3 man job
My brother Doug, GTROY and I pulled the tank out of the Targa yesterday. It was not easy... with one nut inside the wheel well, that took forever to get off, so we could remove the shelf bracket.There is a little extra bracing that was added when it was made into a Targa. Also since it has a back seat I had to remove that (easy) and be careful not to damage the upholstery as I pulled the tank through and out thru the roof. My girlfriend Gerri always complains about a gas smell and I can now see that all of the plastic vent hoses are shot. I also tore the rubber connecting the filler to the tank.
We looked inside the tank and saw some surface rust, but better than I expected. I have been getting rust in my gas filter which has been a big headache...stranding me on the side of the road more than once. We blew out the tank and after removing the free Harbor freight flashlight, that I dropped inside, we are now ready to try cleaning it with who knows what.
I'm looking for suggestions as to what to use. I'm not going to try to have it coated as it seems to cause as many problems as it solves. Simply sloshing gas around is ok but there are probably better solutions.
I await your suggestions.