Gas Tank Repair

[leafsprung]

Interesting. That sounds different than the military tanks I have had. Do you have pics? If it looks as good as you say it does, it still sounds repairable. Drill the spots, clean, repair, reassemble . . .

[jac04]

^^ I was thinking the same thing. I don't have any good pictures - there are a few in my build thread that show the tanks, but in no real detail. Right now, I just don't have the time and/or desire to tear the tanks apart. I would gladly pay someone to fix the tanks if they knew what they were doing and fixed them correctly for a reasonable cost (hint, hint).

[Bertha]

I bought a Proline for the 88 I just put back together. I actually thought of cutting the top of the Exmod, and tigging it to a Proline.

Jeff this ^^ is not a bad suggestion. Do you have the ability to do this? You could tig, mig or brass it in.

[jac04]

Yes, I suppose it's an option. However, I think that I'm going to try to get a pair of new Genuine Land Rover Dutch military heavy duty tanks from PA Blanchard. What the heck, it's only money.

[greasyhandsagain]

It certainly would be a nice 'invention'......a glue which coats the inside of a tank, and then a rubber bladder which you could put in through the filler hole, blow up, and have it bond to the inner walls of the tank.

Certainly would be a well loved product by auto restorers, eh?

[gudjeon]

What I did to ensure the red kote permeated into any pin hole, I blanked off the holes and put around 5-10psi in it and kept it pressurized as it was rotated to distribute the goop. Did it help? Who knows, but it has not leaked 5 year on.

Like most Rover resto/repairs, there is more than one way of doing things.

[greenmeanie]

It certainly would be a nice 'invention'......a glue which coats the inside of a tank, and then a rubber bladder which you could put in through the filler hole, blow up, and have it bond to the inner walls of the tank.

Certainly would be a well loved product by auto restorers, eh?

Seems a rather complex way of achieving the same result as the existing products without the hassle of a bladder. You'd still need to get the fuel varnish off to get glue to stick.

[Tim Smith]

Another vote for Red kote. It's relativity cheap and after a year, it seems to be holding just fine for me.

http://www.damonq.com/Techsheets/Red-Kote.pdf

[SafeAirOne]

...I think that I'm going to try to get a pair of new Genuine Land Rover Dutch military heavy duty tanks from PA Blanchard.

I doubt anyone following your restoration thread for the last year believed that you'd opt for anything else...

[Tsmith]

For the cost of the tanks from the UK, you might ask a local fabricator to make new tanks out of Stainless. I have had several tanks made in the past (not for the Rover) at a boatyard. these guys are used to making odd-shaped tanks to fit into boat hulls., Painted, they would look the same as originals and would likely last forever.

Just a thought....