My grandfather gifted me a gas tank
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Looks like part of a scud missle. In the old days you could use anything didnt leak for a gas tank. Lots of buggies ran beer Kegs. With todays emissions crap and FI its more a PITA and in most states it would never fly at smog check.
Mount it up as an air tank under the frame trail, put some fuel lines on it, take a pic, and make an old man happy 
WestCoastDan
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Its def a shell. Give me till tomorrow, I'll shoot more detailed photos and post them.
The old man confirmed, though, def a shell. Just not sure from what. He said he found it in a dump in Miami, more than 30 years ago.
@SkylinesSuck that idea is phenominal!
Why do you even need an auxiliary fuel tank? There are gas stations everywhere. Just get gas before you go off-road.My 90 plus year old grandfather (a retired stick welder) suggested I bolt this thing up to my Jeep as an aux fuel tank. Apparently, it came from an old boat he recently disposed of.
First off, I'mnot doing that, but is it something that people would have done decades ago?
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Everything about this says 90 something year old grandfather. 
Iām sorry, I genuinely assumed he gifted it to you bc you wanted one. No offense intended.
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Mumblewood
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My dad and uncle never ran auxiliary tanks in the old V8 flatfenders. Just 2 tanks, 1 under each front seat. I think aroundish 18 gallons total. One of the old timers had what he said held 22 gallons in a single tank that stretched between both front seats.
The only time I can remember running out of fuel with my dad was after one of his rebuilds he couldnāt remember what switch, switched the tanks. It made me laugh, but quietly inside, he was pissed
The only time I can remember running out of fuel with my dad was after one of his rebuilds he couldnāt remember what switch, switched the tanks. It made me laugh, but quietly inside, he was pissed