22 gallon fuel tank ????

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I just read in a recent Mustang magazine that a 22 gallon fuel tank was available and sold by Virginia Classic for vintage Mustangs. It is a Scott Drake part.

Problem is I cannot find one anywhere...
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Mustang Parts from Mustangs Plus :: Fuel System :: Gas Tanks :: 1970 22 gallon w/o Evap Emisson w/drain

 

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shoguun said:

Mustang Parts from Mustangs Plus :: Fuel System :: Gas Tanks :: 1970 22 gallon w/o Evap Emisson w/drain

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Thats not the one. I read the article also and am looking to find a price on them.

 

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The 22 gallon tank has been available since 1970. It's called a 1970 Mustang fuel tank. You must also use the 1970 fuel sending unit with it. With slight modification to your filler neck, it bolts right in.

This is the Scott Drake 22 gal tank, comes in steel or stainless (at twice the price):

 

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why would you want a 22 gal tank? think of all the extra weight.

 

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That was one thing I am considering.
I have no idea what mpg the 302 I am putting in the car will get.
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Cobain03 said:

why would you want a 22 gal tank? think of all the extra weight.

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1) All 1970 Mustangs had the 22 gal tank.

2) All 64-70 Mustangs had basically the same rear suspension.

3) You don't have to drive around all the time with the tank full, stopping for gas less often is the point of a big tank.

 

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I don't care about the weight. I am more interested in distance I can get out of a tank.

 

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GNGREN said:

I don't care about the weight. I am more interested in distance I can get out of a tank.

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Did you change to a 22?

 

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You can save a little weight and trunk space by using a 69 tank (20 gal). I haven't done this, but I have heard you have to bend the fill port back to make it line up with the fill neck. This can be done by using a piece of 2" pipe as a lever.

OT, but I'd do this if I could figure out how to put the gas cap in the trunk. I'm tired of pouring gas on the ground every time I fill up. Nozzles in CA don't work on 67/8 cars!!! Rant over.

 

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S-Car-Go said:

I'm tired of pouring gas on the ground every time I fill up. Nozzles in CA don't work on 67/8 cars!!! Rant over.

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Nor anywhere else. That's what happens when environmentalists, not engineers, design machinery.

 

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2+2GT said:

1) All 1970 Mustangs had the 22 gal tank.

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The 22-gal tank was 1970 NON-California-emissions application. California cars in 1970 had the 20-gallon tank along with the evaporative emissions junk.

 

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sparx said:

Did you change to a 22?

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Not yet, but I was going to put the standard tank in before I get her on the road this summer. After reading the article I am pretty sure I will go the Stainless route.

 

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i didnt read about it, but i hope its stainless on the inside as well.

 

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Cobain03 said:

i didnt read about it, but i hope its stainless on the inside as well.

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It's not plating, it's solid stainless steel.

 

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Right solid
Now I wonder which is the best plan, 20 gal or 22?
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sparx said:

Right solid
Now I wonder which is the best plan, 20 gal or 22?
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Once installed, it's hard to tell them apart. The 22 comes up level with the trunk floors, the 20 barely 1/2" lower.

 

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Thanks
I also read in the article that you can use the 16 gallon sending unit, since I have a brand new one in the box I may as well do that.

 

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sparx said:

I also read in the article that you can use the 16 gallon sending unit, since I have a brand new one in the box I may as well do that.

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Bad idea. It won't read gallons 16 though 22. Your gauge will always be "off". Way off. Get the right sender.

 

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One of the Mustang magazines this month has an article on swapping a 22 gallon tank in. Just saw it a couple hours ago at Barnes and Noble, cant remember which magazine it was.