[DeTomaso] gas tank advice needed

[Christopher Kimball]

Thanks for the attempt!  I talked to Pantera East and their price for a 
steel tank is 1100, 1200 for one made of something better--I can't remember 
what.

I think John in Seattle may still have a used one--if the price is right I 
could still buy it, coat it, and save 50% on a new one.  Of course, the 
Pantera East people discourage that, but the shop here says their coating is 
fantastic...

Chris

>From: Blaine Carmena <panteraturbo at shaw.ca>
>To: Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] gas tank advice needed
>Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:35:21 -0800
>
>Mike,
>     Sorry my father and I sold both of the fuel tanks that came with our
>cars. Im afraid I cant help you there.
>
>Blaine
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Thomas [mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 4:51 PM
>To: 'Christopher Kimball'; detomaso at realbig.com
>Cc: 'Blaine Carmena'
>Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] gas tank advice needed
>
>
>Chris
>
>I have seen Pantera fuel tanks show up on Ebay occasionally.  Also, we have
>a member on Vancouver Island who just finished a 7 year restoration, part 
>of
>which included mounting a fuel cell in the front trunk since his custom
>headers for the twin-turbos required moving the old tank.
>
>Blaine, do you still have your old gas tank, and is it in usable condition?
>
>Mike Thomas
>www.panterasnorthwest.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
>Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:38 AM
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] gas tank advice needed
>
>More unfortunate news concerning the car I just bought (1972), the gas tank
>has a slow leak, so with the generous help of Mike Thomas and Gary Herrig 
>we
>pulled the motor and tranny to remove the tank.  Performance Radiator in
>Tacoma, WA cleans, treats, fixes and then coats tanks and, in fact, just 
>did
>a Pantera tank not too long ago.
>
>I took my tank to them, but just got a call informing me there was a bunch
>of JB weld on the tank, and when they scraped it off, the holes they found
>were "significant."  Although they said they could still fix it ($325.00)
>they said due to the difficulty of removing the tank, I might want to
>consider other options, such as replacing it.
>
>My survey question to you all is:  should I have them repair it for $325,
>buy a new tank for I don't know how much, or try to find a good used tank?
>The risk I see in buying a used tank is that since it will be 35 years old,
>too, to be safe I'd probably want to have it coated anyway, which might 
>make
>the cost not that much less than just buying a new one.
>
>What do you think?  (thanks for your help).
>
>Chris
>
>
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