fuel tank

[Stangas]

yeah we are paying over 80c a litre now..  it is an option, but i would prefer to run straight petrol..

so...  does a second tank fit?  or is a larger tank available? short of manufacturing one

[Marishka]

i havnt heard of aux tanks, ur best bet is get one custom made i think

[John Abbott]

Hey Stangas....I think Bedfordcrazy(George) has put a commodore tank in his van ,maybe do a search and see?

[Marishka]

thats good info John.
i guess a lot of standard vehicle tanks could be used,
 just depends on how savy the person wanting to install it is.
as long as it fits somewhere under there in a safe location, its only brackets n fuel lines that need fabricating up

[Warren]

Get a tape messure and look at the space youve got under neath her and go to a 4x4 wrecker looking for auxilary tanks might be worth a try.

Warren

[VanWolf]

Guys, I have just custom fitted a vn 85 litre tank as a drop tank in the rear. Tight but I did get it to fit. Have to relocate both filler point in body and in tank itself.

Cheers

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey Johnno, at the moment i am still debating on how to go. But the easiest and probably the cheapest for me will be to get a pair of custom tanks done. What i have done is cut out my battery rack under the cargo door, and i am looking at maybe a 100lt & a 60lt with an external V8 fuel pump and a small pickup/surge tank, with a switch on the dash to switch from tank to tank. It sounds complicated but the advice from a few people is that it is a 100% reliable system.
Being that i am an amputee, in the landcruiser i have dual tanks, 90lt & 50lt and when i am half way through the reserve tank i know its time to look at filling up. In my case if i run out of fuel, thats it i am stranded till i can get help, unlike able bodied people i cant just jump out and walk to the nearest station, so this is a good backup for me. My beddy tank was to rusty to reuse, so i am going to mount the tanks on either side of the van, being they are custom, i can make them to fill up every last millimeter of room till i get the capacity i want.

george.

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

yeah straight gas isnt a good idea at all.
unless you stick to high traffic areas,

"ol futile" is dedicated to gas ,an i live out bush.... havin 3 gas tanks helps lol ..i  make sure one is always full... i think my total capacity is round 200 litres , 2 are joined  which i use as  the main an the 3rd i use as reserve, just make sure i always top the reserve up again, thought about duelling it  a few times , but always seem to find gas somewhere ...... havent bought petrol for years now..

[Zeeman]

My current van has a 100 litre custom made alloy tank on the driver's side, with new (larger) filler pipe.



My old van had a 150 litre LPG tank mounted horizontally across the rear interior, fitted perfectly. Lost a bit of storage space, but it was nice never having to worry about running out of gas.

[Stangas]

Awesome discussion..

i will be taking some dimensions when she gets home from the shop..  those new shocks and bushes are going in today.

we have a few 4wd shops, i think that would be the go...  will go searching let you know what size fits right..
the commodore rear fit sounds like an awesome idea too..  any pics for a look?  you could even access the spare wheel in the back of the van if you did it right...

with the battery removal option.., where did you end up putting the battery?  under the bonnet?

just for comment, my F150 has 2 fuel tanks 85L each, switched from the dash, and then a 140L gas tank across the tray.  Has been ultra reliable and never run out of fuel.