Buy a part or wait?

[Tony Tee]

Bought a gas tank and a month later after I bought it, the stainless steel tanks were available. Or saw a reproduction part and waited to the point to where the item is no longer available? Anyone else having regrets?

 

[440+6]

I bought a stainless tank and had a leaking vent tube , had to remove the tank and blow out, and then resolder the fitting with silver solder, all is good now. what a pain in the ***

 

[Jerry Hall]

Buy the good reproduction parts while you can. The people who produce these parts usually do so because of a personal need. The not so good
reproduction parts are usually produced for quick money and someone will provide a better one at some point.
I have bought some items that were great reproductions just because I have a car like that, not necessarily that I am in need of it.
On the gas tanks, stainless is better for today's crap gas but I don't go that direction because the only crap gas I use is just in an emergency. I do try to get tanks with as close to original plating as possible. I'm just thankful that you can get them. I am old enough to remember when that wasn't possible.

 

[Aarons Air]

Buy the good reproduction parts while you can. The people who produce these parts usually do so because of a personal need. The not so good
reproduction parts are usually produced for quick money and someone will provide a better one at some point.
I have bought some items that were great reproductions just because I have a car like that, not necessarily that I am in need of it.
On the gas tanks, stainless is better for today's crap gas but I don't go that direction because the only crap gas I use is just in an emergency. I do try to get tanks with as close to original plating as possible. I'm just thankful that you can get them. I am old enough to remember when that wasn't possible.

Jerry, not to derail the thread, but I to would like to use good gas. I assume you are referring to pump gas ? Where do you buy gas that is not "crap" ?

 

[Jerry Hall]

Jerry, not to derail the thread, but I to would like to use good gas. I assume you are referring to pump gas ? Where do you buy gas that is not "crap" ?

100 octane low lead, at the airport. I mix it 50/50 wirh 90 octane (recreational) fuel no ethanol. I am located close to 2 lakes here which see a lot of boat traffic. This makes the 90 octane no ethanol fuel easier to get. These old Mopars run pretty good on 95 octane.

 

[Jax_1975_Dart]

Ethanol free is also a decent gas to consider and seems to be available in most parts of the USA.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Ethanol free is also a decent gas to consider and seems to be available in most parts of the USA.

87 octane no ethanol is readily available, but without something to bring the octane up my cars won't run on it. There are some decent octane boost additives that actually work, but are more expensive than what I do.
Boostane is one that works.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Apologies @Tony Tee maybe we can get back on subject.

 

[Tony Tee]

Apologies @Tony Tee maybe we can get back on subject.

No problem. I think Its great when a post reminds people of different things!

 

[MoparLeo]

Be a buyer to support the hobby. If you end up not needing it you can always sell it to someone who does. You will only regret it when you wait too long and can't get it anymore. No one is guaranteed tomorrow so don't wait too long for anything...

 

[66Satellite47]

100 octane low lead, at the airport. I mix it 50/50 wirh 90 octane (recreational) fuel no ethanol. I am located close to 2 lakes here which see a lot of boat traffic. This makes the 90 octane no ethanol fuel easier to get. These old Mopars run pretty good on 95 octane.

The 100 low lead AV gas is really much higher octane than the "pump" octane. So a 50/50 mix is higher than 95 pump.