69 Vacuum Tank Question
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lansdale 19446 PA
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St. Jude Donor '10-'11, '15, '19
69 Vacuum Tank Question
My 69 currently has the wrong 3 port vacuum tank. I have the correct 2 port tank but want to powder coat it before I swap them out.
My question is - is there anything inside that I could damage by subjecting it to the 400 degrees necessary to cure the powder?
My assumption is there is nothing inside but better to ask first! I am sure someone has had one of these apart.
Thanks
John
My question is - is there anything inside that I could damage by subjecting it to the 400 degrees necessary to cure the powder?
My assumption is there is nothing inside but better to ask first! I am sure someone has had one of these apart.
Thanks
John
Burning Brakes
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From: Houston Texas
As long as the steel of the tank is sound the heat should have no adverse effects.
I would become very familiar with the installation by using the incorrect/old one though.
If the car is not disassembled or if you do not have power brakes, your lucky, but it is still a BEAR of a job to re-install that dude without scaring/scratching it!!
If you do have P-brakes it is even more of a BEAR.
I would become very familiar with the installation by using the incorrect/old one though.
If the car is not disassembled or if you do not have power brakes, your lucky, but it is still a BEAR of a job to re-install that dude without scaring/scratching it!!
If you do have P-brakes it is even more of a BEAR.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lansdale 19446 PA
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Unmodified
St. Jude Donor '10-'11, '15, '19
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lansdale 19446 PA
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Unmodified
St. Jude Donor '10-'11, '15, '19
As long as the steel of the tank is sound the heat should have no adverse effects.
I would become very familiar with the installation by using the incorrect/old one though.
If the car is not disassembled or if you do not have power brakes, your lucky, but it is still a BEAR of a job to re-install that dude without scaring/scratching it!!
If you do have P-brakes it is even more of a BEAR.
I would become very familiar with the installation by using the incorrect/old one though.
If the car is not disassembled or if you do not have power brakes, your lucky, but it is still a BEAR of a job to re-install that dude without scaring/scratching it!!
If you do have P-brakes it is even more of a BEAR.
Thanks for the replies. First order of business is to get the 2 port tank powder coated.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Lansdale 19446 PA
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Unmodified
St. Jude Donor '10-'11, '15, '19
Great point Roger! The tank has been sitting for several years so any gas should have evaporated if there ever was any in there. I will still be very cautious when it goes into the oven.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Kearneysville West Virginia
I am about to pull the vacuum tank on my 70 with power brakes. Is there any way of getting that tank out without removing the power brake booster? My car has A/C, and I looked up under the dash and could barely see three of the nuts, could not see the fourth one. It looks like a nightmare!
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