Wednesday 22 October 2008

Fuel Tank

This evening I fitted the fuel tank and filler hose (filler hose will need to come off to fit the boot carpet):

Nothing too exciting here. The tank is held in position by two aluminium straps - Bolted at the top into Jack-Nuts fitted into the upper boot floor and bolted through the floor at the bottom:You will notice that the tank is offset to the offside - this is to allow enough room for the fittings and plumbing on the fuel outlet. The trick is to fit the straps so there is a 5mm gap between the bottom of the strap and the floor - when the bottom fixing is tightened the the tank is pulled down against the chassis foam fitted to the underside and back. It all ends up pretty secure - and easily removable for when I find plumbing leaks!!

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