Repop Gas Tank - 68 camaro

[enio45]

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

[RPOLS3]

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

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by RPOLS3

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.

[70post]

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.

[Too Many Projects]

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.

[hogdaddy]

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.

[1967Z28]

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.

[AnthonyS]

^ interesting! Thanks Jon.

[hogdaddy]

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