drug through gas tank

J.Cakes · 07-15-2008, 11:01 PM

yes i know it evaporates fast, even if it did i would see a spot in the jug where it was

jakefiddlesticks · 07-16-2008, 03:07 PM

it's only a matter of time before someone goes out dragging with a leaking dragged out tank and catches on fire.

i raised my tank up with the SD 3 link kit. they didn't include any info that you still need to raise the front of the gas tank up. get your new tank mounted up as high as possible in the front and the rear.

grillen85 · 07-16-2008, 03:11 PM

I still dont trust the raise member , I mine in the bed .. where I know it will be safe . It maybe ugly but , but I dont have to worry about ish like this happening.

J.Cakes · 07-16-2008, 10:30 PM

mine is raised front and rear, i gotta get a cell,cant no any higher in the rear and the back of the tank still drags, ive stopped draggin

lowdime96 · 07-17-2008, 03:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jakefindleton

it's only a matter of time before someone goes out dragging with a leaking dragged out tank and catches on fire.

i raised my tank up with the SD 3 link kit. they didn't include any info that you still need to raise the front of the gas tank up. get your new tank mounted up as high as possible in the front and the rear.

it has happened a few times.... i reember one from gator drag a few years ago down in florida and also a kid in new york a couple years ago, both s10s with raised x members. neither truck survived, complete losses.

joedoh · 07-17-2008, 03:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by lowdime96

it has happened a few times.... i reember one from gator drag a few years ago down in florida and also a kid in new york a couple years ago, both s10s with raised x members. neither truck survived, complete losses.

does anyone have the hi rez picture of the white one burning? it was my desktop background but I didnt save it locally and the kids were changing them one day. I lost it but it was a great background, all the reds in eth middle and black on the edge.

lowdime96 · 07-17-2008, 03:45 PM

was once this!

xxosiris9xx · 07-17-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by joedoh

does anyone have the hi rez picture of the white one burning? it was my desktop background but I didnt save it locally and the kids were changing them one day. I lost it but it was a great background, all the reds in eth middle and black on the edge.

glad to hear it excited you....wasnt much fun jumping over the seats to get out of it though

lowlife97 · 07-17-2008, 04:57 PM

tank repair will work for a while or until u drag that off like me haha

typhoon_200 · 07-17-2008, 05:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 00redsdime

for those who care,heres my patch, its holding

ur kinding me right!? ur tellin me u cant afford to go to the junk yard or find a used tank? thats not safe at all.

V8Blaze · 07-17-2008, 06:02 PM

since his gas tank is draggin the ground i really doubt the strength of that patch should be any concern. Trust me that patch is safe. My nova has had one for years, and ive never had any problems. I think the issue is the tank making sparks, not the method of patch or if he "should go buy another"

suicidal · 07-17-2008, 06:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by typhoon_200

ur kinding me right!? ur tellin me u cant afford to go to the junk yard or find a used tank? thats not safe at all.

that patch is a good temp. fix. he said he is getting a fuel cell, so going to the junkyard and getting another tank would be a waste. the money used on a junkyard tank can go towards the fuelcell.

J.Cakes · 07-17-2008, 10:41 PM

yea i dont see that being a problem for a temp fix, im going to get a fuel cell just need to do my research some more, might pick up a friends old 4 door tank and just throw it int he bed for now,

typhoon_200 · 07-18-2008, 09:11 AM

sorry but my father owns a mechanic shop that i work at and i have seen way to many cobbled up fixes cuz people are cheap......one customer has this same issue....hole in the tank and so he went home and repaired it himself. well it didnt hold for more than 2 days and when it started leaking it was in walmart parking lot.....some dude walking by flicked his cigarette and ka-boom! by by car.

V8Blaze · 07-18-2008, 01:45 PM

well some people dont know how to change a flat tire either. If applied correctly that shit will last a long time. As ive stated ive had some on a car for over 5 years, You cant just slap in on over the rust and road grime, you need to drain your tank and clean the area, like the directions said. Five years ago a tank for a 76 nova was about 300 or so dollars with shipping, or 2 dollars for the tank repair, i think i got teh better deal

Walters · 07-18-2008, 01:49 PM

panel bond will work. no joke seen it done. its just as strong as a weld.

