Guest Backburner Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I have been working on a 59 Edsel for the past few months and I quickly found out that I couldn't locate and purchase a new fuel tank. I was presented with a couple of options doing my research the first being I could purchase a new 59 Ford fuel tank the filler neck isn't centered like the Edsel but the dimensions are correct and the filler neck is shorter. The second option was using a 63 Galaxie tank there is plenty of room for it underneath the trunk and the Edsel straps work, the neck is centered but four inchs shorter than the Edsel neck. I went with the Galaxie tank and cut and rewelded the neck making up the four lacking inchs. I had to make a small bracket for the right side strap to fit into, I will attach pictures later. There was plenty of room for the Galaxie sending unit which needs to also be purchased as it is located in a diffrent spot than the Edsels. This wasn't difficult and was a better option than trying to reuse an old tank that was filled with rust and scale. I figured I would put this in a thread in case anyone else ran into the same problem I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Backburner Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Pics of both tanks the Black one is the orginal Edsel tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielFreeman1968 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Did the Edsel fuel-sending unit work with the different location of the hole on the Ford Galaxie tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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