QUOTE(JOHNMAN @ Dec 12 2004, 12:07 AM)
I always thought the factory tanks were too expensive and hard to obtain. Am I wrong??
I use factory style tanks because the job ends up looking better, and that's what my customers want. In the scope of the cost of a six conversion three or four hundred dollars extra for a tank that really fits, and can use the factory tank grommets and hardware, is IMHO money well spent.
The factory tanks have grommets and a boot for the oil filter console, so you don't have raw metal edges.
I used quite a few of the Velios cast aluminum tanks, which I believe have some inductive cooling. Since they required larger than stock size holes, I used that press on rubber edge bead material with the metal reinforcement inside it. You can get that at boat shops and some upholstery shops.