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Hey Everyone

I couldn't find anything on here about fuel tank restoration, so now I have done it myself, I thought I'd give people a heads up. I had rust in my tank which was a little bad, but then got really bad after I left it on the garage floor for a few weeks.

Basically what I did was clean it out with hydrochloric acid and water. This ate the rust AWESOME! Then I used the POR15 product ($108) and followed their directions, it came out all good! Awesome stuff.

I am not gonna write up a thing on how to do it as others have on the net, but here are some links.

Make sure you get a mask and face protection for the acid. Cost me around $50 for the mask/canisters, $3 gloves, already had a face sheild. Don't risk it.

Here is one of the guides I found was pretty detailed.

http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FuelTankRestoration.html

POR 15 Shops In Australia.

http://www.ppc.au.com/restoration.htm

http://www.por-15.com.au/

Cheers

Chris

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good idea mate. it's a common problem in 32 GTSTs and can get really bad. realllly bad.

another way to solve the problem is to install a 32 GTR fuel tank. can be had for a reasonable price, hold a bit more fuel (i think) but best of all they are plastic. so no rust, and safer too. :turned:

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