body and interior Rally tank

[JayKehoe]

Very nice job. Envious. My 72 gets very thirsty in track or country road driving. Have fun with the extended range. J

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[1936spyder]

It isn't like gas tanks with fill ports like this are something new.  The Germans (Alpina in particular) were able to sell tanks like these to the public so they were TUV approved.  My limited knowledge and understanding of the TUV is that they are pretty strict.  You definitely would need to show more care when filling up for sure.  Most parts of the country don't have the lame ass vapor recover boots we have in most places here in California that make filling a tank like this difficult (and sometimes even a standard fuel tank quite honestly) which makes filling up your tank much easier.  Seems to me since it is "new" and perfectly sealed theoretically AND has provisions for venting that as long as you don't spray gas all over your trunk it shouldn't be an issue.  Maybe after you finish filling up you leave the boot open for a minute or two to let any left over fumes dissipate?  

 

Again, very nice job.

 

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And look at '65 Shelby GT350R's for instance-virtually identical setup, and I don't recall ever hearing of one in period going up in flames due to this setup.

[GirtAllerton]

I'll be sure to tell you if it does!!!

[Hutton]

Can I contact your fabricator about making one for me?

[GirtAllerton]

Thanks for the interest guys. A few have contacted me about reproducing this tank. Unfortunately liabilty prevents us from making more. Plus once you saw what the price tag was you would probably pass anyway. But if you do make one on your own and need your sender modified pls drop me a note. My mechanic can both rebuild or modify the in the tank sender for any length that you need,

Cheers Girt