pacer 3,173 #1 Posted March 3, 2021 Recently got a "new" D200 and among a few of its problems was the gas tank was way gone! Tanks are scarce for the 'D's' and only one I could find was $300 plus shipping - that was a bit much for me. While prowling the bay I ran across an import version of the well known "Jerry Can" for cheap and thought .... Hmmmmm! Surprisingly the rust was mainly on the sides of the tank which left the studs and fuel valve in good shape. Using a hole saw I cut the existing fixtures out, dressed/cleaned them up and brazed them to the new tank. Being the typical 'import' item the metal was quite thin and despite using the low heat for brazing, I still blew 3-4 holes. Doing a 'bench test' putting some fuel in to ck for leaks --- well, took me 3 tries to get them all plugged up! And here we are (despite the fuzzy pic) Turned out pretty well, even looks pretty close to the original tank 5 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldlineman 1,481 #2 Posted March 3, 2021 Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,600 #3 Posted March 3, 2021 Great job! Looks excellent!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,016 #4 Posted March 3, 2021 Probably much cheaper than a Moon tank, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #5 Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, oldlineman said: Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
