in the $700 range not that long ago...
http://www.mustangsplus.com/xcart/home.php?cat=2416
But then how much is your life worth and how lucky
do you feel? I run into people always looking
for a cheap helmet..... you only have one head ....
and it's priceless.
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Regards
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Walt Boeninger
walt@boeninger.net
webmaster@norcal-saac.org
http://shelbytransam.com
jpohrt wrote:
>
>
> There are a number of manufacturers that offer drop-in solutions.
>
> The one that I have found mentioned more often than the rest is Fuel
> Safe.
>
> http://www.fuelsafe.com/pdf/Mustang_beta.pdf
> <http://www.fuelsafe.com/pdf/Mustang_beta.pdf>
>
> You could also go with a more generic version. Quite a bit of
> difference in price. The two drop-in cells that I found were in the
> $1400 - $2000 range.
>
> Summitt and Jegs would be good sources for the generic versions.
> Most are under $250 and capacities up to 20 Gallons. However, they
> will require fabrication to mount the cell.
>
> --- In classicmustang@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:classicmustang%40yahoogroups.com>, golfindad@... wrote:
> >
> >
> > I have a 68 Coupe as a work in progress (still on blocks while I
> do
> > the suspension, brakes and replace a rotten front left frame
> rail). I
> > know I want to do something about the gas tank situation. I was
> > thinking about putting a steel sheet behind the back seat for some
> > protection. The TankArmor offers an interesting option, and I have
> > heard a few of you mention installing a fuel cell. Where can I get
> > information about this option?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any info I get.
> >
> > Paul
> > 68 Coupe - Work in progress...
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Flick01@... wrote:
> >
> > I wholeheartedly agree with Bill that $198 is cheap insurance.
> Replacing
> > a standard tank varies in price from approximately $90 to $140
> depending
> > on the year. Back when the Pintos were making the news because of
> gas
> > leaks in rear end collisions I posed this question: Where can you
> put 12
> > gallons of gas in a car the size of a Pinto, hit it at 50 mph, and
> not
> > have the tank burst open? With just a little extra sheet metal to
> > protect you the question can also be applied to Mustangs. If you
> get hit
> > hard enough in the rear the metal is going to fold and take the
> tank
> > with it. A guy I know with a 1963 Falcon cut out the top half of
> his
> > tank and installed a fuel cell. When you look at the possible (and
> > limited) options, weigh it against the laws of physics if you get
> > smacked in the rear at anything above 10 mph, anything you can do
> to
> > decrease the chance of having a tank rupture is money well spent.
> >
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