Alloy Fuel Tanks

[john 215]

Hi,

As some of you gents who visit the TR Reg forum will know, a gent on there has been working on these and are now on his web site. bigeers than standard and have a drain plug [:)]

Not cheap but fit and forget [8D]

http://andywiltshire.com/web%20site%20tank%20page.htm

Cheers John


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1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!

[Beans]

They indeed look very nice.
An interesting option for the Sprint once I have the Fuel injection fitted [8D]

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[Rich in Vancouver]

OH MY!.....That Man does beautiful work!

1975 TR7 ACL764U

[Marko]

Shouldnt those things be homologated for road use?

What would MOT guy say on a handmade fuel tank?



I know that anything is better than 20 year old leaky and rusty stock fuel tank. But what stops you from changing any other part of the car the same way?

[john 215]

Hi,

As a MOT tester, as long as secured ok,not leaking or affecting another part of the car ie. brakes or suspesion. It would pass a UK test

Cheers John


LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!

1976 Speke FHC Beauty

1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!

[Marko]

ahhh, the liberal mot of uk

here its a "no go" if it doeasnt have manufacturer's stamp on it

[Odd]

And over here I think one would have to hide it in plenty of under-seal goo...

If it had been made in the oem material; steel (or black powder coated stainless [8D] ) it wouldn't
attract any unwanted attention. But bright shiny aluminium, or stainless, would definitely attract
attention from any tester or scrutineer. And they'd start asking questions on crash test stamps/E-
markings etc... I know the DeLorean crowd have huge problems with their (non E-marked!) plastic
tanks - and changing the tank to a made up metal one is just as problematic.

[busheytrader]

Wow! For that amount of money I'd want to see my new shiny tank. It's a shame it has to go under the car.

At least I get to see the tailpipe of my S/S exhaust......

Adam



TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, S/S Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & PolyBushes all round, Anti- Dive, Strut-Top Roller Bearings, Capri Vented Discs & Calipers, Braided Hoses, 4 Speed Rear Cylinders, Uprated Master Cylinder & Servo, AT 14" 5 Spokes or Maestro Turbo 15" Alloys, Cruise Lights, S/S Heater Pipes, Replacement Fuel Tank. No Door Stickers. Mine since July 1986, V8 from 1991 courtesy of S&S V8 conversion and big brake kits.

[Rich in Vancouver]

We don't have any kind of MOT/safety test here.
You could run a hose from a bucket of gas in the passenger seat if you wanted.
Granted it wouldn't be legal but until it caught on fire no-one would check![:0]

1975 TR7 ACL764U

[TRisha TR]

<font face="Century Gothic"><font color="purple">They look great... On the plus side, as no-one can see it, I'd not have to explain to the missus that it only cost £410! Hmmm maybe that's one for the winter.</font id="purple"></font id="Century Gothic">


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[colonel bogey]

What a great tank, a definate plus with the extra capacity, especially for touring with a V8. A definate winter project.[:)]

Greg
  TR7V8 DHC 1980 - Lucifer
TR7 2.0 FHC Auto 1976 - Colonel Bogey/sold

[Odd]

We still don't know if it accepts the '8 twin exhaust pipes - or if that's where he found the extra volume...