omega0684
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 06:38 PM |
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fuel tanks?
does anybody know the size of the fuel tanks supplied by dax/locost, DAX are charging £195+VAT for their, does anybody know where i can get one
cheaper?
Alex
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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stevec
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 06:45 PM |
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MK Engineering, I paid £70 on ebay,
Lovely bit of work.
See "diff area" pic in my archive
[Edited on 23/2/06 by stevec]
[Edited on 23/2/06 by stevec]
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omega0684
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 07:09 PM |
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is that a 12 gallon tank, what are the dimensions?
ATB Alex
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 07:14 PM |
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Most locost tanks are 6 (majority) or 8 gallons at most.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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hector
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 07:18 PM |
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I am havin one made locally-£20 for material (Ally), and £50 for welding all made to my dimensions 800x345x215mm, havent worked out the capacity yet
but its more than the off the shelf ones.I want a good range for me sunday blasts!!!
ps Made a wooden frame in these dims to check i can physically get it in the car before being fabricated
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wilkingj
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 07:38 PM |
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Hector, I make that as:
800x345x215 Cubic mm.
1cu mm = 1x10(to the minus6) litres
So 59340000 cu mm divided by 1,000,000 = 59.34 Litres.
Divide by 4.55 =13.04 Gallons.
Seems a Lot to me. My maths is good, but I may have the conversions wrong.
Size of tank is correct. and 4.55 litres in a Gallon is correct.
I got the Litre conversion from the net, and it seems right, ie 1000000 cu mm = 1 Litre.
I might get one made for mine, as I have gone through a tankful.. just running the motor in the Garage....
MMmmmm Just Lurve that v8 Sound
PS... Also a full tank is going to put approx 130Lb / 60kg (ish) over the back end. Thats a fair weight.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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omega0684
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 08:11 PM |
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does anybody know of any companies that will produce tank, im running twin 40 webers so will the tank have to be baffled, if yes, will the
manufacturer do this?
DAX charge £227.95 (inc VAT) for a baffled aliminium tank, dont want to pay that much!
Alex
[Edited on 23/2/06 by omega0684]
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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billy
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 08:56 PM |
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im afraid thats the pitfalls of building a dax try ali-fab he will make you 1 up bespoke cheaper
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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JoelP
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 09:07 PM |
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with an unbaffled tank on track, you need to keep it more than half full really. I bust one pump through surge. On the road, its not needed really.
One alternative is to run a 500cc swirl pot under the bonnet, constantly filled by a low pressure pump with a return to the main tank. Obviously this
needs risk assessing first though.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 10:21 PM |
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Try giving MK Engineering a call. 
MK Engineering
[Edited on 23-2-06 by Hellfire]
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stevec
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| posted on 23/2/06 at 11:05 PM |
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Thats what I said in the first reply.
MK Engineering.
Dogs do dont you know?
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 09:22 AM |
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Have a word with Deneo on here... he made mine and did a great job. Cheap too!
Several others have tanks from Deneo and I have heard no complaints.
Top bloke
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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