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Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:45 pm

I'm getting a new gas tank for my rail buggy...replacing my 8" X 30" with a 10" X 30". Should I stay with aluminum or go with polished stainless?

I'm leaning towards the stainless but I've had a few guys tell me they scratch real easy. Not sure if this is true or even a real issue. That said, my rail is primarily a street machine so not sure it will see much abuse.

What do you guys think.

Thanks, Toby

Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:47 pm

Honestly you should put in a fuel cell

Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:06 pm

shred625 wrote: Honestly you should put in a fuel cell

Why is that?

Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:33 am

You want it pretty and functional or just functional... I have an aluminum one.. it dosent leak, so i dont care.. what you want is up to you

Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:07 am

tko wrote: You want it pretty and functional or just functional... I have an aluminum one.. it dosent leak, so i dont care.. what you want is up to you

I'd prefer the polished stainless tank due to having a lot of chrome on the motor already...though a new aluminum tank wouldn't look all that bad either.

There are likely no real concerns with choosing either just thought I would throw the question out there...maybe someone had an experience that may influence the purchase one way or the other.

Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:04 pm

I agree with the fuel cell idea. If you want it to look better, have a cover built for it out of any material you choose: ie: stainless or aluminum. Stainless is also stronger than aluminum so it should hold up much better against scratchs.

Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:06 pm

They are all gonna get muddied and dirtied up sooner or later :twisted:

Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:59 am

Go with what you prefer. Stainless looks good and is stronger and durable than aluminum.

Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:41 am

Toby from MO wrote: shred625 wrote: Honestly you should put in a fuel cell

Why is that?

Safety. And they look really cool.

Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:12 pm

fuel cell for sure. If you tip the buggy over and the gas cap comes off it will dump gallons of fuel on you and the motor. thats ALWAYS a bad combo. If you check the classifieds you can get a used one or Jegs has them pretty cheap as well.

good looking buggy!

Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:00 am

think about what you are going to use the area above or below your tank for also.