GOT THE OLD TANK OUT.....

I need to get insulators/felt for the top of the tank and on the straps....

What are you guys using?

I was going to just buy a couple of bike inner tubes, cut and use them if i cant find any pre-mades or universals....

Let me know.....want to get this new tank IN!!

 

That would work... the original stuff looks kinda like roofing felt. It's not real high-tech in any case.

 

I saw that on a Chevelle forum as well (the tar paper/roofing felt thing)

Never would have thought that....but there ya go!!!

 

Ricks camaros sells stainless straps with new padding on them.

 

FOUND SOME CLOSE-CELL FOAM I MAY USE....

WE SHALL SEE....

 

Nice and shiny!

 

I used some felt strip form homedepot, frost king S214/17.With some adhesive spray & a piece of heat shrink at ea. end to re-inforce it.Works well, can kinda see it here.

Its the right width too.

 

thank for all the help and suggestions.

I have came up with a pretty good solution....prob cost me about $15 , but not that bad i guess..

so, here is what i came up with:




yep...a Yoga mat. thin, dense, pretty strong. maybe my car will calm down with all the gremlins now that it is involved in Yoga..LOL

this is what i used to attach. 2 rolls was perfect:




very strong double sided tape. the width was perfect for the tank straps....exact same size!! i rolled out the tape, as well as cut the pad to size, rolled it up, then unrolled it onto the strap/tape to help be consistent
and not get it stuck where i did not want it.... patience...slow and steady wins the race (and keeps things neat and tidy)












i then did the tank in the same manner. The nice thing about the mat is the lines in the pattern helped make nice straight cuts!!






So....with that said, the Beast runs AGAIN!!*evil laugh* took a lil while cranking to get the fuel back up to the engine, but it fired right up once it did!
And yes, i replaced the fuel filter as well....cause that crap gas that smelled like paint thinner, assuredly ruined that as well.
Non-ethanol and high octane from here on out!!

So now i just have to put it all back together...but hey, ain't that what holiday weekends and beer are for?!?!?


Thanks again for all the suggestions , and i hope this thread will help some others that had my question....

 

Nice job man. Looks good

 

Did you find a source for the replacement supply flex line between the tank sender and the body fuel line?

 

I am assuming you are talking about the rubber piece with the fixed fittings on it ...

mine was in pretty good shape....so was not looking for one.

i would think that would be a GM part that could be found at a dealership parts counter....

 

a search shows that it's not available new and the flare fittings are fairly unique...

you apparently got lucky with your existing one.

I am considering a swap to the FI driver's side fuel lines and FI sender but the unavailability of that piece may make retaining the carb sender a better option.

thanks