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EK283 wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:22 am Filler necks can be painful.

In another car I had I cut the filler neck off the tank and welded a flange plate on it like your second photo, then I used the same size pipe to get the angles correct to mount on the tank with a rubber grommet. It was fully welded, tested for leaks then I had it zinc coated on the outside and then used KBS fuel paint on the inside. Like I said a bit painful but it was in service for many years.

Greg

Yes getting the angles can be tricky and I’m afraid my welding skills are substandard for welding fuel tanks etc

Harv wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:33 pm I bought my tank off Marty Dean in Queensland. It's a stainless box (a very elegant stainless box) with a 2" pipe stub sticking up out of it. You take the existing wagon fuel filler, cut to the length you like, and use heavy-walled fuel-grade hose (and hose clamps) to join the two. Easy to run, and the original filler neck mounts quite stable with the original rubber. Can probably do the same with the pony tank.

Cheers,
Harv

Harv that makes total sense and yes I think I will do that.
Also keeps it looking original from the outside!

Actually should be a very simple solution.

Thanks!

is there room for the exhaust mon frere?

gpi wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:20 pm is there room for the exhaust mon frere?

I had a look at clays ute to compare with mine.

My wagon had 85 between the tanks and the rear shackle, Clays had close to 100mm clearance for the zorst.

Eye balling it I think there will be enough room, worst case I’ll need a clever exhaust fitter

Had a fun day of unpicking seams today.

Layer upon layer upon layer

It didn’t stop there as I went a bit deeper so I could open the rear chassis support right up.

It’s a good opportunity to poke a spray hose down the chassis rails and dose it with rust converter.

I’ll repair the rear chassis support piece and refit it, I can’t roll beads or shrink/stretch.
That’s a skill I’d love to learn ilif the opportunity arose!

Hey Drew
I use the commodore tank in my stuff which is pretty similar to your mustang tank in shape etc. when you run your exhaust you are allowed to run it up over the diff and bring it over the leaf spring this gets it further from the side of your tank if you are too close you may have to put heat shielding on side of tank. Both my FC and EK are like this and engineer was happy.
I have a photo somewhere if you would like me to post.
Neil

FireKraka wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:39 am Hey Drew
I use the commodore tank in my stuff which is pretty similar to your mustang tank in shape etc. when you run your exhaust you are allowed to run it up over the diff and bring it over the leaf spring this gets it further from the side of your tank if you are too close you may have to put heat shielding on side of tank. Both my FC and EK are like this and engineer was happy.
I have a photo somewhere if you would like me to post.
Neil

Gday Neil, thanks for the reply.
Yes mate I would like to see a photo of your exhaust set up, it would be good for another line of thought.

FbSTDwagon wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 4:38 pm

gpi wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:20 pm is there room for the exhaust mon frere?

I had a look at clays ute to compare with mine.

My wagon had 85 between the tanks and the rear shackle, Clays had close to 100mm clearance for the zorst.

Eye balling it I think there will be enough room, worst case I’ll need a clever exhaust fitter

as long as it isn't going to be to low (not so bad with blocks but reset springs is difficult) you can run exhaust on outside of the spring, actually i think it's XC falcon V8 left side tailpipe is a perfect fit but it's a 2" pipe

Hey Drew I will get a photo and post for you.
Neil

Had a week pretty much off the car and in the shed making some tools for metal shaping.
I was struggling with bending the sheet metal and having a solid plate to do some bashing on so I made a few different types of anvils.

A pipe anvil for getting me started on some radius’s.
A flat plate anvil with a sharp edge for creating clean bends.
And also a traditional style anvil made out of rail way iron.

All of these tools look basic but geez was I time consuming g chasing the materials down and a next to nothing price, aka scrap metal bins etch

A good 4 days of machining and fabrication have me some great tools that I will now have for life.

This arvo I jumped back onto a couple of small patches that were so easy to make now I had some good tools.

Curves were simple to make!

I’m looking forward to hitting the rest of it pretty hard over the next few weeks before I start my new job.

Great work !

Love the railway line anvil !

You can make anything if you have the right tools .

Greg

Admire your patience drew. Bet you made some noise turning down that big anvil.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Cheers Greg and Clay.
Yes the anvil is a ripper, it took ages to machine down on my small mill.

More progress today deep inside to rear beaver channel.