NEW HotRod Gas Tanks !

In case your looking for an affordable HotRod gas tank, you may want to check these out from Speedway.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/product.aspx?display_id=5404&dept_id=941

 

looks like a nice alternative to the standard spun aluminum.

 

Rat rodders will love that, one less thing to rattle can black!!! Maybe you could spray the cap red?

I'd run that thing if I could hide it. Say under the bed in a pickup?

 

They say "don't overtighten fitting"...must be direct threaded into the plastic, or into an insert molded into the plastic...and its on the bottom.

That makes me a little nervous!

Are there any static electricity concerns with this type of tank?
I'm thinking about the reported dangers of refilling a container placed on a plastic bedliner here...

 

or any plastic container anywhere inside your vehicle, especially on a carpet, they say you should always place the container on the ground. How would you ground any sort of plastic fuel cell then?

 

By running metal fuel lines and securing those to the frame.

 

We put a poly tank in our 35 coupe and it hasn't blown up yet. Shouldn't have to worry about that. Good price for that. Personally, I'll take the spun aluminum though. Just not a big fan of plastic. I wish we would have put a stainless or an aluminum tank in our coupe instead of the poly.

 

Spend a little bit more money and get something that doesnt ****.

 

This looks like it will work perfect for me. I have a fibergl*** body 27T and I will just hide it under the deck lid (solid anyway). I've been looking for a tank, and the spun aluminum one's didn't make sense as you would never see it anyway. That will put me one step closer to the first ride!!

 

it seems some of these folks think you're joking...

 

Oh well.

 

I'd rather get the spun for a few $ more and they DONT ****

 

I guess the mounting straps help out a bit anyway.
Not sure I'd run a full solid line to the plastic tank...especially with a questionable (in my mind!) connection. I'd use a section of rubber hose as a vibration absorber to prevent it from straining and loosening up.

Thinking about it, wouldn't the fuel itself ground the tank to the hard lines and engine?

Poly doesn't seem to be a problem for OEM in many cars...I'm just wondering if there ARE special considerations.
Maybe the fact that its directly mounted into the car and plumbed makes it a whole different ball game as compared to a plastic container placed on a plastic box liner or carpet.

Guess I'm just a "metal tank" guy too...

 

Like what, gravity flow?

 

Poly tanks are in about every new car that I have owned since 1996, so safety is not a factor. Spun aluminium tanks sure look great, but the price is high for my cheap ***.LOL

 

The concern is with the plastic container sliding aroung (moving) on a plastic bed liner; this builds static electricity and will 'ground' to the steel fuel nozzle when you go to fill the container if it is still on the plastic bedliner.
The plastic fuel tank is a 'cheap' way to get a legal fuel cell into your ride.
NOTE: Most race vehicles use 'plastic' fuel cells.
G'Day.

Are there any static electricity concerns with this type of tank?
I'm thinking about the reported dangers of refilling a container placed on a plastic bedliner here...[/quote]

 

I think the poly tank would hold up better in an accident than the aluminum, but only if the poly is thicker than the aluminum. I'd run a metal outlet fitting and rubber fuel line and add a shunt from the fitting to the frame for static electric concerns. But then, I have a shunt between the carbs and the motor on my bike as the carbs are isolated by the rubber spigots and fuel line. And the throttle cable has no contact to the frame or motor.

 

My buddy works in a collision shop, he says that the plastic tanks rarely rupture, but the few that still use metal are split open in a wreck every time.