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Defender fuel tank?
« on: October 07, 2010, 17:02:03 »
im looking at making my own defender fuel tank to go in the rear but has anyone on here made there own tank? anyone know what size holes i would need to drill in the top for pipes and filler cap etc...
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2010, 00:54:20 »
whats your reasoning for want ing to loose all your load space?

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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2010, 16:31:54 »
just from previous experience of busting tanks even with tank guards fitted but i was think of putting the tank right upto the back of the front seats then putting a bench seat over it for off road use only just so my mates can come
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2010, 22:36:30 »
so anyone fabricated their own?
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2010, 19:32:38 »
I think its more of a specialist thing, as it needs to be fuel tight & pressure tested... i certainley wouldnt fancy having a leek on a hot day, or repairing a fuel tank thats had fuel in it!
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2010, 19:44:35 »
i think it would be alright lol i work as a fabrication engineer anyway and can get it tested etc
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2010, 09:22:45 »
Quote from: tomo-tdi on October 08, 2010, 16:31:54
just from previous experience of busting tanks even with tank guards fitted but i was think of putting the tank right upto the back of the front seats then putting a bench seat over it for off road use only just so my mates can come

How about somehow mounting the original tank in the back then box it in   :-k   that way all the pipes will fit straight away to the tank.
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2010, 19:49:21 »
yeh have done this previously but the tanks are flat on the bottom so i wanted to fabricate one thats a perfect fit
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2010, 18:40:12 »
made a ally one for the back of my comp truck, but that houses a td5 pump
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2010, 09:34:57 »
thats what i was thinking of doing mate, does the 90 use an external pump or internal?
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2010, 12:51:07 »
If your 90 is a tdi then all it has and needs is a dip pipe and return pipe.
And iirc the pipes unscrew off the tank any way.
You dont need and kind of fuel pump unless your running td5 or v8
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2010, 17:58:45 »
Ebay Item number: 230540438616

If your fitting it inside, its also worth putting some baffles in to stop it sloshing around too much!
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2010, 19:05:33 »
im running a 200tdi if that helps
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2010, 18:55:15 »
you thought about a disco one under the back thats what im thinking of doing as i am miffed on how little a standard 90 one holds as i do lot of long distance work, aswell as keeping the standard 90 one
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Re: Defender fuel tank?
« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2010, 11:23:08 »
how much bigger are the disco tanks?
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