R413
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These new gas tanks are battleship gray. They look terrible. Is there anybody that sells a tank that is silver that's looks more original? Like they sold a few years ago in the aftermarket.
New fuel tanks are battleship gray, where to set a silver tank?
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Mine in 2017, Spectra. Made in Kanukastsan !
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Rock auto shows these tanks in galvanized steel. Don't know of that's what they ship now. Did the aftermarket switch the gray tanks or just some vendors?
I guess the bigger problem is I need a tank for N95 1970 Barracuda, and rockauto or vans don't have anything for that. Vans does show a B body tank for N95.
@dadsbee thats what I'm looking for
I guess the bigger problem is I need a tank for N95 1970 Barracuda, and rockauto or vans don't have anything for that. Vans does show a B body tank for N95.
@dadsbee thats what I'm looking for
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Just installed a Spectra tank from Rock Auto on my 74 and it is galvanized.
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Just one, maybe two suppliers have that gray. Tanks inc or spectra are galvanized shiny….
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I just installed an AMD tank and it’s silver/galvanized. I was actually wondering if I should paint it to preserve it.
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The Tanks Inc one I got I believe they said it's powder coated.
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This one was purchased thru the dealer in the late nineties.
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Found this online
" Most if not every steel gas tank from the muscle car era was made of ASTM A308 terne sheet, which is steel sheet coated with an alloy of lead-tin by the hot dip process. See http://www.astm.org/Standards/A308.htm
This spec discusses the coated steel sheet is suitable for solderability, corrosion resistance, and gasoline resistantance.
As far as I know, all reproduction gas tanks are made by Quanta. See
www.gastanks.com
Quanta states that all their tanks are made of �Corrosion Resistent Ni-Terne steel�, which sounds close to A308 or the same as A308, except A308 does not mention Ni (nickel) in its title. (You can�t read the details of A308 chemistry online unless you pay money.)
New Quanta tanks are shiny, and old NOS ones would have some oxide of lead-tin on the surface. I�m not sure what color tin turns after long atmospheric exposure, but I think lead turns dark gray. I suspect the only difference between new and old terne sheet is just discoloration from atmospheric oxidation, as long as there weren�t other sources of corrosion.
I suppose it is possible there is someone out there making tanks from galvanized sheet. It's really hard to tell the difference between terne and galvanized sheet just by looking. It should be better to solder the two halves together and make a leak proof joint with terne than galvanized (zinc). "
" Most if not every steel gas tank from the muscle car era was made of ASTM A308 terne sheet, which is steel sheet coated with an alloy of lead-tin by the hot dip process. See http://www.astm.org/Standards/A308.htm
This spec discusses the coated steel sheet is suitable for solderability, corrosion resistance, and gasoline resistantance.
As far as I know, all reproduction gas tanks are made by Quanta. See
www.gastanks.com
Quanta states that all their tanks are made of �Corrosion Resistent Ni-Terne steel�, which sounds close to A308 or the same as A308, except A308 does not mention Ni (nickel) in its title. (You can�t read the details of A308 chemistry online unless you pay money.)
New Quanta tanks are shiny, and old NOS ones would have some oxide of lead-tin on the surface. I�m not sure what color tin turns after long atmospheric exposure, but I think lead turns dark gray. I suspect the only difference between new and old terne sheet is just discoloration from atmospheric oxidation, as long as there weren�t other sources of corrosion.
I suppose it is possible there is someone out there making tanks from galvanized sheet. It's really hard to tell the difference between terne and galvanized sheet just by looking. It should be better to solder the two halves together and make a leak proof joint with terne than galvanized (zinc). "
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I'll second the notion to get your tank powder coated.
And get some stainless straps while you're at it.
And get some stainless straps while you're at it.
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LOL, absolutely not going to happen!
Bought from dealer in the 80's, galvanized.
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There's a number of sellers on FleaBay selling stainless steel tanks, but that party is an expensive party.
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Tremclad clear... still looks great 6 years later.
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Spectra doesn't galvanize their tanks, they are Ni-Terne coated, just like the factory originals.
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That's tin plated like oe
Some of these inexpensive painted tanks that were painted externally and available approximately ten years ago were having issues with the metal rusting out internally due to the quality of the metal used in the tanks. They were not treated in any fashion and condensation and poor quality of the fuel was rusting the tanks inside out.
Personally, I would suggest going the route of the Spectra or stainless tanks. The original tanks and better quality tanks use a lead-tin coating in a hot dip process. The fuel filler necks received the same treatment.
Personally, I would suggest going the route of the Spectra or stainless tanks. The original tanks and better quality tanks use a lead-tin coating in a hot dip process. The fuel filler necks received the same treatment.
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