scoop
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| posted on 22/2/06 at 09:34 AM |
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securing the fuel tank
Ive just taken delivery of my ebay won alloy fuel tank (£57, bargain) which has two L shaped brackets on the ends. Can i secure the tank by this means
and will it pass the SVA like this.
I ask because all the pictures ive looked at on here show that the tank has straps round it?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 22/2/06 at 12:14 PM |
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As long as you place foam or rubber between the metal surfaces that contact the fuel tank, you should be OK.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/2/06 at 12:25 PM |
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All the tester will ask himself is, "Is the tank secure? Is it liable to rattle around? Is any part of the tank rubbing against the chassis?
(or anything else?), and are the fastenings adequate?". He'll probably take a hold of it and try to pull it around.
The foam or rubber stops the straps rubbing against the tank - it also reduces foaming from vibration.
David
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emsfactory
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| posted on 22/2/06 at 02:24 PM |
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For my tank I welded on three L shaped tabs.
Then used three exhaust bobbins to go between tank and chassis.
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scoop
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 06:46 PM |
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Sorry gents havent been able to get to a computer.
Thanks for your advice. Im now thinking belt and braces so will secure the botoom and then strap it as well.
Can you buy the straps in some form of kit from somewhere?
[Edited on 23/2/06 by scoop]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 07:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scoop
Can you buy the straps in some form of kit from somewhere?
Just get some steel strip (or ali?) about 25mm wide and 1.0 to 1.5mm thick and bend it to shape yourself - dead easy. Especially when you're
going to put rubber strip behind it that can (ahem) take up any bending errors... 
You have to work out what you're going to bolt to, of course...
David
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scoop
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 12:43 PM |
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Right ho.
I think ive got too used to thinking of it as a high cost rather than a low cost that ive got out of doing things the cheapest way
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