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My Ford Windstar has a plastic tank and the Ford Escorts have had plastic tanks since 1991.
Plastic is a non-conductor and as long as the filler neck is grounded, static is not an issue. That being said, I have a few concerns about your set-up.Ford and Suburu test their fuel tanks for impact and fire resistance. If your tank is certified for marine use, I'd suspect it's been tested for fire resistance, but I don't know how it has been rated for impact resistance. I'm sure there's documentation for recomended mounting.
16 gauge steel is body sheetmetal, so if you feel safe behind a fender it should protect the tank. I see nothing wrong with your proposed mounting. 1" square tubing of between.125 and.1 wall thickness is tough stuff. I'd be worried if you got much below.0625, but that's still pretty strong. the only thing I'm hesitant about is that it's a marine rated tank; I'd feel much more comfortable saying "Go for it" if you were talking about a aftermarket fuel cell made for race cars. You could try calling the manufacturer and seeing if they have any recommendations for alternate uses.
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