David,
First thought is to use the old tank - by cleaning the inside
thoroughly and coating it with tank sealant as was common
practice in the aircraft industry. This "Slosh Tank Sealant"
is available from some car suppliers, and directly from
MMM as 3M 776 FUEL RESISTANT COATING FUEL
TANK SEALANT
Ive used this very successfully on some quire horrendous
leaks - just remember to take out the fuel level sender and
any fuel filters etc first!
Clive
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From: <archie_ponsonby@post.cz>
To: <mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 12:22 AM
> Hello group,
>
> Thinking about tackling the long-overdue petrol tank repair -
> usual story; perforation city, Arizona! So.....in the spirit of
> attempting to do everything right, can anyone please shed any
> light on the differences (if any) between American and Imperial
> sheet metal thicknesses? Having a measuring gauge for each, the
> differences appear to be considerable. BUT a chum who is
> something in metal says that the innacurate manufacturing
> tolerances will result in variations anyway. I know that Frost
> in the UK sell sheet metal but just to add to the confusion their
> thicknesses are metric. Any thoughts, please?
>
> Regards, David Lodge
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