DeTomaso) Where can I find a new gas tank?

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

I am moving mine to the right side. I am going to weld one from aluminum.
I may run a fuel temp monitor because I would like to know how the fuel
temps rise over time. I was also thinking og ducting the air in the right
side between the headers and tank/heatshield:

http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/panttransam/1905/tank/tank1.jpg

Gary


> I have an early 71 with a fiberglass wrapped tank with aftermarket
> headers.
> I don't know if the heat shield is original or not.
>
> The headers touch the heat shield which is only a fraction of an inch from
> the tank.  (Done by a prior owner.)  This worries me but nothing has blown
> up.
>
> Last year at LV, I went around the parking lot looking at the space
> between
> the headers and tanks and found a wide difference in the amount of space.
> Some of the differences could be explained by differences among
> aftermarket
> headers, but it also appeared that some tanks were located further out
> than
> others.  Is that true or were all tanks the same size and position in the
> Ford-year models?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Jim Hendrickson
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 6:12 PM
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; DeTomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] (DeTomaso) Where can I find a new gas tank?
>
>
>
> Fit problem could be the headers. My tank shield had to be malletized for
> one of the tubes in my headers.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 8:21 PM
> To: r565h737 at yahoo.com; DeTomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] (DeTomaso) Where can I find a new gas tank?
>
>
> In a message dated 11/8/07 11:12:31 AM, r565h737 at yahoo.com writes:
>
>
>> Can someone tell me where I can buy a new Aluminum or stainless Pantera
> gas
>> tank??
>>
>
> Precision Performance (www.precisionperformance.com) advertises stainless
> steel tanks.   I just saw one a few days ago; it looks beautiful.
>
> BUT.   I think they come from the same source as Hall Pantera's tank, and
> you
> know what that means.
>
> It doesn't fit.
>
> Or at least, it might not.   I spoke with another Pantera owner at the
> SEMA
> show (Chris Wilkins) who had a hell of a time, because the new tank was
> ever
> so
> slightly 'off'.   With the tank installed, the exhaust headers ran smack
> into
> it.   In attempting to shove the tank sideways to get more clearance, the
> outside of the tank struck the inside of his quarter panel and cracked the
> paint.
>
> He was Not Pleased.
>
> He felt the solution was to cut a channel into the tank and have it
> rewelded,
> which would sacrifice about a gallon of fuel capacity but ensure mondo
> clearance.   I don't necessarily agree though, unless you also modify the
> gas tank
> shield.
>
> Then again, I think lots of people are running around with these
> aftermarket
>
> tanks with no problems.   It's worth mentioning that the problematic car
> was
>
> actually pieced together from two junked Panteras, so that might have had
> something to do with the alignment issue.
>
> Buy a new tank, but be very sure to verify the fit before committing to
> installing the motor etc. for good.   Install the tank, then install the
> engine/gearbox combo, and the left header, and only after you're happy
> should you start
> to tighten the first bolt!
>
> BTW, is your existing tank so far gone that it can't be repaired?
>
> Mike
>
>
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