Sending unit, o-ring, lock ring, and fuel line all came guess I'm dropping the tank tomorrow. Good day to do it everyone will be off the road in Lakewood and I'll be able to get some 93 octane on RT9
78 cutlass W-31 build
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Wet to the shop today and put the car on the old Datta Liner out in the parking lot. Figured it works better than a jack and stands to pull the tank. Anyway the strap bolts came right out and I just cut the rubber lines because I'm changing them anyway. The trunk floor above the tank is unbelievably clean and the tank didn't look bad ether. I brought the tank inside to clean it up. I figured I'd hit it with a wire brush first then I took it back outside and blew it off really good. I brought it back inside put it on a stand and started going over it with 80 on a da to start prepping it. Got the hole top done and on the last corner, BAM! 2 holes I debated repairing it but then I realized I had the wrong sending unit also. Needless to say I ordered a new tank and another sending unit today and it won't be here until after next weekend. Good thing I put it on the machine outside so it's not in the way. Maybe it's time I took a break from it for a week anyway. Get some things done around the house.
That old Datta Liner makes that cutlass look good
My sending unit that wasn't supposed to come until next week showed up today. Maybe I'll get lucky and the new tank will show up before the weekend and I can get it diled in.
My sending unit that wasn't supposed to come until next week showed up today. Maybe I'll get lucky and the new tank will show up before the weekend and I can get it diled in.
It's not the DataLiner. They just look good.
Tank came early guys! It's in the back of the shop truck to bring it to work tomorrow. First thing I need to do is open it up and see if it needs paint or what's on it. I have a feeling I'll be etch priming and painting a tank tomorrow night.
You’re correct in planning on painting it Eric. They come shipped in bare metal. Just be sure to degrease the crap outta it as they usually apply a flash rust preventative coating on them.
I was hoping it would be galvanized like the original but I didn't have high hopes.
Seriously? What about the internal surface? I would of thought they were galvanized @ minimum (in/out). How would the untreated inside fare against todays fuel mixes??
The Spectra EFI tank we put in my brother's Camaro is galvanized or has a coating on it. We left it natural and it shows no corrosion 7 or 8 years later. Same with the tank in Dad's Galaxie. Granted, these are both fair weather cars.
Sorry, don’t get me wrong, they are most likely galvanized or at least galvanized coated. But you can usually tell when they are by the color and pattern of the galvanizing. I saw nothing to indicate this on my Spectra tank.
Problem is, and this is just me, is that I don’t trust anyone or anything. Galvanizing, if applied poorly or not thick enough (as in a mass-produced fuel tank) can easily show signs of corrosion in very short order. I would be painting the outside of the tank for sure with an epoxy base minimum to ensure adequate protection.
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