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Plastic Fuel Tanks
Luego Sports Cars - 4/8/03 at 04:09 PM

Hi guys.
I would like your feed back on plastic tanks (High Density Polyethylene), what do you think of them? Would you buy one? They will be £95 + VAT.

Thank you in advance, The Luego Team.

Doc - 6/8/03 at 10:07 PM

What capacity are they going to be?
How do they compare in terms of weight?

ChrisW - 7/8/03 at 08:11 AM

Are they PTM's tanks?

Chris

Luego Sports Cars - 7/8/03 at 02:50 PM

Hi guys, the weight will be reduced from the ali tanks, I do not have the exact weight.

The size will be 6 & 9 gallons we may be doing a larger tank for the Viento.

Yes they are PTM tanks.

Would you pay the money for one?

Cheers The Luego Team.

Metal Hippy - 8/8/03 at 08:33 AM

Those that know they can get them direct from PTM himself for less are unlikely to...

James - 8/8/03 at 10:56 AM

Wherever you get them from they're well worth it- excellent tanks!

James

Luego Sports Cars - 11/8/03 at 03:12 PM

Hi guys, how about the price?

Can you get them cheaper if you go direct?

Metal Hippy - 11/8/03 at 04:04 PM

http://forum.locostbuilders.co.uk/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=6433

Scroll down to Locodude's answer about prices.

Sorry if it's not what you want to hear Luego guys...

Viper - 11/8/03 at 06:42 PM

Perhaps a view of this thread might also be of interest..

http://forum.locostbuilders.co.uk/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=6687

Plastic Tanks are not for me (no offence PTM) just think they look a bit naff.

chrisg - 12/8/03 at 05:49 PM

Look naff to who? people you've just run over?

No one else can see them!!

Cheers

Chris

bob - 12/8/03 at 06:23 PM

They would double the saleable price of an avon if fitted.
Sorry tim just a little joke there.

£95 a tank incusive of the fittings ie fuel pick up return or breather,its a good price and i dont think PTM will do them any cheaper.

Metal Hippy - 12/8/03 at 10:54 PM

+VAT aswell...

Dick Axtell - 17/8/03 at 03:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
No one else can see them!!


Precisely!!
Unless your attending the Newark club stand.

Viper - 17/8/03 at 05:41 PM

Just because the tank is unlikely to be seen doesn't mean it shouldn't look good.

Just hope you chaps that have these plastic tanks don't experiance the same problems others have...

chrisg - 17/8/03 at 06:54 PM

Hold on,

There are literally hundreds of these tanks, and the only problems I've heard of are through inadequate venting, the tanks them selves are excellent quality. All new cars use plastic fuel tanks these days

Cheers

Chris

Viper - 17/8/03 at 08:21 PM

Are these plastic tanks blow moulded? as all production car plastic tanks i have seen are, could you drive a truck over one filled with fuel without it splitting as volvo once advertised? Would a production car tank split due to inadequate venting?


So can you compare these tanks to production cars?