Undercoating on new gas tank?

[Safety Guy]

I got my old tank out of Twinstiva the other day and my Dad will be helping me to put the new one in Saturday. It is indeed a "new" tank, not used or reconditioned. Should I spray undercoating all over it like it appears my old one had done from the factory? What would be best; any ideas? I'd like to avoid any of that sticky stuff because it will be enough of a pain to install this baby. Maybe spray the top of it first, then spray the bottom after installation?

Thanks,

Karl

[Festy46]

I would give it a good coat of undercoating before installing. Just mask off the pipe connections and hang it on a clothes line by one of the mounting bolt holes and go at it. I got some good stuff from NAPA a few months ago when I fixed the floor boards of my Jeep. It had sort of a rubbery texture and I think it dried in less than an hour. It comes in a spray can. I don't remember the exact name for it , but I am sure I got it at NAPA.

[Safety Guy]

Thanks Festy, I'll probably look for some of that.

Karl

[Festy46]

I found an old can of the stuff I used. It's 3M Underseal Undercoating - part number N.08882

[Damkid]

it's definately a good idea to spray the top of the tank, and the body of the car where the tank sits, because once the tank is in any undercoating won't get there

[Safety Guy]

Doing it today!

Thanks again guys!

Karl

[Safety Guy]

Gas tank's undercoated and in the car.

Hoping to get her running within the week. Thanks.

Karl

[rpickle]

Safety Guy, if you don't mind me asking, where did you get a new gas tank?

Thanks

Rick

[25Horseplay]

Karl are you doing the B6 now too?

[Safety Guy]

Rick, I got it on ebay. I think this is the place, since it's cheapest and I'm cheap:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1989-1993-FORD-FESTIVA-GAS-TANK-WITH-FUEL-INJECTION_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33556QQihZ003QQitemZ130056732772QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

Keep in mind FI and carbed tanks are different.


Brian, no, no swap yet. I just want to get Twinstiva running so I have a second car and I can see what all it needs in the short term. She should cost me under $400 if nothing else is wrong! After she's running I'll be finishing up Luxstiva, my automatic '93GL. She needs refining and I'd like to put in a low miles Aspire ATX and the headers I bought from FMS.

Then by end of summer I should be doing suspension and engine swaps on Twinstiva. That also gives me time to prepare the other B6 sitting on the floor in my garage.

Lux should get a sunroof this summer, too.

If all goes well, you guys should be seeing Twin at OS V, maybe a refined Luxstiva with around 90 hp at the Festival, and the "new" Speedstiva with maybe 90 to 96 hp at the fall fling!

After that, I'll be prepping a performance head or rebuilding a whole engine to give Speed more power: about 110 to 120 expected.

The Mutt will then need converting to FI; not much will happen there until next summer. I think I'll use Twin's current low miles B3 for Mutt.

Twin is so very clean inside. DaveG can vouch for that! She's gonna be my "dream car" after her speed conversion, and get painted dark blue like I've wanted since I was a teenager.

Karl

[rpickle]

Thanks Karl. Yeah, I am aware there may have been a difference. I will look at their site to see what they have.

Appreciate it.

Rick

They have 10 at $139. May go that way if carbonvmax can't pry the tank from his pal...

Rick