[DeTomaso] Gas tank woes

[Will Kooiman]

Rob,

My engine and tank are out.  I can take some pics if you like.

It's an early car with the wrap-around tank shield like Mike D. described.

And yes, both Mike D. and Goran are correct (of course).  The tank shield
rivets to the firewall, the frame, and the inside wheel house.  It is
mounted totally separate from the tank.  The tank rests on a couple of
pieces of metal attached to the frame.   The strap is the only thing holding
it in place, but the weight of the tank and gasoline does most of the work -
holding it down.

If the tank truly is sagging, it's most likely due to rust - hopefully only
in the tank.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Rob Dumoulin
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:41 AM
To: Ken Green
Cc: pantera list
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Gas tank woes

That is what I am trying to figure out. I figured if the tank dropped, I
would be in serious trouble.  Does the shield connect to the tank and is it
possible that the shield would drop but the tank stay still?

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Rob,
>
>     I thought that gas tank rests on the frame and is held against the
> frame by the single strap that goes across the top and then down to the
> frame.  It's hard to imagine the tank being able to drop an inch?  Did you
> intend to say that the shield had dropped an inch?
>
> Ken
>
> --- On *Sat, 5/15/10, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Gas tank woes
> To: "pantera list" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 2:01 PM
>
> In my continuing saga to put Hall Big-throat headers on my car and do some
> detailing as I go, I got the driver-side header loosely fitted in.  In the
> process, I'm taking the undercoating of the aluminum gas tank shield and
> that is actually looking pretty polished and nice.  The new headers
> actually
> rest against the tank shield and under further review, I see that the gas
> tank as apparently dropped a good inch from where it appears to have
> originally been.  The top strap has 3 pins which have separated from the
> shield and there is about an inch gap downward between the two.  There are
> what seem to be two mounting screws to the corner panel leading edge at
the
> wheel well that would align to two holes in the shield, if it did not
> shift.
>
> So, how deep doo doo am I in?  Is this common and can I just drain the
tank
> and jack it back up?
>
> Island Rob
> #1488
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