Repop Gas Tank - 68 camaro
 

Any recommendation for quality repop gas tank and sender for 68 camaro -

Appreciate the input......

Good Ole'
GM32A
Spectra Premium

I bought my sender from Classic Industries…no issues.

Same here on using the Spectra Premium tanks and sending units.

Spectra tank is in my 69 Camaro & the 70 Cuda. No problems. If you have the original sender you might want to get it restored, although some say no problems....Joe

Thanks guys for the insight.....

Be careful!!! The finish on the latest Spectra tanks I have seen is now a PAINTED grey paint finish.....NOT the original ternes steel/natural finish that Spectra used to sell.

This was in the last two months on a '70 Buick GS tank and a '72 Olds 442 tank....both Spectra brand.

ALSO - important - the description/listing on RockAuto's site for the Spectra tanks is INCORRECT as they don't indicate the painted finish. Still indicates a natural or terne steel finish. Outright incorrect.....I was able to return the '70 GS tank b/c of the misleading description.

Not 100% sure if this applies to the Camaro or Firebird tanks but you better check first before ordering.

This has to do w/Spectra tanks only.....there are other brands that may still have the terne steel finish. Auto City Classics offers a Taiwan-made terne steel Abody tank but my buddy ordered one of those a month ago (Buick GS) and it was extremely scratched up on the underside (the side you see when installed).

I think Spectra has moved their production offshore as well.

You might do some further digging/research before pulling the trigger on a Spectra tank....MIGHT avoid some disappointment and headaches.

Thank you for the feedback.......just in time, we are picking one up at the factory in MD tomorrow am.....let's see what they say and have.

Many thanks

From their web page:

4. Where are your parts manufactured?
We manufacture all OEM parts and our tooling in Canada, either at Boucherville or Quebec City. For the aftermarket, many undercar parts (such as fuel tanks and oil pans) and cooling parts (such as radiators and heavy-duty radiators) are design and manufactured in Boucherville, while the electric components in engine management are designed and manufactured by the Spectra team at Taiwan. To guarantee the full-line coverage on all the product lines, we also deal with overseas partners.

5. Where is your head office located?
We are located in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada. We also operate factories in Taiwan and Quebec City, as well as several warehouses in Canada and a central warehouse in Greenfield, Indiana for the U.S. market. Find more details on the company page.

enio45 - Any word on what you found on the tank you picked up?

yes, just flying back from east coast - give me a day or so to circle back

Interested in this as I need a tank for my 72 Chevelle........

Quick search shows most of the performance parts guys (Summit, Jegs, etc.) sell the Spectra tanks. Any advantage to buy from a certain vendor as long as it is not the painted steel?

TIA

Summit may not have a better price anymore on some parts, but they may still offer free shipping. I think Jeg's and Speedway do too, at a price point.
I would never order anything like this from amazon, as there is no packing in anything I get anymore. Just the product or it's box inside another box 4 times too big and just gets thrown around in there during handling.

The packaging on all the tanks leaves a lot to be desired....but then again, that's what you get for relatively low ship costs. From what I've seen there is typically a thin layer of the white foam sheet material and then a single wall large box. The Spectra tank I recently bought (and returned) had an additional smaller box loosely taped on over the otherwise protruding filler neck.

As I mentioned before....I wouldn't necessarily trust the sellers' description on the finish.....at least for Spectra Premium branded tanks.

The Taiwan-made tanks from Auto City Classics do appear to be the original style ternes steel material/finish. But, as I mentioned earlier, a Buick buddy of mine that ordered one a month or so ago said the underside (side you see when installed) looked like it had been dragged across a floor. Seller refused to do anything about it and said something like "the tank is functional and that's what a replacement tank is for" (or something to that effect). Also, the Auto City Classics Taiwan tank (and likely others) has rounded corners on it...originals were/are squared off corners. A minor thing unless you are really concerned about all the details.

HBC indicates he has an NOS tank. Spendy and no actual pic to see the condition. It could be all scratched up from shelf, floor storage too.

Jegs list 3 different tanks. 2 from OER; stainless steel and zinc coated and a Holley Sniper stock tank which is galvanized.

https://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...0002&langId=-1

Interestingly, I have one of the nicest NOS tanks you ever saw but it's not for sale.

If you have a LOS built '68 Camaro, that plant painted the tanks black when installed so the finish is not that important if you are going to paint over it.

^ interesting! Thanks Jon.

That stock Holley tank says galvanized, but I just noticed in description it says that its silver powder coated. Can it be both?