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speedyxjs

posted on 2/12/09 at 08:48 PM Reply With Quote
Can a fuel filler cap...

... be mounted next to the luggage compartment?

I dont want to spend any more money on bits i dont need and i have a coolant hose the right size for my fuel filler. It wont reach to the back panel but it would go straight up.





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Miks15

posted on 2/12/09 at 08:50 PM Reply With Quote
Are you sure it doesnt need to be fuel resistant?
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steve m

posted on 2/12/09 at 08:51 PM Reply With Quote
I dont think coolant hose will be fuel proof ?

the one i used certainly was not so had to buy the correct stuff


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speedyxjs

posted on 2/12/09 at 08:53 PM Reply With Quote
Bugger

I do have some marine grade fuel pipe i could use, it just doesnt bend as easily.





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MautoK

posted on 2/12/09 at 09:32 PM Reply With Quote
I had to present the full provenance of my filler hose to Mr SVA earlier this year.
Coolant hose is a no-no.
My filler is on the horizontal rear panel adjacent to the removable access panel - I don't have a boot box as such, the boot is the whole of the space enclosed by the rear bodywork and includes the tank and filler hose along with battery, toolbox, etc.
Just remembered I've got a pic...
Boot/Battery
Boot/Battery

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steve m

posted on 2/12/09 at 09:32 PM Reply With Quote
What internal diameter are you after ? as i may have a 150mm long length that you could use with an exhaust bend in the middle to give the required length

OOOOOOhhh errrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!


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ashg

posted on 2/12/09 at 11:06 PM Reply With Quote
really really sorry to hijack the thread

but i need to ask before i forget. MautoK where did you get your side rail covers from?





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RK

posted on 2/12/09 at 11:33 PM Reply With Quote
and the fuel filler cap. It's a nice one, a bit out of the ordinary; looks like a boat one.
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speedyxjs

posted on 3/12/09 at 10:12 AM Reply With Quote
Ok cheers guys. How about the reducer then? Someone on here told me i could use a coolant reducer which is what i got (Steve m - tank filler is 45mm and filler cap is 51mm).

If i cant use that, what else can i use?

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ashg

posted on 3/12/09 at 12:53 PM Reply With Quote
you can use it if its metal. anything rubber has to be marked fuel safe or have a reciept/certificate saying its up to the job





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James

posted on 3/12/09 at 02:49 PM Reply With Quote
Make a reducer. I did.

Two strips of 1.6mm steel bent into a circle of appropriate diameterand welded into a 'ring'. Then weld together.

Voila! One reducer.

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MautoK

posted on 4/12/09 at 12:26 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by RK
and the fuel filler cap. It's a nice one, a bit out of the ordinary; looks like a boat one.


Filler cap is from Tifosi; edging strip is from MK (a few years ago)
Not sure if the cap is IVA compliant - isn't there something about not being able to remove the key when the cap's off?
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