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Offline Sunlitgold68

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fuel tank
« on: January 22, 2010, 01:04:22 PM »
Where can you get the most authentic fuel tank?
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Offline TLea

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Re: fuel tank
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2010, 09:17:25 AM »
Obviously NOS, however most of the service ones are not assembly line correct, but second choice would be the American Designers one is nice.
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Offline C5ZZ

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Re: fuel tank
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2010, 10:41:14 PM »
Also, I don't believe some of the Ford service tanks had a drain plug.
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Re: fuel tank
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2010, 12:28:56 AM »
Also, I don't believe some of the Ford service tanks had a drain plug.

That is absolutely correct... and makes me wonder what the rationale is when folks on ebay bid them up to over $500 each.

The Spectra tanks seem to be the closest match to original.  You just have to remove the zinc dichromate from the fastening ring where the sending unit attaches.
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