On the tank replacement issue, I wrote someone at 1AAAuto (
http://www.1aauto.com) several years ago about the possibility of them adding a MII tank to their line and received a very polite reply to the effect of...'there's not enough interest to warrant purchasing the licenses', and 'there's a liability issue'. They did spill the name of their tank supplier though:
http://www.spectrapremium.com/
The "interest" part just won't be solved until everyone of us calls or e-mails "The Paddock", "Mustangs Unlimited", and other suppliers to inquire about the availability of a new gas tank. That most likely means a hundred or more separate e-mails...
The "liability" issue is pretty much BS as these suppliers also sell '65-'70 tanks which are *really* dangerous.
I came across this website which has a sobering accessment of Mustang gastank safety:
http://www.safetyforum.com/fordmustang/
I realize the following about this article:
1. The site is hosted by a lawfirm that profits from these sort of cases.
2. Ford has known about this problem since the early '60's and didn't change the tank location in the Mustang until 2005.
3. No matter where you place a gas tank, someone is going to crash hard enough to crush it.
4. If you can walk away from an accident you should not be burned to death in it.
5. This is a *really* good reason to not put any part of your fuel system inside the car, i.e. tank, fuell fill tubing, etc.
6. I had no idea that the SN-95 Mustang still had a fuel tank safety issue. It would be great to know the relative forces required to damage the tanks in each of the Mustang models. I would imagine that the MII wouldn't be the worst.
Still it really makes me think again about going to a fuel cell before letting my daughter in the car. Unfortunately a real race tank with a steel shell and rubber bladder is out of my price range. I wonder if you could have a decent steel shell made to surround one of the cheaper plastic "fuel cells"?
Have you thought any about the upcoming hydrogen fuel systems with their tanks full of liquid hydrogen compressed to hundreds of PSI? A crushed tank or a fire in one of these cars could require the evacuation of an entire city block!