commando1
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I hope this works out for you without ending up with a 30 GA steel fuel tank.
Cbody Bob's 1966 Chrysler 300 coupe
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Wollfen
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The car will get extra MPG cos the tank will be so much lighter.I hope this works out for you without ending up with a 30 GA steel fuel tank.
Samplingman
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One thing to keep in mind is that vinegar has a tendency to dissolve parts made with zinc. What will you use to recoat the inside of the tank once you have taken care of the rust?
Wollfen
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Wollfen
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Okay cut the rear fenderwell corner extensions out today and made up some new ones with ribs. Check the pics.
Wollfen
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Welded the extension pieces in and also gooped them up like factory, I ran out of goop though and will have to buy another tube. Damned stuff is $15 a pop for an 11oz tube! Anyone know where I can get seam sealer cheaper?
I will hold off on priming them till the weather is a bit better.
I will hold off on priming them till the weather is a bit better.
C Body Bob
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Looks good Gary. Is that it for trunk rust issues ?
Wollfen
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Basically yes, I have one small hole to do that I will look closer at tomorrow before I decide how to tackle it, will let you know. Supposed to be good weather tomorrow so I'm hoping I can finish the tank and seal it. Will get pics after the final flush.
C Body Bob
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Awesome !
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hey bob , been setting up an engine build with a bud that owns a cam grinding service . he runs with some of the auto industry big wigs . and according to him vw is talking with fiat/chrysler/dodge/jeep about the whole ball of wax , less fiat of course . keep everything as is , just vw run management . just like the other buy outs . he told me that fiat just want nation wide sales dealers for their line of fiats and plenty of inventory to sell off and not replace . so lets see , maybe some of the dealers will sale vw's line up and maybe parts quality improvement .
C Body Bob
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VW & Chrysler have been flirting for a couple years now. That Diesel emmisions thing likely killed any future colapration. (Chrysler makes the VW mini van) I use to have a couple of VW dealers. They are a different crowd. LOL They think they have the worlds greatest car. And they don't !
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Wollfen
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How thin is it? The stuff that comes out of a caulk gun is very thick.
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I realize cost is important but is it worth trusting your lovely car to cheap seam sealer?
Good luck with your car.
Good luck with your car.
Samplingman
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It is thick, but brushed on and a little easier to use than pushing out of a tube. Cost is about the same but I imagine you could get a few more miles out of it. I've been told by the E body guys that this is identical to OEM. Oh, and while applying, use a respirator.
C Body Bob
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I sold 3M products in the parts store & yes back then anyway their Brushable seam sealer was high quality & was said to be OEM. Sold more caulking tubes than qrts however. These where body shops I dealt with so a lot of panel replacement & they liked the caulking better for what ever reason
Wollfen
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Okay, primered the patches today, looks 100% on what it did. I also did the final clean out of the gas tank. I did however run into a problem. Once I had got the tank fully flushed of all rust scale I treated it with Rustoleum rust dissolver which is supposed to put a protective coating on the surface of the metal. I did this as per instructions and flushed that out too. But once dry i looked into the tank and found the whole think had flash rust all over it. I wasn't happy as the product stated it would not let this happen. Anyway I started to do some research on a few forums dealing with restorations and came across a couple of threads talking about how POR15 tank sealer is a very poor product. I have now decided to not use it at all.
So now I have two options, I can leave the internal tank as is and gas it up, the thing should always have about half a tank of gas in it. Will this present any real problems? Or should I spring for "Rust Kote" which is the product that radiator shops use for sealing gas tanks against further rust?
So now I have two options, I can leave the internal tank as is and gas it up, the thing should always have about half a tank of gas in it. Will this present any real problems? Or should I spring for "Rust Kote" which is the product that radiator shops use for sealing gas tanks against further rust?
Fratzog
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I'd recommend the rad shop product. Had a shop do the tank on the Polara circa 2003 and it's still fine.
Wollfen
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Okay, I put the red Kote in the gas tank and sloshed it about, I can tell you right now, this stuff is toxic! I worked out real fast the fumes given off were MEK which is a cancer causing agent so I recommend using gloves, respirator and goggles! I was doing my best to look in the tank which sloshing it around and it burns the eyes, so be careful. Also I had a slight cut on the back of my hand and I found it started stinging, not from direct contact but whenever i had my hand close to the opening, the fumes was causing it.
So I did my best to coat the inside of the tank and will double check it tomorrow once it is mostly dry, fingers crossed I got it all over the inside. This stuff goes off quick, it was turning thick fast what little was left in the can after i emptied it into the tank. Will update tomorrow, cheers!
So I did my best to coat the inside of the tank and will double check it tomorrow once it is mostly dry, fingers crossed I got it all over the inside. This stuff goes off quick, it was turning thick fast what little was left in the can after i emptied it into the tank. Will update tomorrow, cheers!
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