Hi, restoring a 56 B31.
Just looking for advice, has anyone ever orders one of the fuel tanks on eBay from India? What's the quality like?
Or is there anywhere in particular I should look for one.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
I have used some Indian stuff including a couple of fuel tanks, in the past. Indian parts are very cheap if you look around, but to be fair the quality is variable. Fuel tanks obviously need to be fuel tight and thankfully the ones I have used were, but there are cases when that has not been the case. The other is the positioning of threaded positions for knee pads and tank badges and these and mounting lugs and holes can, in both my experiences be incorrect. Being unpainted I was able to sort these problems. I would not buy an Indian fuel tank that is already chromed or painted unless supplied by a UK dealer (more expensive), so that it can be easily returned. So my advice is (a) drive a hard bargain when buying direct from India and (b) only buy a fuel tank in primer so you can rectify any problems before chroming/painting and if you are unable to complete repairs yourself, factor in a cost to cover those possibilities. The tank shapes are in my experience pretty good, but Indian made components can be let down by quality of finish. Transport times and costs are excellent.
I've got an original B31 tank in good condition, all chrome, if you're interested. In the UK.
Very pleased with the Indian tank I got for an A10.