[DeTomaso] alternative replacement overflow and fill tanks?

[Tom Di Iulio]

darn, i hate it when common sense screws up a good idea! looks like i'll be
giving quella
a call......

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 3:03 AM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 5/10/09 19 21 25, tomdiiulio at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> i've done some preliminary price checks and
> was wondering if anyone has found a more reasonably priced alternative.
>
>
> You'll never beat the vendor prices doing it yourself.  By the time you
> source the material, have the pipes mandrel-bent to the right shapes, and
> beaded, and then polished, and then have tanks made with the appropriate
> inlets, outlets, and necks on them, you will spend much more money than if
> you just sucked it up and bought 'off the rack' from the vendors.
>
> Having said that, there are several different options available.  Dennis
> Quella sells aluminum water pipes and aluminum water bottles, for example,
> which save a lot of weight.  Different vendors sell stainless steel stuff;
> some of the bottles are nicer-looking than others, but all are equally
> functional.
>
> Metal has gone up in price dramatcally in the past few years, making these
> items substantially more expensive than they were just a few years ago...but
> it's still money well-spent, and as Jack said, you can view it as a one-time
> expense since the stainless items will never, ever wear out.
>
> Mike
>
>
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