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Author: Subject: Progress / locost fuel tank, SVA ok ?
jollygreengiant

posted on 17/4/08 at 08:48 PM Reply With Quote
Progress / locost fuel tank, SVA ok ?

Well I've sort of been busy this week, very skint but busy. So I thought I wonder how much I could save my self by making my own fuel tank on the cheap. I have made the basic box so now I've just got to put in the filler neck, outlet pipe, return pipe and cut the hole for the sender unit. Ive measure the tank and the final size gives me a fuel capacity of 11.82 gallons. I have some issues with getting the various pipes to seal as they go into the tank, but I think I should be all right with plenty of fibre glass. so here are the pictures of it tell me what you think.

Locost fuel tank ?
Locost fuel tank ?


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locost tank 2
locost tank 2






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welderman

posted on 17/4/08 at 08:54 PM Reply With Quote
who let the hedgehog in





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posted on 17/4/08 at 08:56 PM Reply With Quote
Does it mount high up as i see it has cutouts for the roll bar.
If its fails sva you could always use it as a hutch for the hedgehog in the corner by the sink.

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jollygreengiant

posted on 17/4/08 at 09:05 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by CRAIGR
Does it mount high up as i see it has cutouts for the roll bar.
If its fails sva you could always use it as a hutch for the hedgehog in the corner by the sink.


I put the cut outs in it so that not only will it have the tank straps but it will also have lateral location up against the rear uprights on the rear panel.





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JohnN

posted on 17/4/08 at 09:11 PM Reply With Quote
Is it made of chipboard
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posted on 17/4/08 at 09:13 PM Reply With Quote
Would be keen to know what revolutionary materials you plan to use for the filler neck and if you plan to use hardwood or softwood for the float on the sender unit.
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hector

posted on 17/4/08 at 09:15 PM Reply With Quote
I bet your missus is not happy that you have cut up her kitchen cupboards!!
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rusty nuts

posted on 17/4/08 at 09:18 PM Reply With Quote
The mother in law would fit in that.
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whitestu

posted on 17/4/08 at 09:21 PM Reply With Quote
If Harrison could make clocks out of wood why not?
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richard thomas

posted on 17/4/08 at 11:36 PM Reply With Quote
Oooh - can you make me one? I reckon it wood look lovely all stained up!






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saigonij

posted on 18/4/08 at 08:03 AM Reply With Quote
i dont mean to be rude or offensive, but are you seriously making a fuel tank out of wood?
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907

posted on 18/4/08 at 08:29 AM Reply With Quote
You'll need some of this Clive.



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Mole

posted on 18/4/08 at 08:39 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
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i dont mean to be rude or offensive, but are you seriously making a fuel tank out of wood?


Of course he isn't it's chipboard

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JohnN

posted on 18/4/08 at 09:52 AM Reply With Quote
Wood/chipboard fuel tank - This is all a kitchen cupboard based joke - right?
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les g

posted on 18/4/08 at 10:21 AM Reply With Quote
tank

very nice
be careful about your choice of wod for the float switch as somehardwoods dont float and you wont get a reading on your gauge
lol
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Trev D

posted on 18/4/08 at 04:04 PM Reply With Quote
Hi Clive I have a filler neck tube you can have for free. As the downstairs loo roll has just about run out and should be available later this evening and we have just recieved our local free paper and inside is the property supplement which you can also have for free you may tear this up into strips and make papier mache to stick you filler neck tube onto your tank I hope this in keeping with your locost theme. ATB Trev
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jollygreengiant

posted on 18/4/08 at 05:13 PM Reply With Quote
Cheers for the suggestion Paul, but I have already arrange for a bulk purchase of some of Granville's PertoPatch. I've used that before and its great, it even comes with a small piece of cloth in each packet that I can use for reinforcing the corners/joints as I am not sure if the internal plastic chipboard joiners will be sufficient over the life of my creation.


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You'll need some of this Clive.



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jollygreengiant

posted on 18/4/08 at 06:36 PM Reply With Quote
Cheers for the suggestion Trev I'll pop round and pick them up later. I am in need of some of the old paper sherbet lolly stick tubes as they will be perfect for the tank breather.

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Hi Clive I have a filler neck tube you can have for free. As the downstairs loo roll has just about run out and should be available later this evening and we have just recieved our local free paper and inside is the property supplement which you can also have for free you may tear this up into strips and make papier mache to stick you filler neck tube onto your tank I hope this in keeping with your locost theme. ATB Trev






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jollygreengiant

posted on 18/4/08 at 06:41 PM Reply With Quote
I have got the original Granada Sender unit that I shall be using. The only thing that is worrying me is getting a good earth of the body of the tank as I really don't want any electrical shorts/sparks. I was planning on just cutting a hole in the top of the tank and screwing the sender unit down with a couple of 2" wood screws as I appear to be out of the proper chip board screws now.

quote:
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Would be keen to know what revolutionary materials you plan to use for the filler neck and if you plan to use hardwood or softwood for the float on the sender unit.






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DavidM

posted on 18/4/08 at 07:02 PM Reply With Quote
That looks excellent Clive, well done, your workmanship is really improving, but you need to iron on a bit more edging.

I reckon Balsa wood for the sender unit, although I've got some nice 90 degree self closing concealed hinges you could have. Fit em to the top and hey presto, no need for a sender, filler neck or breather. Trev could then keep his bog roll for something more useful, like a tail pipe for his eleven.

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jollygreengiant

posted on 18/4/08 at 07:05 PM Reply With Quote
There is an historical precedent (whether SVA would agree or not is another matter) and that is that the Dehaviland Mosquito used all wood EVEN in the fuel tanks. These tanks were sealed with scotch glue but I think that in this age that glue would probably be deemed politically incorrect as it was derived from animal bones.

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i dont mean to be rude or offensive, but are you seriously making a fuel tank out of wood?






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DavidM

posted on 18/4/08 at 07:24 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
These tanks were sealed with scotch glue but I think that in this age that glue would probably be deemed politically incorrect as it was derived from animal bones.




You could steal a horse from a pikey.

Make some glue, and strike a blow for all the honest folk out there. Yeeeeaaaa

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Trev D

posted on 18/4/08 at 07:58 PM Reply With Quote
Ohhhh David you are going to have 500 caravans parked outside your house tomorrow morning
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NeilP

posted on 18/4/08 at 08:24 PM Reply With Quote
Clive,

You are a god of locosters - I salute you.

Cheers, Neil.

p.s. Just checking but you aren't making your own seat belts as well are you?....





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