[DeTomaso] Anybody have a spare pressure tank?

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/4/15 9 24 34, garth_rodericks at yahoo.com writes:


> Sorry to hear about the tank failure, especially after the cost of powder 
> coating. 
> 
>>>Thankfully it was only $40.

> > Mine had rotted at the top and I patched it with Bondo, but that failed 
> after a few years. So I bit the bullet and bought a set of stainless 
> tanks, sand blasted them to get rid of the polished look and powder-coated them 
> black in my own garage.  Hall lists powder coated stainless tanks on their 
> website, but they were out of stock when I ordered mine a couple years ago, 
> which is why I did the powder coating myself.
> http://hallpantera.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=hallpantera-inc&
> item=49680
> 
>>>That is surprisingly reasonable, I think, and would be a very viable 
option.
> 
> >Good luck in the hunt for good used tanks.
> 
> >>>Dan Jones instantly responded and offered up a mint-condition tank from 
> his low-mileage '74, so that is on its way to us.
> 
Thanks to him, and everybody else who subsequently offered up used tanks in 
various states.   It's much appreciated!

Mike

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   In a message dated 8/4/15 9 24 34, garth_rodericks at yahoo.com writes:

     Sorry to hear about the tank failure, especially after the cost of
     powder coating.

   >>>Thankfully it was only $40.

     > Mine had rotted at the top and I patched it with Bondo, but that
     failed after a few years. So I bit the bullet and bought a set of
     stainless tanks, sand blasted them to get rid of the polished look
     and powder-coated them black in my own garage.  Hall lists powder
     coated stainless tanks on their website, but they were out of stock
     when I ordered mine a couple years ago, which is why I did the
     powder coating myself.
     [1]http://hallpantera.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=hallpantera-i
     nc&item=49680

   >>>That is surprisingly reasonable, I think, and would be a very viable
   option.

     >Good luck in the hunt for good used tanks.
     >>>Dan Jones instantly responded and offered up a mint-condition
     tank from his low-mileage '74, so that is on its way to us.

   Thanks to him, and everybody else who subsequently offered up used
   tanks in various states.  It's much appreciated!
   Mike

References

   1. http://hallpantera.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=hallpantera-inc&item=49680