Petrol Tank Armour or Relocation/Raise

[84ZOOKSTA]

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I have a few serious dints in my petrol tank. I am just wondering what others have done to either stop these dints happening or to relocate the tank all together.

My tanks capacity is reduced. i think it hold about 30lt's which is not really enough for a good days driving.

And ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Simmo.


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[ShuDuck]

I installed a aluplate under my tank after the rusty stock plate got ripped off.

not good pics but you get the idea, one is to show how I munted it, I bent some flat steel under the tank and monted them using the stock mounts for the tank. the aluplate is bolted to the flatsteel

ed:cant get picky to work

[christover1]

I fitted a nissan 260C tank = 60litres into rear of tub.
possibly not relevant to hard tops etc.
there is many floor/boot mounted tanks in the wreckers, easy to bolt to a zook floor.
lwb made it easier, this tank may or may not fit a swb, but theres many different shaped tanks.
It cost me $40 and is much cleaner inside than my zook tank was, solving all my carb issues.

christover

[84ZOOKSTA]

i will look around for a new tank and try to mount it in the standard spot, since i have a 75mm body lift i will try to rise it then a nice sheet of armour to help stop these dints from re occuring.

Anyone have a spare tank for a 84 sierra N/T.

Cheers
Simmo.

[christover1]

i will look around for a new tank and try to mount it in the standard spot, since i have a 75mm body lift i will try to rise it then a nice sheet of armour to help stop these dints from re occuring.

Anyone have a spare tank for a 84 sierra N/T.

Cheers
Simmo.

great idea, seen it done, only prob is the filler neck, means you can't just lift it up, needs moving over, or similar, sometimes meaning exhaust mod...certainly worth doing for many reasons.
You need a decent gap between tank and armour, or armour will damage tank anyway.

Some of our members have used vitara tanks, because of there flatter mounting system, and bolted them thru the floor, with a false floor over the tank. 60 litres is great for the zook

christover

[christover1]

fuel cell may be an option, never rust and put crud into carby.

[derelict_frog]

Mine holds 27L lol, rekon i could just pop it back out when its empty?

[christover1]

Mine holds 27L lol, rekon i could just pop it back out when its empty?

It can be done, but most often results in splitting and leaking.

[Pinball]

Try fitting an aftermarket...

i got a long ranger under mine, bigger capacity, heavier duty steel to take the knocks and no loss of clearance.

Spock