Lawrence Rhodes wrote: > They are really light and I think they would make a terrific > conversion. The VW pan that it goes over is very strong. > Batteries could go over the back axle and behind the front > seats. Some might even fit in the area in front where the > gas tank was. A VW gas tank cut in half at the seam makes a > great battery tray. I cut one off to fit in the 56VW I had. > Used a Dremel tool with a cutoff disk. Lawrence Rhodes....
Hi Lawrence, That actually wasn't a very smart move. You should assume any gas tank is filled with combustible vapor. Cutting with abrasives creates sparks. A much better method would have been drilling a starter hole and using manual or power snips. Just to give you a feeling for how persistent fuel vapors can be, I heard about a tank truck that was used to haul gasoline and was then used for hauling non-potable water for years. When the "water" tank needed a repair, the welder blew it up with his torch. Then there was the guy who ventilated his long-empty gas tank by drawing air through it with a vacuum, "just in case". Vapor hit the brushes in the vacuum and turned it into shrapnel. Be very careful with gas tanks. Chris
