Gas tank for a 62 Alpine

[Steven Hodges]

Need a gas tank for 62 alpine or an alternative....
Mine seems to be leaking...I have had it relined and patched but still leaks....

 

[bulldurham]

I would try resealing again. Finding one that will not need the same service will be very difficult.

 

[65beam]

When I brought this project home I took the gas tank to Doug @ Tiger Auto. The tank had been previously cleaned and coated inside but had set for a few years. There appeared to be some not so great repairs so we had the tank dipped and Doug found lots of pin holes in the area where the tank sets in the adaptor and the body. This is the area where the flange is on the early tanks. He cut a section out of the bottom of the tank so he could use a light to find the bad areas, cut out the bad areas and fabricated replacement sections which were welded in and finished. Then it went back to the dipper in Cincinnati to be recoated inside.

 

[Wayne67vert]

here is a great product for sealing a gas tank: http://masterseriesct.com/

It's also the best product for encapsulating rust.

 

[65beam]

Items like this could be termed a band aid if you don't repair the damage. The problem of a hole still exists unless you properly repair it.

 

[Wayne67vert]

I agree that repairing metal is the best way. However Master Series silver is some amazing stuff.

 

[Steven Hodges]

Thanks for all your ideas. I was hoping for a possible fitment of some other tank later model or something. One thing l have done was replaced all of my gauges with Autometer sportcomp gauges but the programmable fuel gauge has never worked right .l guess l was hoping for a tank that might fit with a different sending unit in it as l have reversed the polarity of my car . I know what does this have to do with my leaky fuel tank anyway lm rambling. Thanks

 

[alpine_64]

@Steve.. If you are open to some cutting Chuck Ingram who sadly passed fitted a mustang tank iirc.. It will be in the forum somewhere.

While the sii has the terrible boot layout the advantage is its basically a drop tank.. You could go buy an ATL race drop tank and fit that.. Find one with the filler neck offset instead of central.. You will gain some safety and probably a few more litres capacity.

 

[Steven Hodges]

@Steve.. If you are open to some cutting Chuck Ingram who sadly passed fitted a mustang tank iirc.. It will be in the forum somewhere.

While the sii has the terrible boot layout the advantage is its basically a drop tank.. You could go buy an ATL race drop tank and fit that.. Find one with the filler neck offset instead of central.. You will gain some safety and probably a few more litres capacity.

Thank you so much for that advice I'm going to look into that

 

[RootesRacer]

I fitted an 8 gallon fuelsafe sportsman fuel cell to my S2. It fits in the original location with a frame I created to support the cell from the rear area where the spare would sit (on the old tank). Its taller than to original but still fits under the parcel shelf.