I got a set from GoWesty during their last sale. Be prepared for some sticker shock. 

Bill

On Jun 28, 2012, at 12:25 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Anyone got one lying around?  I had to replace my crushed gas tank and of
> course installed the reseal kit and new fuel lines.  Naturally, I broke the
> connector off one of the expansion tank valves.  I may just stuff in a
> rubber stopper with a connector to the charcoal canister if I can't find
> one.  It's just there to keep gas from being sucked into the engine if you
> end up upside down, and if that happens I'd be dead anyway.  Anyone figured
> out a way to change the seals in the expansion tanks without breaking this
> valve?  I left the other side as is since it wasn't leaking.
> 
> 
> 
> This was one of the worst jobs I've done on any car in my 40 years of the
> old car hobby.  My tank was crushed from high centering by one of the PO's
> and leaked from the seam welds on both sides.  Wrestling with this tank by
> myself was brutal, and the brackets were bent so I spent quite a bit of time
> bending them into the right shape so I could install them under the new
> tank.  Lots of trips off the ground to the shop vise and back.  I think I
> just invented a new exercise program--Vanagon repair yoga.  Should have
> gotten a pair out of the junkyard.  Oh well, at least the tank was
> reasonably priced and available!
> 
> 
> 
> '85 Westy
> 
> "A cheap Vanagon is the most expensive"  as well as a PITA