[urq] fuel tanks?

Tue Apr 17 16:31:17 PDT 2012

 I'm weighing all my options on this.  Price and effort may determine what works best; still need downpipe/cat, tires, paint, dent repair, fuel pump?, intercooler...

My car won't be a garage queen, original engine is gone and it will have a 3b conversion.  Much more of a fun car than a show car so a smaller fuel tank won't worry me.

1.  Professional boiling/cleaning/lining of existing tank.  Also need to braze on a new fuel return nipple to the bottom.
2.  Buy a used one.
3.  Install a used coupe or 4kq tank.  Anyone try this?  I understand the tank is smaller (18 vs 25 gallons??).
4.  Have one made (or modify an off the shelf to fit) in aluminum or stainless.

I'm currently leaning towards getting a 4kq tank, installing it, and getting the car running.  If so, I will keep the urq tank and try to clean it myself (degreaser, pressure wash, acid rinse or several, marine clean/metal ready treatment, POR fuel tank liner).

Anyone else tried a 4kq or coupe tank?

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urq   / WX,WR,GV,MB:
RR:  857201075Q
1H0 201 551
KW:  859201075
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coupe:
893 201 238 A
855201075S
855201075T
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4kq
853201075K
893 201 238 A 
893 201 238 C

Chris Miller, Brewster and Bolton, MA  c1j1miller at aol.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Lloyd <spotatashleys at hotmail.com>
To: j.koenig <koenigj at comcast.net>; urq <urq at audifans.com>; Chris Miller <c1j1miller at aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Apr 17, 2012 5:27 pm
Subject: Re: [urq] fuel tanks?

A friend of mine had a replacement tank made in aluminium by a small firm 
that makes tanks, intercoolers etc for the motorsport industry. Didn't cost 
too much and looks good too. You might find this the best route to take in 
the long run. I know that when mine begins to give trouble I'll get one 
made. Seem to recall it being about £300 but it won't ever need replacing.
Regards
Keith
'87 WR

-----Original Message----- 
From: j.koenig
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:25 PM
To: urq at audifans.com ; Chris Miller
Subject: Re: [urq] fuel tanks?

Disregard if I'm emphasizing the obvious, but you may want to look into the 
various
materials kits and/or service providers who address those problems with an 
inert (epoxy?)
coating inside the cleaned-out-as-well-as-possible tank.  Possible sources 
might be
Eastwood, Hemmings advertisers, etc.
~John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Miller" <c1j1miller at aol.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:14 PM
Subject: [urq] fuel tanks?

Anyone have a spare urq fuel tank?  Pulled mine and starting to clean it 
out, but it's
full of rust scale and looks like a pain in the neck to restore.

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Chris Miller, Brewster and Bolton, MA  c1j1miller at aol.com
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