welding an aluminum fuel tank
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welding an aluminum fuel tank
hello all. i'm in the process of restoring an old pantera.
i removed the original aluminum "belly" tank and i've found several small areas of corrosion. not all the way through but close. they are smaller than a dime in size.
otherwise the tank is in great shape and i'd like to have the areas welded up instead of buying a whole new tank.
is this possible? is it a good idea? if so, does anyone know where i can have it done near cleveland ohio?
thanks, rob.
i removed the original aluminum "belly" tank and i've found several small areas of corrosion. not all the way through but close. they are smaller than a dime in size.
otherwise the tank is in great shape and i'd like to have the areas welded up instead of buying a whole new tank.
is this possible? is it a good idea? if so, does anyone know where i can have it done near cleveland ohio?
thanks, rob.
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hello all. i'm in the process of restoring an old pantera.
i removed the original aluminum "belly" tank and i've found several small areas of corrosion. not all the way through but close. they are smaller than a dime in size.
otherwise the tank is in great shape and i'd like to have the areas welded up instead of buying a whole new tank.
is this possible? is it a good idea? if so, does anyone know where i can have it done near cleveland ohio?
thanks, rob.
i removed the original aluminum "belly" tank and i've found several small areas of corrosion. not all the way through but close. they are smaller than a dime in size.
otherwise the tank is in great shape and i'd like to have the areas welded up instead of buying a whole new tank.
is this possible? is it a good idea? if so, does anyone know where i can have it done near cleveland ohio?
thanks, rob.
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I would look into purchasing a new one also. If you found areas that you thought were questionable...I bet there are other areas that are almost bad that seem to look decent right now. I'd hate to see you repair this tank..take the time to re-install everything...then have it leak a few months, or a year or so later. Then you'd be tearing everything apart AGAIN...and punching yourself in the sac for not buying a new tank to begin with.
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You can probably call up Pantera and have them get you in touch with the company that more then likely built the current tank. They will have all the plans and everything! They built the tanks for about all the manufacturers.
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