Any options to replace the ugly tank straps ???

[acii]

Hy all..

i have to buy a new tank ...as well as new straps.

Before buying any parts.. i would like to know if there are any other options to install the tank.. maybe without any straps ???

Thanks for ur advice !!!

CU
Achim

 

[Jerry Hall]

I don't know what you are working on, but the straps don't usually rot like the tank. Why clean them, bead blast or sand them. Then clear coat them with a spray can of paint.

 

[WP29440SE]

sure, put the whole tank in the trunk or buy a fuel cell.

 

[68Moparmaniac]

New tank get new straps, they aren't all that expensive. Get the stainless ones and a some new J bolts, never a oxidation issue again..

 

[Kern Dog]

Run some long lag bolts through the tank and up into the floor. Use a sealant to avoid leaks.

 

[R413]

You want to paint the tank body color. So you’re building a custom type car?

Get the straps chrome plated, chrome always looks good!

 

[acii]

Run some long lag bolts through the tank and up into the floor. Use a sealant to avoid leaks.

 

[acii]

restoring a 70 charger ...fully rust bucket , even the straps rotted away

 

[Jerry Hall]

restoring a 70 charger ...fully rust bucket , even the straps rotted away

Thanks for the full story. That is a good buy on the tank if you want to go that way. If you intend to paint the tank, the straps can be painted also, or chromed as @R413 said.

 

[dadsbee]

Why overthink this stuff.. I think this looks purdy.. LOL

 

[Dennis H]

I’ve been awake nights over this same issue. By the way, don’t buy from Ricks Tanks El Paso if going custom OR Mopar Ed in the Central Valley (Ca).

 

[gkent]

I haf chrome straps once ... as well as a whole lot of other stuff. Now I either paint it or powdercoat it. Chrome maintenance is a pain in the ***.

 

[Tony Tee]

Hy all..

i have to buy a new tank ...as well as new straps.

Before buying any parts.. i would like to know if there are any other options to install the tank.. maybe without any straps ???

Thanks for ur advice !!!

CU
Achim

I bought a stainless steel tank and stainless steel straps for my 69 charger and a stainless steel tank for my 78 dodge magnum. But no straps in stainless for the magnum . So I will use my old straps and cover them in black heat shrink tubing. I'm liking the anti corrosion properties of stainless. Plus you could paint it.

 

[64 Sportfury]

I replaced the tank (going EFI in-tank pump) in my 68 Coronet Wagon and the old straps had undercoating on them. I bought some 1" steel from a supply house and made my own. It took me less time to make them then if I had tried cleaning the old ones.

 

[Geff McCarthy]

I replaced the tank and strap on my 63 Fury. I got an extra, stainless strap, which i just returned. It looked pretty!

 

[biomedtechguy]

Run some long lag bolts through the tank and up into the floor. Use a sealant to avoid leaks.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Run some long lag bolts through the tank and up into the floor. Use a sealant to avoid leaks.

Reading my mind, Kern Dog.

 

[moparedtn]

Run some long lag bolts through the tank and up into the floor. Use a sealant to avoid leaks.