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I am getting ready to reinstall the gas tank in my 1927 coupe. The existing pads are shown in the attached photos. They hard but otherwise seem to be in good shape and are well attached by rivets. I have purchased new ones, but I now wonder if I should just reuse the existing ones. I haven't opened the new package, but it appears the new ones may have adhesive for attaching which may not be as good as rivets.

I could leave the existing ones in place and add the new ones.

Comments?

You could use thin zip ties to secure your new ones. It would be quick, and not seen.

You might apply several layers of old fashioned "Friction tape" to the old pads. The black, sticky, cloth tape would prevent squeaks and chafing.

The new upper pads, which are riveted to the upper brackets, riveted to the cowl, are supplied with adhesive for an owner's convenience so he doesn't have to remove and replace the riveted brackets from the cowl. The pads for the lower, removable brackets are still supplied without adhesive to be fastened with rivets. I would think that if the lower brackets are tightened sufficiently to support and hold the tank tightly, as they should, that movement of the adhesive backed upper pads should not be a problem. The pressure applied from tightening, should be enough to hold them in place, even if the adhesive gets old and fails.

My original pads were extremely worn and areas were missing. I bought the new webbing, peeled off the paper and the adhesive stuck them right onto the body. Here they are glued into place. Your originals look pretty nice.