anyone dealt with Chirco out of Tucson

Im looking for a 16 gal. tank and Cip1 was the only one to have it,. Chirco has it for same price, and $20 less shipping and i dont have to pay 9.75% CA tax.
However they are out of stock till Thursday, i will call back and see if I am getting jerked or not.
any experiences?

i've dealt with them. top notch.

would definitely recommend them. very good prices, they know their stuff and use USPS to ship, not UPS (who charge criminal international 'brokerage' fees)

Bob, can you reuse the VS carpet after you install the big tank?

Marty--I bet you can re-glue the carpet; use the spray 3-M "90" product. If you can't re use it I'm sure you can order just the piece(s) you need from Kirk.

I just stripped my interior to improve the pan surface with ryustproofing and brush-on truck bed liner and Dynamat. Much of the carpet looks like it could be reused---maybe hit the dried old glue with a good heat gun first.

What sort of a gas gauge sender are you planning with a larger tank?

jack, the aticle in knowledge page says to use stock sender and to bend it but not sure how far to bend it, anyone done this and maybe a picture.

Vintage should be same as my JPS. I installed a 16 gallon tank some time ago. I rebent the sender and then added an extension to get a better reading. I'm still homing in on a reading I like, but it all works fine. Don't remember HOW I bent it, perhaps the pix will help.

My 16 gallon tank also required a large hole in the hood inner panel to clear the tank filler neck. Filler neck clears the outer panel by a good half inch. The old front trunk carpet is roughly same shape, but my tank now sits higher, so I have a "bare belly button" showing on my tank. Hope this helps, enjoy.

dave, where is the extension in the photograph. can just the arm be bent down.

The original arm is pretty much straight with a professional looking 180 degree hook at the end. My extension is everything else, to accomodate the deeper gas tank. Suggest stainless parts, to avoid rust issues.