Well, I just replaced my gas tank.
My old one sprung a leak and I wasn't going to spring for a $400-$500 OEM one and went with Rockauto's version.
There was two to pick from but the more expensive one specifically mentioned it had "sump baffles" so I wentwith that one even though it cost $98 to ship and the cheaper one only cost $42 to ship.. ??? I didn't need it in two days,.. 6 would have been fine but it wasn't an option, so I ended up spending $316 Canadian all in.
What a dirty disgusting rusty messy job... And I broke my damn rusted exhaust while trying to disconnect it.
Rockauto wants about $700 for an exhaust including the catalytic converter but that's a big pile of money to put into a $200 car, so I used my Macgyver skills with $27 worth of high temp silicone, clamps and couplers and fixed 'er up real good !!
Now to run it down to 1/4 tank and see what happens...
It does have baffles inside but they are metal and are tack welded in.. The original was all plastic and looked different.
I'm worried I might have to keep it above 1/4 or 1/3 a tank, if that's the case I should have just got the cheaper tank and saved $100...
I remember when I first got my car and I bought new shocks for the rear hatch. I spent $200.
Those days are gone and now I'm just trying to keep it alive.
I'll bet my gas and brake lines are next to rust out but I may still fix that myself... They have new brake lines that are made out of copper and bend really easily without kinking, they flare really easy and they don't rust. They also have plastic fuel lines too that can be used.
Let the palliative care continue !!!
I really do like my car... I hope I can keep it going for a few more years.
And in only 4 years it will be a "classic" so it no longer needs an e-test so I can pollute all I want !!!