Carl-
Before I bought my TC, I looked at a TF where the guy did just that, ie, he
left his original tank in place but unused, and utilised a motorboat type
gas can, around 5 gal, that he could lift in and out of the area behind the
seats. He said he did it for reasons of gas going stale, that he could fill
his lawn mower up from it, get fresh gas in the spring, ect. But he probably
had had enough of the typical leaks and rust. Done correctly, it doesnt look
bad and puts the gas away from collision areas, BUT in the back of the
cockpit!
Regards
Mark McCombs
49 TC EXU
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From: CFritz7001@aol.com <CFritz7001@aol.com>
To: mg-tabc@egroups.com <mg-tabc@egroups.com>
Cc: mg-t@autox.team.net <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:25 AM
Subject: [mg-tabc] Fuel tank crud & rusting-out; possible ultimate solution?
> There has been a lot of recent correspondence re. two related problems
>with T-type fuel tanks: Rusting out and/or developing layers of crud. I
>can't help but wonder if anyone has considered gutting the fuel tank
>completely, then installing a modern "fuel-cell" within the shell that's
>left? There are several outfits that make up custom-sized / shaped fuel
>cells for racing cars. These cells amount to a multi-layered bladder made
of
>coated fabric, which is often filled with an open-celled "foam" to keep the
>fuel from sloshing about. Seems to me that one of these cell-makers might
be
>persuaded to develop and produce ones which would fit within T-type tanks.
I
>could be wrong, but I think that the TA, TB, and TC models could all use
the
>same unit, and the TD & TF might also share a second style. (It might even
>be that a "0ne-style-fits-all" could suffice.)
> Seems to me that, since original-style replacement tanks cost as much
as
>$850 (Moss for a TC) and are somewhat scarce, a custom-made fuel cell
should
>be a viable and even affordable alternative.
> This approach would still preserve the original appearance of the car,
>but give the benefits of a non-rustable tank, which is impervious to attack
>by fuel additives, PLUS being much less likely to be penetrated in case of
an
>accident. The only down side I can think of right now is that one MIGHT
have
>to do without the fuel-level warning setup, which may not be that much of a
>loss at that.
> Another thought just occurred to me: How about mounting a more or less
>stock fuel cell in the space beneath the luggage compartment, leaving the
>original tank in place for cosmetic reasons, but not using it for fuel? A
>filler neck could then be connected through the rear of the body and the
>front of the existing tank, connecting to the original fuel-tank inlet.
> Right now, I'm too preoccupied with planning a trip to England with my
>TC to look into this idea myself. If this idea has any merit, is there
>someone out there who would "take up the cudgels" and do some
investigating?
> Any volunteers?
>Regards to all,
>Carl Fritz
>
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