Ian Pearson
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| posted on 12/7/06 at 07:32 AM |
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Fibreglass Tank
I've just fitted a vegetable oil conversion to my Landcruiser. It has a two tank system, and at the moment, the auxiliary tank is 22 litres. I
want to fit a larger under slung tank beneath the car, and have had a quote for a custom tank made by a supplier of marine tanks. They are quite
pricey, and so I have been thinking of alternatives. Fabricating an ali one is not practical as I can’t weld aluminium, so my thoughts turned to
fibreglass. Have any of you any experience with fibre glass fuel tanks? Any thoughts, advice would be much appreciated.
Regards, Ian.
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Howlor
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| posted on 12/7/06 at 07:50 AM |
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Ian,
Are you running pure veggie or a mix? I know a chap who is running pure veggie in a Disco and he has made a small ali pre heat tank before it's
fed to the engine. It has an element at the bottom just to thin the veggie down on cold days. It's now done nearly 10K on this system with just
the odd burst of diesel and it works a treat. 
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Ian Pearson
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| posted on 12/7/06 at 08:03 AM |
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I'm running pure veggie, but starting on diesel. I've fitted a heat exchanger, and change over to veggie oil once the engine has warmed
up. The auxiliary tank sits in the boot, and looks very Heath Robinson. My spare tyre is mounted on a swing carrier, and there is a massive space
beneath the boot, so I thought I'd try and tidy things up a bit.
[Edited on 12/7/06 by Ian Pearson]
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Tricky Dave
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| posted on 12/7/06 at 12:28 PM |
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Linkatty link
A bloke who's done DIY carbon fuel tank for his bike. Same principles?
Can you rin them on olive oil? The GF doesn't like veggie
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russbost
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| posted on 12/7/06 at 12:36 PM |
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I rivetted my tank up in ali then fibreglassed over the top & later poured liquid resin inside the tank & ran it all round to ensure no
leaks. It passed SVA & works a treat cost about a tenner!!
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 12/7/06 at 01:14 PM |
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Have things changed again then?
I recall fibreglass fuel tanks for motorbikes being very popular in the sixties and then being banned because some fuels had alchohol in them and this
made the tank go all floppy. I was not aware this had been recinded. Or was it all a dream?
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 12/7/06 at 01:19 PM |
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been discussed before here:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=8348
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