Young Ed Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Maybe Santa will bring Mikey a set of gas tank straps Quote
michael.warshaw Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Posted December 23, 2009 Maybe Santa will bring Mikey a set of gas tank straps i hope so. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Follow Norm's suggestion on the universal gas tank straps at local auto supply places. I think that's your best bet. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Joe, to be honest, if I had thought of it I probably would have made straps with the same stuff you did. I have two full rolls of that on the shelf that's been there since I don't know when. Plus, like I said it's a lot easier to work with that stuff. 1 Quote
Young Ed Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Michael check out Napas replacement straps for a 97 chevy fullsize truck. They already come with a bolt on one end and holes for rivets in the other end. You'd have to make sure they were as long or longer then the plymouth ones though. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Norm, it was pretty easy to work with. I first bought a much thinner gauge version of the stuff and it seemed so flimsy I didn't use it. Somewhere I found a heavy gauge variety and that's what I used. Quote
Don Coatney Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Joe' date=' to be honest, if I had thought of it I probably would have made straps with the same stuff you did. I have two full rolls of that on the shelf that's been there since I don't know when. Plus, like I said it's a lot easier to work with that stuff.[/quote']The correct name for the material Joe used is plumbers tape. A quick google search showed 26,100 places to buy it. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=plumbers+tape+metal+strapping&aq=2&oq=plumbers+tape&aqi=g10 Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 The correct name for the material Joe used is plumbers tape. A quick google search showed 26,100 places to buy it.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=plumbers+tape+metal+strapping&aq=2&oq=plumbers+tape&aqi=g10 AKA: Hanger Iron and Universal Strapping. Can be used for multiple tasks as shown by Joe. I've used it for many things other than pipe hanger too. This box is one I haven't opened yet. Says it's 10 feet long. Can make lots of tank straps with that much. 1 Quote
michael.warshaw Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Posted December 24, 2009 band iron where i come from and my family is in the plumbing business, but there are different names for it. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted December 24, 2009 Report Posted December 24, 2009 Just remember to try to save the ends from your old straps. If you can do that, the job will be MUCH easier. Quote
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