David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 09:26 PM |
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Another leaky tank! (with a difference)
I had lost confidence after all the recent reports of leaking plastic tanks so, although mine hadn't leaked, I decided to replace it with an
aluminium one.
I fitted the nice shiny new one, started to fill it and noticed a steady drip from the base...  the culprit was a tiny pinhole in a weld.
I got in touch with Bryn Jones at AllyFab (from whence it came) and he was deeply embarrassed, especially when I mentioned that my SVA was just a week
or two away, to the extent of him wanting to drive down to collect it!
Next morning I think he must have looked at his map and realised just how far Ipswich is from Chesterfield, so he decided to send me a brand new tank,
rather than having me wait for the old one to go back, be fixed, and sent back again.
Today the replacement arrived, it was fitted this evening, and all is well (thank heavens!).
So, an honourable mention for Bryn at AllyFab, for his service over and above the call of duty - he would have been within his rights to have told me
to return it for fixing, but instead took that extra step to make a customer happy.
Thanks Bryn!
cheers,
David
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Hellfire
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 09:31 PM |
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It's very reassuring to know that gentlemen like this do exist. There are so many rip of merchants around now... thankfully not in the Kit Car
fraternity. (or so I believe!)
Top service!!! We should have a section for manufacturer's/suppliers called "Beyond the call of duty!" 
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 09:39 PM |
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but would it ever get any posts
atb
the eternal optimist
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Viper
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 09:53 PM |
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Trouble is no one ever says how good the product is but one failure and the world knows in seconds...
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/9/04 at 07:16 AM |
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I did wonder about advertising this failure - but there isn't a thing in the world that doesn't go wrong sometime, whether it is a washing
machine, computer program or pencil sharpener.
It's how the supplier deals with the failure that's really important to me.
David
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Hellfire
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| posted on 7/9/04 at 07:42 PM |
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But you know the wat I'm thinking, don't you?
If you get a mention in the "Beyond the call of duty" section. It's basically free advertising... though I guess it could be easily
abused.
However, we could also have a section "Below the call of duty"
Just a thought 
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wicket
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 01:15 PM |
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David
I've got a plastic and although its not been used in anger yet with all the recent reports of failures I am going to replace it with an alloy
one, how much was the Allyfab one ?
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ned
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 01:22 PM |
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they were £95 at the donington show...
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 01:33 PM |
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Mine was to my own design, so £100 + £10 postage.
Not the cheapest, but beautiful work (excluding the oops!).
rgds,
David
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paulbeyer
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 11:17 PM |
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I have some 1.2mm ali sheet, would this be thick enough to make a tank out of?
7 out of 10 people suffer with hemorrhoids. Does that mean the other 3 enjoy them?
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 11:38 PM |
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The thickness is fine, just need a good welded to cope with 1.2mm, viper is doing tanks I think, a pretty respectable welder by all acounts
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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paulbeyer
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 09:53 AM |
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Cheers for that Mark. Vipers tanks are excellent value for money and his welding is spot on but as my Dad is a TIG welder it would be rude not to use
his services free of charge. All I need to get hold of is an offcut of 50 mm ali tube for the inlet.
7 out of 10 people suffer with hemorrhoids. Does that mean the other 3 enjoy them?
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madforfishing
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 01:36 PM |
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Roll your own tube from Ali sheet and weld up the side, doddle.
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madforfishing
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 01:37 PM |
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Roll your own tube from Ali sheet and weld up the side, doddle.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 02:19 PM |
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is that doddle or puddle?
atb
steve
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Hellfire
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 02:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
is that doddle or puddle?
atb
steve
Probably doodle or even google! 
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paulbeyer
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| posted on 12/9/04 at 10:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by madforfishing
Roll your own tube from Ali sheet and weld up the side, doddle.
How do you do that then?
7 out of 10 people suffer with hemorrhoids. Does that mean the other 3 enjoy them?
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ned
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 10:45 AM |
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Just taken delivery of my tank which I got from allyfab as a result of David's above posting. Same price (despite cost of materials going up
i'm told) and to my own design to suit my dedion/book chassis...
Lovely workmanship, hopefully get it fitted over xmas/new year....
Would happily recommend Bryn at Allyfab, the tank even has a pressure tested sticker on it, possibly a development to test against leaks before
they're sent out!
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 10:52 AM |
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Er - mine had that sticker... but it still leaked...
Still, it's good BS for the tester to see.
David
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Marcus
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| posted on 18/12/04 at 12:06 PM |
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We've built two Locosts with plastic fuel tanks and guess what..... neither of them leak!! One has had nearly 3 years of use, the other 6 months
and we're chuffed to bits with them both! I guess what I'm saying is don't replace plastic tanks willy nilly, that's just a
waste of hard earned cash, use them, abuse them and in six months or so you'll forget it's in there!
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 18/12/04 at 03:37 PM |
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www.allyfab.com
thats what it says on my rear spoiler, mind you Bryn did make the one off baffled foam filled tank inside a tank fitted to the car, and the catch tank
too.
1st class work.
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 19/12/04 at 08:59 PM |
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Bryn did my tank as well, first class work, and a really nice bloke to deal with. I gave him a full sized cardboard model of the tank I wanted and he
made it in aluminium for me. He even fitted and adjusted the fuel sender and the filler (inlcuding welding a restrictor for unleaded petrol in it).
strongly recommended.
http://www.allyfab.co.uk/
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