[Healeys] steel vs. aluminium petrol tank

Jody Kerr jodyfkerr at gmail.com
Wed Feb 20 13:45:02 MST 2008


Richard,

I just picked up an Aluminum tank for my current project (a Jensen Healey).
In terms of Pros it's *much* lighter, and it won't rust. Also, my
girlfriend likes how shiny it is. First time I ever heard a fuel tank
referred to as "oooh, pretty!"

your mileage may vary.

Jody



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