Gas tank straps padding?

[velrob]

71 charger

Just curious if there should be any padding between the straps and the tank?

Thanks

 

[69roadr]

I don't recall any. But the top of the tank should have some padding between the chassis

 

[PurpleBeeper]

Nope

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Upper tank padding looks like thick roofing felt.
https://www.detroitmuscletechnologies.com/fuel-gas-tank-pad/

 

[BeepBeepRR]

No padding on the straps this helps to ground the sender.. I mean its not 100% its purpose but it does help. That and the ground strap.

 

[mrsnicks]

Upper tank padding looks like thick roofing felt.
https://www.detroitmuscletechnologies.com/fuel-gas-tank-pad/

That's EXACTLY what I used. Left over roofing paper from when I built my shed.

 

[velrob]

Thanks for all the replies.

I do already have a pad between the tank and the trunk floor. So I guess the straps ground the tank to the body, makes sense.

A friend brought it up because he said the flaps would cause noise and the tank would rust out) between the pads and the straps.

So I guess its a bad idea to clear coat the tank? To prevent flash rust?

 

[dadsbee]

No reason not to clear coat the tank, the fuel sender gets it's ground off the fuel line to frame clamps/bolts and the ground strap from the line to the sender spigot.

 

[velrob]

awesome thanks!

i will clear coat it in that case