1968 Barracuda Notch - Plano, TX
How much was it and where did you buy it if you don't mind me asking.
Your car is beautiful. I was planning on running the same hood. Is that the AAR offering? How much prep was needed before paint? Are you running any sort of hood spring?
I bought the tank from Ricks' Tanks - Direct. I spoke them at the Goodguys show at Texas Motor Speedway last Fall. It was a little bit more than thier fuel injected style tank for a camaro, plus extra for the included Aeromotive A1000 pump, a fuel level sender unit, and was a "one-off" custom design.
For the design, I asked them to use the same profile under the floor that they used for t-granger's Duster. From there I had them narrow it to 24" and increase the above floor height to 4". Since I have the inboard spring relocation kit the exhaust has to run between the frame rails. Frame rail to frame rail is 34" IIRC and I wanted to leave 5" on each side. The floor comes up from the trunk just over 4" to clear where the shocks mount. This will make it so I can make a flat "false floor" or cover at that height that will cover the tank and be level to the firewall I will be putting in behind the rear seat. This will naturally create areas to hide relays, other electronics, and a small tool storage area. When you open the trunk it will have a flat floor with a small spare and nothing else visible except the filler neck. I also had them incorporate a large return feed to the sump and two seperate vents. The return is an AN connection, the two vents have tubes that run to the top rear corners of the tank. Since the tank sits higher, I had them turn the filler neck to horizontal. I will take the stock neck, cut it, have a hose bead added, and use a 90 curved hose to connect the two.
With actual measurements of the exterior of the tank it comes out over 32 gallons even accounting for the displacement of the pump. The large pump and tank are more a concession to fuel injection plus the possibility of running E-85 or Methanol and / or forced induction. I did not want to turn around two years from now and be forced to modify or buy another tank. 30+ gallons also makes things like driving between cities in Texas, the annual gulf coast cruise, or an event like the power tour more realistic.