J.Cakes · 07-20-2008, 01:30 AM

well. after a week, its leaking again, pretty good drip too, have it on jack stands in the shop catching whatever leaks, think i might have drug another hole in it

i was riding lower than i thought in a parking lot, and i turned into a parking lane and the frame hit the ground, so that might have done it, and i have a show to go to next week too, looks like im ordering a cell sooner than i thought

typhoon_200 · 07-21-2008, 09:54 AM

good deal. fuel leaks are not something to cheaply patch. its lives that ur dealing with there. some soccer mom could ass end u and it blows up and burns both cars to the ground and maybe cost a mother or her kids there lives. that isnt something that i would want to have on my chest for the rest of my life.

joedoh · 07-21-2008, 01:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by xxosiris9xx

glad to hear it excited you....wasnt much fun jumping over the seats to get out of it though

really it just made a good desktop background because of all the contrast.

does anyone have the picture? the high res original or one big enough of the white s10 flaming up.

bhaley66 · 07-24-2008, 01:58 PM

hell if anyone wants a ext cab tank out of a 95 let me know ill send it for 10 bucks plus shipping... that sucks man... fuel cells are easy and can be pretty cheap!

Prime · 07-24-2008, 02:30 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sadexcuse4s10

i've always used that epoxy gas tank repair stuff and it's worked everytime. It works for metal tanks though, the plastic ones don't seem to patch too well.

My 03 has a plastic tank, I fixed it with 2 part epoxy. But I layered on a coat, added a sheet of fiberglass weave and added more epoxy over that. I repeated that two more times and so far so good. *knocks on wood*

The next time I have my bed off I will replace the tank, unless the need arises first.

s_dimenickel · 07-25-2008, 11:28 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by joedoh

does anyone have the hi rez picture of the white one burning? it was my desktop background but I didnt save it locally and the kids were changing them one day. I lost it but it was a great background, all the reds in eth middle and black on the edge.

no pic... but videos never get old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BfciBl01_U

