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petrol tank gaurd
« on: September 22, 2008, 18:55:31 »
hi guys
 has anyone built a petrol tank gaurd for a jeep cherokee xj,
i have a standard petrol cherokee and have recently knocked the tank, as this is not good
i would like to put some kind of a gaurd over it,
but could do with some plans or pictures of one fitted etc, so i have some idea what it looks like,
i have a towbar fitted not sure if this would help or hinder though.
ive done a few searchs but its hard to find cherokee bits,

any help would be appreciated !!  :-k :-k :-k :-k
  
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2008, 20:03:02 »
You used to be able to get a genuine jeep fuel tank skid but due to the age of the model they stopped making them about 3 years ago.

Beware because I think the tanks are different on a mk1 & a mk2 facelift Cherokee. Had one of the last in stock on my mk2 & IIRC you have to remove the towbar & re-fit it sandwiching the fuel tank skid between it & the chassis.

Check out eBay 1st for a Jeep part but there are plenty of aftermarket & stronger ones in the USA  ;)

 
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2008, 12:45:55 »
As his Gazness says
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2008, 13:19:49 »
cheers for the reply...
never thought about ebay and of coarse ebay .com guess the states is a good place to start looking for bits  :lol: :lol: :lol:
it will be a bonus if i have not got to build it myself,
thanks for the tip :dance:
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2008, 14:59:36 »
Get in touch with a scrap yard for a MK1 one (about £20/35) They can be modded to fit MK2 if that is what you need.
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2008, 19:16:19 »
Did they come as standard on the Mk1, IIRC some skid plates did like the transfer case, cant be sure about the front steering skid  :D
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2008, 01:31:39 »
They came as part of upgrade packs if I remember right
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2008, 08:00:00 »
Came on the SE spec, or as an option
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2008, 13:44:09 »
sadly not fitted on mine..
but will try a few breakers for some underbody protection :dance:
not sure about the se spec but my mate drives one also a 96 mk1 ill check under his see whats there,
if anything that is,
guess i need to do all three as a starting point... :roll:
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2008, 19:11:46 »
I've just fitted a tank guard today - have been offroading for a year without one - then old tank sprung a leak, when I took it off it was somewhat dented - that would explain why I was not getting as much in the tank
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2008, 21:52:20 »
Always a problem filling a leaking tank... :rolleyes:
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2008, 09:22:32 »
Quote from: Bishops Finger on September 27, 2008, 21:52:20
Always a problem filling a leaking tank... :rolleyes:

No problem filling it - it's keeping it in :doh:

And have you seen the price of cooking oil these days :P
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2008, 19:58:15 »
well ive gained a few dents but lucky no leaks,
at 15 miles to the gallon its the last thing i need petrol leaking :'( :'( :'(
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Re: petrol tank gaurd
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2008, 10:53:41 »
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