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Offline sedandelivery

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wagon gas tank
« on: August 04, 2014, 07:52:54 PM »
Is there a source for Pinto wagon gas tanks?  A friend was asking me, and we agree wagon tanks seem to be hard to get. Sedan tanks are everywhere.

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Re: wagon gas tank
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2014, 08:02:52 PM »
All I know of is used or send yours out to get restored. I found mine in a salvage yard in Oklahoma.

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Re: wagon gas tank
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2014, 08:14:24 PM »
I've got a used one I bought by mistake  :-[  its got a dent and is a little dirty but seems solid and leak-free.  message me if you're interested.  I still need to find one at a decent price for my hatchback.
Bought a 1978 hatchback to be my first car.

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Re: wagon gas tank
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2014, 09:57:01 PM »
Clydesdale80 - I don't know what kind of budget you have to work with, but you can get a brand new Spectra Premium tank for a hatchback depending on the year of your Pinto.  They also sell new fuel tank sending units for certain years.  I'm lucky mine is a 76 and I was able to get a new tank and a new fuel sending unit.  Both were reasonable - a little over $200 for the gas tank and like $70 for the sending unit on Amazon.  The tanks are made in Canada (at least mine was), which also made me feel better about it (rather than say China).

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Re: wagon gas tank
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2014, 08:56:53 AM »
I've seen the spectra tanks and that is my backup plan but if I can find a used one for less and that's salvageable I would rather go that route.
Bought a 1978 hatchback to be my first car.