Those with Moon tanks.....

And Moon look alikes.........

Do you actually use your tank or is it there just for looks?

I see so many cars, both street and strip, with them but are they functional?

Pictures welcome!

 

Don't have one myself, but most of my friends who have them use them as overflow tanks for their radiator. As with many hotrod items, they seem to be more to attain a certain period look.

 

Was always going to make it an overflow tank, but never seemed to get the time. So it is just for looks.

 

Thanks to whomever cleaned this up.

It's amazing how fast a shit-storm can start.

 

Damn
I missed another one.

Greg,
Most of them that you see around here are catch tanks, the only one's that I ever see that are functional fuel tanks are on door slammers with injection.

 

Mine just collects dust... polished & older than dirt... only thing it could be used for is a gas tank

 

I use both of mine. One for pump gas and the other for Go-Go gas.

 

My Eelco is pure form and function. Plumbed in with shut off and back flow preventor.

 

i'll give that tank a home.

 

Sorry my man but I didn't mean to call your tank a look alike, I just completely forgot about Eelco.

 

Never took it that way, Moon tank is what most call these things. It's just what fell in my lap, so I took it. I do have Moon gauges, does that count? (ok their refaced Autometer by Moon)

 

I use mine for overflow

 

Overflow for me too.......

 

I use it for my overflow, so in a way I do use it. I've also helped another rodder out by siphoning some of the extra out at a show after they got a bit too warm.

 

Just finished the brackets for mine,and intend on using it as a backup fuel tank.

 

i like em, use it for whatever........

 

You got that right Capt. They do look good.

You see quite a few with a flip top, on most tracks that I have been around you can't use one with a flip top for fuel anyway, but there is no reason to let it go to waste.

I have a spun tank in the basement that will get used for Fuel eventually. But is not a moon or an eelco, its a no name brand.

 

i use mine for race gas eelco tank moon brackets eelco hand pump and moon pressure gauge wasnt relco before moon but same company?

 

i ment wasn't eelco and moon same company sorry for the typo

 

no...two different companies

 

mine is a radiator overflow

 

Just for looks

 

My Eelco is for overflow. Usually gets a workout.

 

Yes I use mine, 1/4 mile at a time

Pat

 

Overflow

 

just for looks....

 

NHRA required that "moon" tanks be mounted behind the frame rails so they would be protected in a crash. So some of those mounted up front had to either extend the frame, or move the tank back to meet that rule change back in the day. Originally many racers mounted them in the passenger compartment to make pressurizing them easy, but that also got quickly changed by NHRA to avoid a gas fire inside the car!

 

Interesting!

When did that take place?

 

Can anyone tell me any info on this old pump, my dad gave it to me years ago before I through it away???

 

Uhh............do you mean throw it away? Dont do that.........its worth about $300 to $400 bucks.