alloy fuel tanks, any of you using them at all???
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alloy fuel tanks, any of you using them at all???

if so have yo got any pics or a link to a pic of your tank install, many thanks chaps

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

yup, mines a brise one, about 5 gallon capacity i'd say.

Nice bit of kit. it just bolts to the flat replacement floor. basically the same as a carbon one but mines been made from sheet.

here is a photo of mine, which is forsale if you want to make me an offer.

Team Racing

hmmm, could be interested there jimster, if you PM how many gallons it holds & what your after i may head down to grab that from you, looks about what i'm after '1st refusal if possible jim' i'm in the market for one now

Edited by clubminiflip on 17th Jan, 2007.

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

same please jim :)

& if anyone has an alloy tank even if its in a race/motorsport car post a link to a pic or pop a lil pic up, its just so i can work out the best mounting method, as i'm going to run a bracebar from arch to arch, & plumb in my fuel pump, filter & fuel lines ready for.......

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

the one i have bolts to the rear firewall

dunno who made it, an ebay special im afraid...

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

ok clubminiflip was the first to show an interest, followed by gav, and stig.

It's a 5 gallon tank, with vent and return, £80

Team Racing

Are the fittings push on jim? I assume endaf can make me one with -6 screw on fittings. Ah i posted this site a while back, they look ok www.nor-mal.com

Edited by t3gav on 17th Jan, 2007.

yea my connections are push on, he can make anything you likem, put the screw on connections are not cheap. Around £25 each for male and female, so thats £75 added to your tank!

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog/index...281_430_286_299

Team Racing

31L capacity

Edited by slater on 17th Jan, 2007.

Slater, Just as a point of interest, The fuel pressure regulator operates more accuratley when it is mounted close to the carb.
Regards
Dave

Edited by danboy on 17th Jan, 2007.

This tank was fitted central in the boot, It's 4 gallon capacity. I cant show it fitted as I now have a flat boot floor and it fixes to the rear bulkhead and the wheel well floor
Regards
Dave

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Still using my 5 litre one........F1 style pit stop every garage + the lead/octain additive

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

where did you get yours from slater? Ive seen similar advertised in demon tweeks but smaller for 250quid!

That's a regulator with built in fuel filter. Hey Jimster I like your swaybar!

What you replacing yours with jim?

Edited by slater on 19th Jan, 2007.

Not quite right Slater,
1) Set the pressure at idle and increase the flow as RPM increases and pressure at the carb will be less.
2) As the car accelerates the pressure at the carb will be less
Fit the regulator as close to the carb as possible and all will be good
Regards
Dave

As I run fuel injection now, I want to make one with a built in swirl pot.

Is anyone stil interested in my tank, or shall I ebay it?

Team Racing

heya jimster, i've gotta pass up on the tank, i've just had to get a full set of spax shocks for my mini, two of mine failed on the MOT so decided i'd change the lot to be on the safe side, n its tax time too!
so gotta put my alloy tank idea to the sideline for a couple of months which is a pissa as i've just made a brace bar to go from arch to arch with some tube & 3mmplate i have (
sorry if thats inconvenianced you at all!!!
nxt inline to me jump in, jimsters looks a nice tank to me!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Why doyou need a bracebar anyway?
Regards
Dave

i'm going to be using it as a bit of re-inforcement to the subframe mounts on the bootfloor, i have a bar that go's from arch to arch & & once thats in i have two smaller bars that will link to the triangulated part thats the stiffener to the mounts, i proboly dont expalin that to well in txt, i'll do pics once its in, i feel supporting any part of the car that has something mounted to it is worthwhile

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

it's not a brace bar, it's an antiroll , if you look you can see the drop links going through the floor to the radius arms.

Team Racing