scootz
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 08:10 PM |
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How Safe Would You Feel...
... with this tank underneath your seat? Assuming of course it is suitably strapped!
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adithorp
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 08:15 PM |
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Not very... 'cos to get it under the seat my head would be 12" above the roll bar.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 08:16 PM |
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no problem. so long as its filled with mans fuel. diesel. 
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iank
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 08:30 PM |
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So long as there was a sealed bulkhead between cheeks and plastic and OEM spec hoses used I'd be happy.
Motorbikes have their tanks next to your lungs and people don't seem worried.
Look at it like this, if it split due to being rammed you'd be unlikely to burn to death.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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l0rd
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 08:31 PM |
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Would be a nice footrest instead of sitting over it.
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scudderfish
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 08:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Not very... 'cos to get it under the seat my head would be 12" above the roll bar.
adrian
Looking at your avatar, it already is!
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scootz
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 08:36 PM |
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I was also thinking that if a collision caused it to split, then fire would be the least of my worries Ian! 
Only thing is, the design in my head doesn't have a sealed bulkhead between cheeks and tank!
Single seater, so solid bulkhead between engine bay and tank / cockpit, but the seat will just bridge the space over the tank.
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 08:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
Motorbikes have their tanks next to your lungs and people don't seem worried.
And a nice hot engine below that
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andyw7de
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 09:02 PM |
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Scott,
Is that not a similar set up to what the FVL has??
Im sure the "Bag tank" only has a thin bit of ali between your cheeks and the tank unless you were posh and actually had a seat
just dont hit anything
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minitici
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 09:03 PM |
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My single seaters have all had wedged shaped fuel tanks directly behind the seat.
They did also have a sloping aluminium bulkhead which was sealed.
The resulting compartment between the engine fire wall and the sloping bulkhead had suitable drainage holes to let out any spilt fuel.
The filler pipe was routed out the side of the compartment.
IMHO - This is the safest place for the tank as it has the most protection from impacts - I have destructively tested this 
[Edited on 5/7/10 by minitici]
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andyw7de
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 09:06 PM |
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IMHO - This is the safest place for the tank as it has the most protection from impacts - I have destructively tested this
I haven't
yet
Speed is just a question of money !
How fast do you want to go ?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 09:07 PM |
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Series I landrovers, you lifted the seats to fill them up, and they had leaky fillers.... would not worry me.
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minitici
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 09:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
Series I landrovers, you lifted the seats to fill them up, and they had leaky fillers.... would not worry me.
I used to get some very funny looks when I went to fill up my Series I .......
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welderman
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 09:39 PM |
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thats where mines going to have to go so no problemo for me mate, will u2u tomorrow too 
Joe
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craig1410
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 10:02 PM |
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I have driven go-karts at over 100MPH with the fuel tank between my legs so this wouldn't bother me too much....
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 10:08 PM |
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Looks like a fuel tank for a rail dragster, usually mounted at the front of the vehicle just behind the front axle.
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02GF74
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| posted on 6/7/10 at 08:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
Series I landrovers, you lifted the seats to fill them up, and they had leaky fillers.... would not worry me.
indeed, series land rover lightwieghts had one 10 gallon tank under each seat, top filler, caused no problems.
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 6/7/10 at 09:35 AM |
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My Jedi has a 15 litre tank that forms the seat back, isolated by a thin sheet of Ali., with the exhaust downpipes the other side of that.
Does it bother me? no.
My Jedi also has the front axle line and steering rack behind my ankles, not in front.
Does it bother me? no.
The Nanny State is slowly removing my ability to make such decisions over my safety.
Does that bother me? yes.
Living is dangerous, don't do it.
OK - I think a JAZZ (or similar) is a fantasticly safe way of storing fuel, anywhere on the car. Go for it.
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scootz
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| posted on 6/7/10 at 09:37 AM |
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Thanks all... I knew you'd take care of me!
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