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While all this concern about a stock style '32 tank is well intentioned, and the dangers conceivable, the number of potentially dangerous build features on a hot rod based on 80 year old technology is practically endless. No side beam protection, no roll over protection in a roadster, usually no collapsible steering column, and on and on.....

Each of those could be remediated, but to what end? The one guarantee of certain death is being born. I offer this old saw for consideration......................

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

Roger your tank was probably designed to be in the trunk, but as a wise man once stated, "improvise, adapt, overcome" and that fits the bill here to a "T". The properties of polyethylene allows for a bit of flexibility that that you wouldn't find in abs or polycarbonate. My only concern is that, IMHO, I would construct some form of skid plate so that an errant rock couldn't damage the tank in the location you will have it placed in and leave you stranded. Just my 2cts. worth.

Ken, the tank wasn't designed to be in the trunk. It's designed specifically to be hung from the frame rails, with the fiberglass cover riding on top of the rails to give the appearance of the OEM tank, and using steel brackets for extra support. Here's the link of the specific tank - 1932 Ford Poly Fuel Tank with Fiberglass Cover, and they also offer two metal tanks, made to OEM dimensions (and sold by supplier's like BeBop's, Yogi's, Speedway, etc), for those who want that approach - http://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/pa...=cat/cat81.htm
The picture shows the decorative cover on the tank, which covers up the design feature of a nominal 2"x12" hole/tunnel that runs vertically through the tank (you can see through, top to bottom) which forms an amazingly strong column support, plus virtually eliminates any side slosh in the tank; and the fact that the side tabs are in excess of 1/2" thick and solid. As for a rock, the tank is somewhere around 3/16" to 1/4" thick, so I'm not at all concerned with rocks, and would be more concerned if it were a sheet metal tank. I'll leave the skid plate on the Jeep.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

While all this concern about a stock style '32 tank is well intentioned, and the dangers conceivable, the number of potentially dangerous build features on a hot rod based on 80 year old technology is practically endless. No side beam protection, no roll over protection in a roadster, usually no collapsible steering column, and on and on.....

Each of those could be remediated, but to what end? The one guarantee of certain death is being born. I offer this old saw for consideration......................

So true, Unc'! Can you imagine a similar drawing of a Stroker McGurk's Deuce Roadster, with "options" to make it more compliant with all of the concerns of the day?

Thanks for all safety and convenience concerns, guys, but I'm feeling pretty good that Tanks, Inc covered the bases pretty good on this tank.

i prefer the tanks inc over anything else. due to spring shackles i could not use one in my 54 ford truck and settled for a tanks inc steel one. the poly tank is by far safer than any of them. it will crush without splitting open .