"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
02/09/2016 at 14:55 • Filed to: None
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"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
02/09/2016 at 14:55 • Filed to: None | 0
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My dad said he’ll give me his old rusty 1995 Nissan D21 Hardbody king cab 4x4. Problem is the gas tank and the sending unit are bad. I can’t find any up here in Wisconsin. I called UPS Hazardous Materials contact line and they said you can ship an empty, cleaned, and vented gas tank on UPS Ground with no hazmat warnings. However, every salvage yard I call refuses to ship a gas tank because “it’s hazmat”. Even when I tell them I talked to UPS and it’s okay they go “we’re still not doing it.”
So I either need :
A) help with getting a tank and sending unit shipped to my house.
Or
B) help picking out a rectangular EFI gas tank from a more modern vehicle that I can mount in the bed in a custom enclosure.
Help me Oppo, you're my only hope.
crowmolly
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:00 |
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Fuel cell?
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:07 |
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AHH!!!! Flashbacks!!! Yeah, my uncle has an Illinois hardbody, had the exact same issue. I think we got one from a scrapper in SC or something? We didn’t get anybody to ship one - that whole scrapyard liability thing is sounding really familiar.
bob and john
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:08 |
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I vote fuel cell
Future next gen S2000 owner
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:10 |
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UShip maybe?
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Tohru
> bob and john
02/09/2016 at 15:13 |
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Can you get a fuel cell and sending unit for under $150? Because I could get a complete 27 gal. 2006 Ford truck tank and sender for that.
iSureWilll
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:13 |
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Shipping on an OEM gas tank will be insane. Why not just buy this?
http://www.jegs.com/i/JAZ+Products…
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Tohru
> iSureWilll
02/09/2016 at 15:15 |
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It doesn't have a fuel pump.
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iSureWilll
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:19 |
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Can’t you use it without a pump and just let the fuel flow out??? I’m not carb knowledgeable.
CalzoneGolem
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:20 |
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How about this?
Takuro Spirit
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:29 |
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Beer keg, yo. Beer keg.
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Tohru
> iSureWilll
02/09/2016 at 15:30 |
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The truck is fuel injected, not carb. The only fuel pump it has is in the tank.
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Takuro Spirit
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:30 |
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But seriously, give these guys a call. They are cheap and may have a listing for your tank, not sure if they do pumps: Radiator Exchange 1-262-251-0540
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Tohru
> Takuro Spirit
02/09/2016 at 15:30 |
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Mounted on the front bumper like an old 60's gasser.
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Tohru
> CalzoneGolem
02/09/2016 at 15:31 |
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I'd still have to fit a fuel pump.
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iSureWilll
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:34 |
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So all you need is a Walbro with this tank then? Its not like your only option is a factory tank... I guess I’m missing your point regarding a missing fuel pump.
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CalzoneGolem
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:34 |
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Boy. You are picky!
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Tohru
> Takuro Spirit
02/09/2016 at 15:35 |
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They said “dealer part only”.
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Tohru
> CalzoneGolem
02/09/2016 at 15:35 |
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The motor is picky.
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Tohru
> iSureWilll
02/09/2016 at 15:38 |
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Well, a good quality Walbro is like $100, right? So we’re at $250 plus shipping. For $150 I can go to a local yard and get a Nissan Frontier tank and pump and bodge it into place.
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iSureWilll
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:38 |
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That would work too!
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CalzoneGolem
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:39 |
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Just buy any ol’ electric pump and zip tie it to the frame. Easy peasy.
Slant6
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:40 |
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Find one in Raleigh or Boone NC and I’d put it in a box for you.
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Takuro Spirit
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:41 |
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Well, shit. I guess a trip to a pick-your-part is in order. See if you can find a truck or van with a square enough tank and a pump/sender.
My ghetto self would probably go the keg/boat tank route, and just wire up a cheap pump with some hose like we did back when we ran a Oldsmobile Firenza in the local demo derby.
WiscoProud
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 15:44 |
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There are a couple of big salvage yards in northern Illinois / south eastern Wisconsin, you may be able to find one there. It would likely involve making a drive to pick it up, but if they won’t ship, your only other option is new.
Avery's Auto salvage had some hard to find interior parts for a Honda CR-V I was repairing. Weird splatter on them though...
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> iSureWilll
02/09/2016 at 15:45 |
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W I N !
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Tohru
> Takuro Spirit
02/09/2016 at 15:52 |
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Nearest pick a part is Wallys in Oshkosh.
Tj's in Rapids would sell me a Frontier tank and sender for $150 plus tax shipped (he uses Speedy Delivery).
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Tohru
> Slant6
02/09/2016 at 15:57 |
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Closest to Raleigh is in Elm City at Cox Auto Salvage.
Closest to Boone is in Dallas at Strawberry Motor Co. Inc.
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Tohru
> CalzoneGolem
02/09/2016 at 15:59 |
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My roommate's Celica has went through 3 frame-mount Napa electric fuel pumps in a year. I'm gun-shy of them.
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Slant6
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 16:05 |
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Elm is too far East. Not around Dallas too often. There are a few on my Craigslists. Have you looked for ones being parted out by you?
BahamaTodd
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 16:43 |
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Check out this site. Its a large collection of scrap yards. Look under Nissan Truck. Plenty of tanks available in the $50-$100 range. They can probably bundle in a sender.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 16:50 |
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Or
C) take the truck and sell it in whole or in parts... then use the money toward buying a vehicle that isn’t rusted out.
Or
D) Bite the bullet and drive to the closest auto recycler and pick it up.
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Tohru
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
02/09/2016 at 17:09 |
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You're proposing I drive to Ohio for a gas tank for a vehicle I'll put a thousand miles a year on?
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Tohru
> BahamaTodd
02/09/2016 at 17:17 |
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I am extremely familiar with car-part already. It's been my primary tool in this.
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Tohru
> Slant6
02/09/2016 at 17:17 |
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I haven’t, out of concern they would be just as bad.
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Tohru
02/09/2016 at 17:34 |
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Think of it as an adventure!
Hell... instead of going to Ohio, why not just go to California!
Make it a Gas Tank Road Trip Vacation!!!