Official aluminum fuel tank sale thread (Page 10/22)
Rare87GT AUG 26, 12:02 PM
Joe,
How many tanks have you sold to date? Just kind of curious. Mine works like a charm!


Thanks,
Amir

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joesfiero AUG 26, 05:17 PM
I cant remember an exact figure but its less than a dozen. Its a bit surprising since I feel this is such a good product but I am not really pushing it either so I can guess its just lack of too many people knowing about them. We have perfected the tank and now have a marine sending unit available at a very good price so the only thing stopping us now is buyers. I will say that the sending unit company did have some hiccups getting the last order out to us but if there is enough interest in the near future we may just end up buying a dozen or so senders just so the customer doesnt have to wait for them .

Glad to hear you are enjoying the tank, are you getting a reasonable increase in usable capacity? I noticed with mine that the tank is quite a bit taller at the sender (with a stock unit) so you have to lower that pump in the tank so you dont run out of fuel before the tank is empty.

-Joe
BV MotorSports DEC 16, 08:07 PM

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Originally posted by joesfiero:

Bump, still making these. Seems this thread gets forgotten quickly, I cant imagine $300 is too much to spend for a completely rust free brand new aluminum tank. The old ones are getting harder to find and we can custom make one of these for you in a matter of a week or so.

-Joe



Its almost impossible to find a good used tank. I think this is a great option and very well priced! I didnt see what you guys were doing about the baffles like RacerJT asked about. That is a very big deal. I would need two tanks. One for my 88 one for the 87 race car. That one uses VDO fuel sending unit and would be much easier and smaller than the GM version. We need to chat.

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Austrian Import JAN 11, 04:04 PM
Is it larger than the stock tank(s)?
BV MotorSports JAN 11, 09:51 PM
I keep trying to buy one of these.. actually 2. No response.
joesfiero JAN 12, 02:51 AM
Sorry BV I didn't see your last post. The baffles have been well discussed here and in the other thread in general. Basically we use aluminum plate welded to the inside of the tank to keep the fuel in the area of the pump pickup. Its nothing special and not as intricate as stock but it works well on my personal tank and have never had a complaint from a customer. If you have a special request for a baffle system we should be able to make it I just need to know specifics maybe even a drawing.

And yes, these are larger than stock tanks by over a gallon (11 and change for the later stock tanks versus almost 13 gallons for mine), I have had customers tell me that actual fillable capacity is around 12 gallons.

-Joe
FieroNate JAN 13, 01:48 AM
Are these the 14 gallon tanks? I saw you mentioned external pumps. I imagine its not a huge deal to make an indentation for an external pump or even a 'tube' to screw them into with a fitting at the bottom.
LEEEZARD JAN 13, 07:57 AM
Whats the price with the new marine 0-90 sending unit? thanks.
joesfiero JAN 13, 10:39 AM
The new price for a tank with the marine sending unit supplied is $380 plus shipping. We install the unit for you and all you have to do is wire it up. We also weld two threaded fittings at the back of the tank to allow you to plumb the external pump. Overall its a much better design than using the stock sender, though some people may prefer to still use it so we still offer the tank with provisions for the stock sending unit and pump for $325.

These prices are all plus shipping and if paying paypal, plus 3% for the fees.

Tony makes these tanks along with the marine tanks that are his primary business. When you place an order for a tank it goes into his queue and is made in order. Depending on how many tanks are ahead and how time consuming they are it could take anywhere from a few days to a couple weeks or possibly more to make your tank and get it shipped out. I try my best to estimate this at the time of purchase and communicate if we go past that.

-Joe
etofun JAN 13, 05:57 PM
what are the weight differences between the stock and aluminum tank?