my gas tank fix

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  1. monster 302

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    well my gas tank was completley rusted and full of holes and could not be fixed and i could not find a replacement so i got a 12 gallon fuel cell and got creative.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    smart move!
     
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    Ditto, smart move.
     
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    still gonna paint the trunk so it dosent look so bad.
     
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    Are you going to run a neck out to the stock fill location, or just pop the trunk to fill 'er?
     
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    for now just pop the trunk.
     
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    I bet it wouldn't take much to recess it so it would be the same height as the stock tank. Then you could easily use the stock gas filler.
     
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    Where do you have the fuel cell vented, so that the gas doesn't hang in your trunk?
     
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    Question.

    A friend of mine was going to buy a fuel cell for his daughters car. He researched and found out that the bladders inside only have a 2-3 year life.

    Does this fuel cell have an internal fuel bladder?
     
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    Looks good! Don't forget to vent (as said) an run a ground wire to a bolt near the cap!
     
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    im told this tank will last a life time and every thing is setup just right now.
     
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    more than likely not......probably full of "sponges" :)
    maybe monster will confirm.
     
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    Is there a vent to it? I am looking at putting a fuel cell in my car, but I am unsure how the venting works on them and where the best place to run it is.
     
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    it was full a sponges but i took them out to put in a fuell float as for venting i just ran it in to the filler neck and it looks and works great.
     
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    Dont forget to run a ground wire from them little nuts to frame!
     

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