William,
I did consider getting ATL to make me a bag tank but the cost was
incredible.
Also, the metering of the fuel is a bit awkward. It might be better
to have the
original tank "Explosafe" filled but I've not costed this yet.
Regards,
John Upham
William Zehring wrote:
>
> Dear all:
>
> Greetings and Happy New Years to my fellow TVR-ites!
>
> Just to start the new year off on a happy note, I was talking with another
> TVR colleague, over the holidays, about the complete absence of protection
> from side, front, or rear impact in the TVR. He reminded me of the total
> absence of protection of interior occupants from a puncture of the gas tank
> due to a forceful rearend collision. I felt real good about that, after we
> were done talking. Not that I'm looking for trouble, but... Has anyone
> put a fuel cell in their TVR, as some type of effort to minimize the danger
> of being burned to a crisp in the event of a rear end crash? Cost? Volume
> of the tank? On that happy note, I'll say...
>
> Cheers,
> Will Zehring
>
> p.s. another question: I haven't received a copy of TVRCCNA 'TVR Times' in
> many months. I sent my (late $30) check in to Marq, but it appears as if
> I've been mustered out of the club. Any clues?
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