I have wasted huge amounts of time, material, and money trying to rehab old fuel tanks- - - -and I've rarely, if ever been really successful. I'd suggest that you try fabricating a tank from thick aluminum sheet metal,( 3/32" or so) folding the sides and ends into a box shape, and TIG welding the seams where the corners meet. Then fab a top with the appropriate relief area for the spare tire, and nest it over the box-shaped lower piece. Weld the perimeter where the trop and bottom nest together. There's no point in trying to duplicate those rounded shapes- - -just build a square-cornered box to fit the space that's available for the original tank. You might lose a few pints of capacity that way, but it won't leak or contaminate the fuel supply.
Jerry


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