I have already read this thread:

I have already searched for aftermarket options using my internet machine. The options I can find are all fuel cells and this is NOT a race car. Why am I saying that? I am saying that because if it's a solution that takes up my limited hatch space, or space inside the driver's compartment, it will not work for my use case. This has left me with no options that I am able to find except figure out a way to make the tank I have still "work properly" or figure out some combination of aftermarket parts that can make a custom fuel cell that goes into the stock location work.

• My sending unit was acting goofy.... it "works" but you're never really 100% confident that it's not lying about the fuel level.
• The wires coming out of the pump hanger have been repaired several times, to the point of being too short now to repair again without doing something "rather creative".
• Long ago I overtorqued the o-ring'd pump hanger hold down bolt and broke it.

I am no welder (yet). So making my own fuel tank will not be an easy task. I had a friend weld a plate over the hole that the broken o-ring bolt (that I could not find a replacement for) used to cover.... but now the pump is floppy without having support that the o-ring'd bolt provided. I got rid of a place where a leak could potentially happen but I also got rid of structural rigidity of the installed pump hanger.

My requirements would be:

• Retains fuel level sending unit functionality or replaces it, allowing me to have a fuel gauge that works on my dash.
• Holds at least the same amount of fuel that the stock tank did... and bonus if it can hold more.
• Not require an external pump, but an external surge tank mounted in the trunk area would be ok since it can be small.
• Some degree of crash safety that is "standard" on a fuel tank. I know getting a plastic one is probably out of the question.

I hope for this thread to be a place where people in my situation (we're not all AWD drag strip guys) can brainstorm some solutions because I am surely not the only person with this issue. If anyone, with experience, can guide me in what I would need to learn/pay attention to for making my own replacement tank, that would be helpful and appreciated. I would not be opposed to using something from Radium if it could be installed in a way that allows me to retain my hatch/trunk space. They do offer a 22 gallon option but I am not sure about the dimensions and if this would fit where the stock tank goes.