Fuel tank

[Scottydawg]

Hey guys,

I have a 64 polara with a rusted out fuel tank and was seriously thinking of building a simple square fuel tank for it. Will a universal sending unit work on my fuel gauge or do those work with specific gauges? Here is the one I was looking at.

http://www.amazon.com/Moeller-Marine-Electric-Universal-Sending/dp/B000MTCRAA

Any input on this issue would be most appreciated. I have free sheet metal and cant bare the thought of upwards of $250.00 for a fuel tank when i could build it for the cost of welding wire.

Thanks,

Scott

 

[TIGwelder]

Yes. Something like that or similar would work fine.

The senders I've seen and used, while building aluminum marine tanks, have a rod which you trim to the correct length to get the amount of travel your looking for.

And if your going to build it yourself, you can place a nice baffle/bulkhead in the tank to prevent sloshing and to also keep the sender from bouncing all over the place. Just cut some upside down V cutouts on the bottom edge of the baffle to allow the fuel to migrate. Remember cutouts for corners of baffle too.

 

[5.7 hemi]

You can buy new tanks that are a direct bolt in on Ebay for areound 150, this will liet you use all your stock stuff. I bought mine for my 64 Polara 500 about 3 years ago and was very happy with the fit and finish. But if your gonna make a tank, then by all means go for it, and put in some baffles as stated above. Hell take it one step further and make it out of stainless, that will eliminate the possibility of rust on the outside and inside. Let us know what you decide and if you build one, post some pics of it.

 

[TIGwelder]

I hear ya on the ordering a new one..mine is somewhere on a brown truck as I type this.

I thought about making a tank and figured I'd wait until I really needed to, say after a spring relocate or a mini tub. Then I'd just remove the spare tire well and build a nice tank with a sump.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Whats nice about building a tank is you get what you need and it can hold more go juice for the longer trips.