EOI -> 'L' Series Long Range Fuel Tank

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:40 am

Just after any interest for a long range fuel tank built for an 'L' series.
The bench volume would be around 110 - 112L mark.
It would be ADR compliant in all states.
Approx price would be $1100 to $2000 + Fitting / Shipping / Compliance....

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:32 pm

good luck mate. you could buy 2 L series cars for the cost of the tank!

you seriously dont need that sort of capacity. 2 20L jerry cans wil get you just about anywhere.

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:38 pm

True, but it’s a pain to carry 2 jerry cans. Where do you mount them?

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:04 pm

if you're looking at spending that much money...

I took a 20L fuel bladder out west with me. I only needed to fill it twice, and the rest of the time you just roll it up and it takes hardly any room.

you still have fuel inside your cabin though and it smells no matter how clean you are when filling.

These things arent cheap though, expecially compared to a 20 jerry can. I borrowed mine from a race boat..

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:09 pm

I was thinking of something like, that but I don’t want the fuel smell with a little one in the car too.

The price might be less I am just after interest...

fredsub · Post by **fredsub** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:22 am

if solo, i wouldn't be too fussed about removing the back seat and putting a frame in there to hold jerries.
I don't recall ever smelling fuel from the plastic rheem fuel containers - they are gas tight, in fact if your stupid to accidentally leave in the sun they start ballooning, thats how gas tight they are. 4jerrys and distance wise you could go anywhere!
But with passengers, and oh a little one next to it! nutz!!

And this is why people buy large 4wds, its got nothin to do with penix size and all the other crap people go on about on this forum, long range tanks are a standard accessory for some, room for your family and all the traveling paraphernalia you need, time for an upgrade don;t you think?
Still $1k+ for replacement fuel tank is cheaper than a vehicle upgrade.
I'll just add looked into this many years ago, cost of a custom tank was not worth it then..I don't think it was 50l larger, more like 30, but I guess it all goes down to how its designed......

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:47 pm

I have a 1/4 sheet of stainless in the shed I am about to build a boat tank from, would do a 70 litre tank I could fit under the brumby easily giving a range of well over a thousand k's... About $60 worth of stainless....

benster · Post by **benster** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:44 am

Haven't looked enough under my car yet to be educated in the ways of subies but... couldn't you just modify a larger tank from another car?

A mate of mine done this to one of his cars years ago... can't remember what kind of car it was though. Cost him under $150 to do it himself if I remember correctly.

Worth looking into if your needing one. It'd be easier on the wallet as long as you can cut and weld. Wanna be a good weld though.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:49 am

I would be interested if you did one for a Brumby one as i am half way through building a second tank for my one. I agree the price is to high, it will prevent most people from the board buying one. Thats my 2 cents worth.

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:03 am

The price I have is an estimate. Considering an average 4WD Ute tank is $1600 + Fit & Compliance
The tank will be manufactured by one of Australia’s best long range fuel tank manufactures - RCR Explorer. It will be a 3mm Aluminum coated steel tank with floating baffles. Made to Australian standards & come with a 3 yr warranty & will not affect insurance or rego.

I have not looked in to a brumby...

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:37 am

Just wondering where it mounts - I'm guessing this is a replacement for the existing standard fuel tank? Or is it an additional tank that mounts elsewhere in the car?
Either way would it hang down or stick out anywhere and reduce ground clearance etc?

Post by **Alex** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:45 am

Matt wrote:I would be interested if you did one for a Brumby one as i am half way through building a second tank for my one. I agree the price is to high, it will prevent most people from the board buying one. Thats my 2 cents worth.

i agree. Id be very keen if the price was less. (if thats at all possible)

alex

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:03 pm

I will see what I can do with price...... It will mount where the original tank fits. A minimum of a 2" lift kit is needed. It will hang not much lower than the OE tank.

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:04 pm

I'm curious to see how this turns out as well. Tentatively interested depending on the price.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:51 am

Excuse my ignorance - but why not cut the bottom off one standard tank and the top or some point near the top off - weld them together and hey presto, you got a larger tank that will still hug your diff...

Cheers

Bennie

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:35 pm

They used to be done like that or split and a couple of inches added in.
hard to find some one to do it that way now,don't think its legal anymore.

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:42 pm

stamp_licker wrote:They used to be done like that or split and a couple of inches added in.
hard to find some one to do it that way now,don't think its legal anymore.

As the man said......

zuba · Post by **zuba** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:18 pm

Dude, I put 2x 20lt plastic cans on the Rola roof racks with a VERY basic front/back rails rack I knocked up with a cordless drill, hacksaw, some bolts and two pieces of angle steel I found in the garage and an alloy mop handle. Yes the cans did balloon in 45 degrees in the shade heat, but never leaked and I toured all states except NT and WA, including Oodnadatta and Birdsville Tracks in Feb/Mar. Cheap and easy.

twilightprotege · Post by **twilightprotege** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:22 am

i'd definately be interested, but would prefer the price to be a bit lower

tex · Post by **tex** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:11 am

zuba wrote:Dude, I put 2x 20lt plastic cans on the Rola roof racks with a VERY basic front/back rails rack I knocked up with a cordless drill, hacksaw, some bolts and two pieces of angle steel I found in the garage and an alloy mop handle. Yes the cans did balloon in 45 degrees in the shade heat, but never leaked and I toured all states except NT and WA, including Oodnadatta and Birdsville Tracks in Feb/Mar. Cheap and easy.

All this extra wind drag wouldnt it take away from the extra fuel capacity (Dad owns a hilux and as soon as you put anything higher than the headboard your fuel bill increases 1.5 times even my ladder used to do it)
Hence I am dubious about these coffins everyone puts on their racks for extra luggage space. Wouldn.t you be better making up a rack for the rear bumper?