Guys who removed their stock gas tank?

[Rose Racing]

What material did you use to cover the hole and install your fuel cell??? According to NHRA rule book....(Where OEM gas tank is in the trunk floor, area occupied by OEM
tank may be replaced with material equal to or heavier than OEM
floor.) Sorry this may be a dumb question......

[David Lee]

i went to my local metal supplier and got 18G to fill the holes in the florring and engine compartment.

[rboyle]

The gas tank didn't leave a hole in the floor, it was mounted underneath the floor boards.

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by rboyle

The gas tank didn't leave a hole in the floor, it was mounted underneath the floor boards.

Actually, on many Ford unibody cars like Mustangs and Fairlanes, the factory gas tank drops into a large rectangular hole in the trunk floor, and the top of the gas tank IS the trunk floor.

[Kenney Kelley]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Actually, on many Ford unibody cars like Mustangs and Fairlanes, the factory gas tank drops into a large rectangular hole in the trunk floor, and the top of the gas tank IS the trunk floor.

In that case could you just cut the top of the gas tank off and use it to fill in the hole and it would bolt in where the original tank was plus i think it had ribs in it for strenght and then place the fuel cell on that. Just a thought.

Kenney Kelley

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Kenney Kelley

In that case could you just cut the top of the gas tank off and use it to fill in the hole and it would bolt in where the original tank was plus i think it had ribs in it for strenght and then place the fuel cell on that. Just a thought.

Kenney Kelley

Cut the top of the gas tank ..GEEZ. I don’t think so ……

[Mark Ugrich]

Originally Posted by Kenney Kelley

In that case could you just cut the top of the gas tank off and use it to fill in the hole and it would bolt in where the original tank was plus i think it had ribs in it for strenght and then place the fuel cell on that. Just a thought.

Kenney Kelley

Actually i’ve seen just the opposite. Section the tank and use the lower half. From under the car it looks like it still had the stock tank, then mount the fuel cell inside on top.