330 GTS Fuel tank

We had to repair a 330 GTS after a major rear end crash and one of the most complicated areas of the job was to repair the fuel tank. We were thinking of locating a new one but the only tank available was on ebay for $4000! We decided to split the tank and hammer it out.

A project like this makes you realize why these cars were so expensive to build. There are all kinds of subtle indents, curves and reinforcements that are in this tank so it fits in the car. If you eliminate one of these subtlties the tank will not even come close to fitting. Most automotive design teams would make the tank sit in an area where it would have a few angles and minimal ammount of bends to facilitate quick and easy fabrication, but not Pininfarina, there is more shape in this tank than any of their car bodies!