A body Gas tank?
If you do it yourself ............ and I paid to have the first one done many moons ago , but have done three since...........three cycles at the coin op car wash.
Soap and rinse. That will ensure that there are no left over vapors to ignite.
It might be over kill , but I have never had any drama when cutting or welding on a tank , and that is just how Daddy likes it.
Once you figure out where you want to locate the sump , mark the area and use a hole saw.
Punch holes through the tank where you want fuel to fill the sump from , and create a sort of a baffle to keep the sump full.
I used a 1" hole saw and five holes , leaving a metal wall at the front of the sump to prevent all the fuel from leaving the sump under braking.
Again , probably overkill , but it sure works on paper. lol
And the shape of the early A body tank wants to keep the lowest part of the tank full..........this isn't the rear of the tank.
It isn't that tough to do and it isn't that expensive either.
I paid the guy who did my first one 40.00 ............1980 dollars , so it will be higher today.
But if you can't weld , figure on around 100.00 an hour shop time for any credible fab shop to do it for you.
Soap and rinse. That will ensure that there are no left over vapors to ignite.
It might be over kill , but I have never had any drama when cutting or welding on a tank , and that is just how Daddy likes it.
Once you figure out where you want to locate the sump , mark the area and use a hole saw.
Punch holes through the tank where you want fuel to fill the sump from , and create a sort of a baffle to keep the sump full.
I used a 1" hole saw and five holes , leaving a metal wall at the front of the sump to prevent all the fuel from leaving the sump under braking.
Again , probably overkill , but it sure works on paper. lol
And the shape of the early A body tank wants to keep the lowest part of the tank full..........this isn't the rear of the tank.
It isn't that tough to do and it isn't that expensive either.
I paid the guy who did my first one 40.00 ............1980 dollars , so it will be higher today.
But if you can't weld , figure on around 100.00 an hour shop time for any credible fab shop to do it for you.