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Old 04-08-2024, 11:17 AM   #8
JayJay
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Default Re: Leaking gas tank

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Originally Posted by Tom Endy View Post
Whatever you do to seal the tank, it is prudent to install the later steering column mount to take pressure off the one riveted to the tank. When we restored my grandson's 1930 Tudor, we installed one and shimmed it so that the original tank mount is just along for the ride. My grandson has held three presentations at local Model A clubs, and no one commented on the two tank mounts. I doubt they even noticed it.

Tom Endy
The person who "restored" my '31 slant did the same thing, the old tank mount just kinda hangs in there looking lonely.
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