Gas Tank ReNu

I have done two myself using kits from Eastwood. It takes some time as there are several steps, but the results are great. One tank had pinholes and rust all over the bottom and it has not leaked a drop since I sealed it in 2002. It still has the same fuel filter I installed in 2002. As I recall, the kit and all the extra stuff needed did not add up to $75.
My most recent project car has fuel injection, so I bought a 65 Mustang replacement tank made for FI and modified the car to make it fit. It was close, but not exactly the same as the Rambler tank. It fit in the original location and the fill is hooked up to the original gas neck. I like the idea of all brand new.
How much did Renu cost?


Edited by 6768rogues - Nov/04/2017 at 4:23pm

Sent mine to New Jersey Renu almost 20 years ago and still looks great. Fixed a hole and has a lifetime warranty (tag affixed onto tank).

Thanks g-man.

6 PakBee
I used 1x1 square tubing and 1 1/2 flat stock to make a frame for the tank so it would sit below the trunk floor. The tubing spaced it down enough to use the flange resting on the flat stock. I also cut a hole in the trunk floor and made a cover, allowing access to the pump and gauge sender without dropping the tank. I got a few fuel fill hoses with bends and spliced them together to get the filler neck to the original cap. It is a little lower than a stock tank, but has a taper on the back and it is considerably above the differential and tranny crossmember. No pics as they were in the dreaded photobucket.
Lakeside
The Eastwood kit has a creamy stuff that coats the tank. There are several washing steps, using soap and water, acetone, muriatic acid, etc. It is spelled out in the kit. After all that, the thick creamy stuff is dumped in the tank and the tank is rotated so all surfaces are coated. I did it while I was doing other stuff, so every once in a while I turned the tank to a new side. After it was all well coated, I dumped out the excess. With the first one I did not do the following step, but I thought of it to speed up drying on the second one.  Then I made a plastic plug that fit the gauge sender hole and installed an air fitting in it. I regulated the air supply down to 5 psi and let that air slowly go through the tank. It took a number of hours, but after the washing process most of the time was spent doing other stuff while I waited and rotated the tank. I would do it again to save hundreds of dollars and have it done in a day.

LakesideRamblin wrote: Just pulled a gas tank out of my 69 Rambler parts car. Since these tanks are so darn hard to find I want to have the tank restored using the ReNu process. Had one done last year by a ReNu dealer here in California. Their work was just okay. Anyone have good results from a ReNu dealer in other States? Thanks. Matt