[Healeys] BJ8 gas tank mat?

[Earl Kagna]

Tom --

Be careful not to raise the gas tank position in the boot.  Spare tire 
clearance under the boot lid goes away quickly. If you use a wider wheel / 
tire assembly like most of us, the forward spacer block could have to be 
modified as a result.

Also, I feel that air circulation in the boot is needed to help with 
moisture.  What I did was to use 2 or 3 short rubber strips - 'canopy tape' 
at your automotive supply house - at the obvious contact points between tank 
bottom and boot floor, as well as insuring that there is a small gap in the 
boot lid seal at the bottom centre (about 1/4") where the ends of the seal 
should meet.  Leave the 2 small holes in the boot floor open, and it goes 
without saying that the tank and boot floors should be well primed and 
painted.


Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BJ8, BT7 tri-carb

-----Original Message----- 
From: Thomas J. Morrione
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 6:49 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 gas tank mat?

Hi again folks. I'm putting in the gas tank and wonder whether it is
advisable to put some sort of mat (one that doesn't hold moisture and is
thin enough so as not to have to reset the strap attach points on the rear
wall) under it in addition to the large rectangular foam  gasket that Moss
sells for the hole where the drain is. I know the idea is that no water
should be able to get into the boot and the tank will be strapped tight to
the floor; but it seems that some chafing is inevitable without a cushion of
some sort in between. Necessary? Recommended, or not?

Thanks in advance,
Tom
65 BJ8 in Process