Tank

#1

Has anyone seen or heard of a stainless tank for van/pickup. Just taken the
tank off the new acquisition thinking that it was painted silver (thinking
why would someone do that?) to find that it isn't painted, it isn't rusty
and it polishes up.

As you may imagine, I am bemused and

about it all. It says "made in
Canada" on it. Anyone heard of this before?

The Muffin Man

#2

The Muffin Man wrote:

Quote:

Has anyone seen or heard of a stainless tank for van/pickup. Just
taken the tank off the new acquisition thinking that it was painted
silver (thinking why would someone do that?) to find that it isn't
painted, it isn't rusty and it polishes up.

As you may imagine, I am bemused and

about it all. It says "made
in Canada" on it. Anyone heard of this before?

The Muffin Man

I just spoke to my mate at Mostly Minis here in Vancouver, and all the years
he's been dealing with Minis he's never heard of a stainless tank.
Whereabouts are you, Muffin Man?

He said it could be possible that the metal was made in Canada, but the tank
could have just been custom made from that sheet. Saying that would make
sense cus we all know how bad van/pickup tanks are for getting tinworm - a
previous owner may have had a rusty tank and got this posh jobbie made up so
it never happens again.

Just my 2 cents. Which is worth squat anywhere cus it's Canadian...

Chris
--
www.mini316.com

#3

Just out of interest, is exact copy of a standard tank?
If not then perhaps its off a different vehicle and modded for a mini.

Just a thought

"The Muffin Man" <muffin.man (AT) mad (DOT) SPAMRATANDSPAMWITHBEANSscientist.com> wrote
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Quote:

"Chris Jones" <nospam (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:4QeYa.643672$3C2.15615235 (AT) news3 (DOT) calgary.shaw.ca...
I just spoke to my mate at Mostly Minis here in Vancouver, and all the
years
he's been dealing with Minis he's never heard of a stainless tank.
Whereabouts are you, Muffin Man?

I am in Yorkshire in the UK.

He said it could be possible that the metal was made in Canada, but the
tank
could have just been custom made from that sheet. Saying that would
make
sense cus we all know how bad van/pickup tanks are for getting tinworm -
a
previous owner may have had a rusty tank and got this posh jobbie made
up
so
it never happens again.

The car has been sat outside a mates farm for a week and a half and there
is
no rust on it whatsoever and no paint whatsoever. Until last week we were
in torrential downpours and even if the tank had been polished to
burger-ey
it would have rusted by now - even surface rust. The pickup bed on the
other car I have shows surface rust where there were some patches welded a
couple of weeks ago.

When you polish it with just a t-shirt (that you're wearing

it shines
like a shiny thing. I don't understand it.

Thanks for your help

The Muffin Man

#4

Having replaced many a tank on vans, pickups and clubman estates in the
past, it is an exact van tank. I e-mailed the previous owner who says that
it came from Somerford. I will get a magnet on it and check but it has been
sat unpainted on the car for at least 2 weeks in the rain and then dry in my
possession and hasn't even started to have a slight bit of surface rust
whereas the sender unit has slight rust.

I think I will polish it to within an inch of it's life and lacquer it

Every other tank I have had has started life in the standard black rubbish
paint that panels come in.

The Muffin Man

"DaveG" <gibbo.100NOSPAM (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Just out of interest, is exact copy of a standard tank?
If not then perhaps its off a different vehicle and modded for a mini.

Just a thought

"The Muffin Man" <muffin.man (AT) mad (DOT) SPAMRATANDSPAMWITHBEANSscientist.com
wrote
in message news:3f318708_2 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com...
"Chris Jones" <nospam (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:4QeYa.643672$3C2.15615235 (AT) news3 (DOT) calgary.shaw.ca...
I just spoke to my mate at Mostly Minis here in Vancouver, and all the
years
he's been dealing with Minis he's never heard of a stainless tank.
Whereabouts are you, Muffin Man?

I am in Yorkshire in the UK.

He said it could be possible that the metal was made in Canada, but
the
tank
could have just been custom made from that sheet. Saying that would
make
sense cus we all know how bad van/pickup tanks are for getting
tinworm -
a
previous owner may have had a rusty tank and got this posh jobbie made
up
so
it never happens again.

The car has been sat outside a mates farm for a week and a half and
there
is
no rust on it whatsoever and no paint whatsoever. Until last week we
were
in torrential downpours and even if the tank had been polished to
burger-ey
it would have rusted by now - even surface rust. The pickup bed on the
other car I have shows surface rust where there were some patches welded
a
couple of weeks ago.

When you polish it with just a t-shirt (that you're wearing

it shines
like a shiny thing. I don't understand it.

Thanks for your help

The Muffin Man

#5

Not necessarily Macca - (Saying that - having worked as a metallurgist
at the factory down here when they used to make the stuff.)

Makka wrote:

Quote:

good stainless is non magnetic
makka
"ops" <martin (AT) wollongong (DOT) apana.org.au> wrote in message
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The Muffin Man wrote:

Having replaced many a tank on vans, pickups and clubman estates in the
past, it is an exact van tank. I e-mailed the previous owner who says

that

it came from Somerford. I will get a magnet on it and check but it has

been

There are two types of stainless magnetic and non magnetic.

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