new here we have a 67 fairlane wagon and need a gas tank bad

we got our wagon home and there is no gas tank not having any luck finding one on line so any heip thank u my son beau is 17 and this is his car he wants this bad any help t9t591@gmail.com my name is tom

 

The welcome wagon

When you make your intro please tell us something about yourself and your wagon if you already have one or what you want to get. Saying "hello my name is" is not a good intro. If you go into more detail then all of us will feel like we know more about you and then can relate to you. We aren't here to critize you for what you have. We are here to celebrate wagons. So if you are coming here you either have one or want one. All of that makes you one of us. So please be descriptive.

 

old cas are our life

well I worked ford in Connersville in for24 3/4 yrs the they closes the plant I now have a restrant here in Connersville sounthern style dinning me and my 17yr old son have about 10 cars and most are ford muatangs we now have a 67 fairlane wagon that needs a gas tank so if any one would like to help us thank you we will be glad to help you any way we can.

 

Welcome t9t591!

 

Welcome and good luck on the gas tank. I believe I'd check with ROCK AUTO. Their prices are usually around $100-$150 but you'd still need the sending unit.

 

Welcome to the forum Tom! Great to have you join us and good luck finding a gas tank.

 

thanks

yea its a job to find a tank but we don't give up we just tried to get the motor to turn but the fly wheel is not meshing with the starter so our 351w mite have to come back out and we will keep posting.

 

Welcome to the Nuthouse we call home. The Fairlane sounds like a GREAT wagon. The neat thing is that mechanically, it is the same car as your Mustangs, to you must be pretty familiar with them by now! The thing that will make it some easier to find the tank is that the same tank was also used over several models, over several years. The Falcon, Fairlane and Comet/Montego wagons from (I believe) 65 through 69 all used the same body shell, so the tanks and sending units will be the same ones. Check a Hollander's Manual to be sure of the exact years of interchangeability. That may stretch forward into the 70/71 model years as well, although the Torino/Montego underwent quite a revamp. Cat has a great idea, though. Check Rock Auto. It should not be that difficult to find, I would not think. The other option is to check with your local parts store, preferably one that has been in business a long time. They may surprise you and have NOS tanks in the store room. Their supplier may have old stock kicking around, too. I needed gas tank straps for a 78 Thunderbird, and the gas tank supplier just happened to have a set on a shelf that they had almost given up hope of ever selling.

 

Do those gas tanks mount in the quarter panel like my LTDII wagon did? Good luck!

 

still looking

the tank is in the side thanks on letting us know the other years wagons that mite fit we will work out something for sure will post pics as soon as I learn how lol

 

Father and son...cool. Good luck with the tank search. Maybe you could post a few pics when you get a chance.

aboard.

 

Tom & son, hope you enjoy SWF its a great place from Downunder

 

went to car show

I got to go to the road rockets car show indy guess what wagons took first it was a good show hope to get some pic on soon it was a hot day but a good show for wagons but no gas tanks for fairlanes still looking...

 

Welcome Tom (and Beau) to the SWF.

I would suggest start thinking about finding an entire wagon parts vehicle, instead of looking for just a tank. It actually might be easier. Hazarding a guess, I would think any mid-size Ford or Mercury wagon from '66-'71 (or maybe later) should work.

Good luck with your search.

Marshall

Kansas City:
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/4487160592.html

Hancock, Md
http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/cto/4513193171.html

Portland, OR (This one's a built-up, running vehicle. Near enough to me that I can inspect it if you want.)
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/4533008835.html

Duluth, MN
http://duluth.craigslist.org/cto/4513671101.html

PARTS! Ashville, Alabama
http://gadsden.craigslist.org/cto/4447251775.html

Also: Found a company that makes A/M gas tanks - Spectra. Nothing listed for Fairlane wagons, but maybe their tech support can help you...
http://www.spectrapremium.com/home.html

 

hey thank you for your help

ur post is helpful I will check out the parts on the one post the other cars are nice would have picked any one of them we got ours running today we had a bad starter glad it wasn't flywheel ran off a jug of gas now trans&brakes to look at motor sound good have to make pipes not sure if we want it too open that makes the nabors mad were happy for now thanks again for ur help...