07-15-2008, 11:01 PM	#51
J.Cakes The way of all flesh Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,636 Location: Hell User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank yes i know it evaporates fast, even if it did i would see a spot in the jug where it was
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07-16-2008, 03:07 PM	#52
jakefiddlesticks Life Begins @ Zero PSI Age: 31 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,612 Location: Cool, Ca 95614 User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank it's only a matter of time before someone goes out dragging with a leaking dragged out tank and catches on fire. i raised my tank up with the SD 3 link kit. they didn't include any info that you still need to raise the front of the gas tank up. get your new tank mounted up as high as possible in the front and the rear.
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07-16-2008, 03:11 PM	#53
grillen85 Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 339 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank I still dont trust the raise member , I mine in the bed .. where I know it will be safe . It maybe ugly but , but I dont have to worry about ish like this happening.
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07-16-2008, 10:30 PM	#54
J.Cakes The way of all flesh Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,636 Location: Hell User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank mine is raised front and rear, i gotta get a cell,cant no any higher in the rear and the back of the tank still drags, ive stopped draggin
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07-17-2008, 03:19 PM	#55
lowdime96 Disturbed Image Trucks Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,153 Location: Southington, CT User is: Online	Re: drug through gas tank Quote: Originally Posted by jakefindleton it's only a matter of time before someone goes out dragging with a leaking dragged out tank and catches on fire. i raised my tank up with the SD 3 link kit. they didn't include any info that you still need to raise the front of the gas tank up. get your new tank mounted up as high as possible in the front and the rear. it has happened a few times.... i reember one from gator drag a few years ago down in florida and also a kid in new york a couple years ago, both s10s with raised x members. neither truck survived, complete losses.
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07-17-2008, 03:28 PM	#56
joedoh Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 315 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank Quote: Originally Posted by lowdime96 it has happened a few times.... i reember one from gator drag a few years ago down in florida and also a kid in new york a couple years ago, both s10s with raised x members. neither truck survived, complete losses. does anyone have the hi rez picture of the white one burning? it was my desktop background but I didnt save it locally and the kids were changing them one day. I lost it but it was a great background, all the reds in eth middle and black on the edge.
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07-17-2008, 03:45 PM	#57
lowdime96 Disturbed Image Trucks Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,153 Location: Southington, CT User is: Online	Re: drug through gas tank was once this!
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07-17-2008, 04:51 PM	#58
xxosiris9xx The Dave Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,430 Location: Neptune Beach, FL User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank Quote: Originally Posted by joedoh does anyone have the hi rez picture of the white one burning? it was my desktop background but I didnt save it locally and the kids were changing them one day. I lost it but it was a great background, all the reds in eth middle and black on the edge. glad to hear it excited you....wasnt much fun jumping over the seats to get out of it though
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07-17-2008, 04:57 PM	#59
lowlife97 Registered User Age: 18 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 55 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank tank repair will work for a while or until u drag that off like me haha
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07-17-2008, 05:00 PM	#60
typhoon_200 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 230 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank Quote: Originally Posted by 00redsdime for those who care,heres my patch, its holding ur kinding me right!? ur tellin me u cant afford to go to the junk yard or find a used tank? thats not safe at all.
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07-17-2008, 06:02 PM	#61
V8Blaze V8 with bags Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,761 Location: baton rouge, LA User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank since his gas tank is draggin the ground i really doubt the strength of that patch should be any concern. Trust me that patch is safe. My nova has had one for years, and ive never had any problems. I think the issue is the tank making sparks, not the method of patch or if he "should go buy another"
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07-17-2008, 06:16 PM	#62
suicidal Resident Wetback Age: 27 Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,871 Location: Wilmington, NC User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank Quote: Originally Posted by typhoon_200 ur kinding me right!? ur tellin me u cant afford to go to the junk yard or find a used tank? thats not safe at all. that patch is a good temp. fix. he said he is getting a fuel cell, so going to the junkyard and getting another tank would be a waste. the money used on a junkyard tank can go towards the fuelcell.
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07-17-2008, 10:41 PM	#63
J.Cakes The way of all flesh Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,636 Location: Hell User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank yea i dont see that being a problem for a temp fix, im going to get a fuel cell just need to do my research some more, might pick up a friends old 4 door tank and just throw it int he bed for now,
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07-18-2008, 09:11 AM	#64
typhoon_200 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 230 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank sorry but my father owns a mechanic shop that i work at and i have seen way to many cobbled up fixes cuz people are cheap......one customer has this same issue....hole in the tank and so he went home and repaired it himself. well it didnt hold for more than 2 days and when it started leaking it was in walmart parking lot.....some dude walking by flicked his cigarette and ka-boom! by by car.
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07-18-2008, 01:45 PM	#65
V8Blaze V8 with bags Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,761 Location: baton rouge, LA User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank well some people dont know how to change a flat tire either. If applied correctly that shit will last a long time. As ive stated ive had some on a car for over 5 years, You cant just slap in on over the rust and road grime, you need to drain your tank and clean the area, like the directions said. Five years ago a tank for a 76 nova was about 300 or so dollars with shipping, or 2 dollars for the tank repair, i think i got teh better deal
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07-18-2008, 01:49 PM	#66
Walters Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 64 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank panel bond will work. no joke seen it done. its just as strong as a weld.
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07-20-2008, 01:30 AM	#67
J.Cakes The way of all flesh Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,636 Location: Hell User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank well. after a week, its leaking again, pretty good drip too, have it on jack stands in the shop catching whatever leaks, think i might have drug another hole in it i was riding lower than i thought in a parking lot, and i turned into a parking lane and the frame hit the ground, so that might have done it, and i have a show to go to next week too, looks like im ordering a cell sooner than i thought
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07-21-2008, 09:54 AM	#68
typhoon_200 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 230 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank good deal. fuel leaks are not something to cheaply patch. its lives that ur dealing with there. some soccer mom could ass end u and it blows up and burns both cars to the ground and maybe cost a mother or her kids there lives. that isnt something that i would want to have on my chest for the rest of my life.
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07-21-2008, 01:18 PM	#69
joedoh Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 315 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank Quote: Originally Posted by xxosiris9xx glad to hear it excited you....wasnt much fun jumping over the seats to get out of it though really it just made a good desktop background because of all the contrast. does anyone have the picture? the high res original or one big enough of the white s10 flaming up.
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07-24-2008, 01:58 PM	#70
bhaley66 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 57 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank hell if anyone wants a ext cab tank out of a 95 let me know ill send it for 10 bucks plus shipping... that sucks man... fuel cells are easy and can be pretty cheap!
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07-24-2008, 02:30 PM	#71
Prime Ol' Sparky Age: 31 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 556 Location: Flatwoods User is: Online	Re: drug through gas tank Quote: Originally Posted by sadexcuse4s10 i've always used that epoxy gas tank repair stuff and it's worked everytime. It works for metal tanks though, the plastic ones don't seem to patch too well. My 03 has a plastic tank, I fixed it with 2 part epoxy. But I layered on a coat, added a sheet of fiberglass weave and added more epoxy over that. I repeated that two more times and so far so good. knocks on wood The next time I have my bed off I will replace the tank, unless the need arises first. Last edited by Prime : 07-24-2008 at 02:31 PM.
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07-25-2008, 11:28 AM	#72
s_dimenickel On Your Sh*t List! Age: 22 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 123 Location: Poconos, Pa User is: OffLine	Re: drug through gas tank Quote: Originally Posted by joedoh does anyone have the hi rez picture of the white one burning? it was my desktop background but I didnt save it locally and the kids were changing them one day. I lost it but it was a great background, all the reds in eth middle and black on the edge. no pic... but videos never get old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BfciBl01_U
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