g'day everyone. i am looking for somewhere in Brisbane that does fuel tank repairs. i have a fuel tank that has small rust holes in the bottom of it. i would consider another tank if someone has one in good nick.
it is to suit a 69 beetle.
Replacement is probably the easiest, but I can't help you there, but I recently repaired a tank with POR 15 tank repair kit, time consuming to do it well, but very good products that work.
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I had mine done several years ago by a bloke in Holland St Northgate. It didn't need welding but he probably does that. Mine just needed a good clean to get the rust out and he then coated the inside and painted the outside for me. I also have an old tank sitting in the shed. Not sure what condition it is in becasue it has been there for a while. Whereabouts in Brisbane are you?
Back in the 90's, we were in the middle of Aus, my mates car developed a fuel leak from the bottom of the tank ( small pin holes) corrosion/rust etc, a local farmer said that he could fix that in 7 minutes, he first got a piece of heavy sand paper and gave the affected area a scratch, then mixed up a small amount of car body filler (BOG) and applied it. We refilled the tank and went on our way. That repair was to get us home, well, that car turned to shit in 2005, but the tank still didn't leak.
I am taking my tank to get overhauled by Fuel Tank and Radiator Service In Holland Street, Northgate tomorrow, i will also be getting a -6 AN fitting welded in as i am running two fuel lines in my car and one will be a return line from the fuel regulator. Wil let you know how it all goes.
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VolksVair wrote:Back in the 90's, we were in the middle of Aus, my mates car developed a fuel leak from the bottom of the tank ( small pin holes) corrosion/rust etc, a local farmer said that he could fix that in 7 minutes, he first got a piece of heavy sand paper and gave the affected area a scratch, then mixed up a small amount of car body filler (BOG) and applied it. We refilled the tank and went on our way. That repair was to get us home, well, that car turned to shit in 2005, but the tank still didn't leak.
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Another temporary repair is to mix a up slurry from a bar of soap and petrol and stick a wad on the offending area.
I bought a new tank for my old super, when I went to weld larger fittings on it I found that it had a big painted over solder patch surrounding the stock outlet that melted and would have leaked if I hadn't fixed it.
