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vitara fuel tank
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 11:26 am
by antt
well i finally managed to puncture my fuel tank yesterday
so while i've got it all apart i want to lift it a couple of inches seeing as i've got a bodylift. so does anyone have links to sites with where and how they've done it?
and i'll also be getting a tank protector
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:23 pm
by cj
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:38 pm
by Gonzo
Re: vitara fuel tank
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:28 pm
by Leprecaun
antt wrote:well i finally managed to puncture my fuel tank yesterday
so while i've got it all apart i want to lift it a couple of inches seeing as i've got a bodylift. so does anyone have links to sites with where and how they've done it?
and i'll also be getting a tank protector
Where did you get the hole in the tank, I take it you were offroad at the time. Can you source a plate from say another fourby and bolt that up. I could have a look on the one under the nissan and see if it will bolt up under the zook for you!
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:25 pm
by Beastmavster
After I busted one I got a tank protector from Suzisport in Stafford. They still have one sitting there to go on their race car that you could probably grab.
The only issues is the LWB tank is bigger so it may not fit if it's patterned off a SWB.
Wouln't be hard to bend one up anyway.
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 7:03 pm
by mudfkr
Antt,
Depending on the size of your body lift you either cut the tank mounts off and raise it to just under the rear X member which would give you about 25m lift or if you've got 60mm or more of body lift you move it above the rear x member take the fuel vapor separator off the tank and you can get 90mm lift out of it.
Theres two ways to remount it some people just drill through the X member ands bolt it back on like the
http://www.k9rdj.co.uk/tanklift.htm way or else you can do what I done and carefully cut the mounts off and shorten the front ones then put the rear ones on top of the X member and weld em back on.
Shane
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 7:10 pm
by mudfkr
A few more pix's....
BTW it's a bitch to get the tank up between the Xmembers but it fits with out butchering it just takes a little time work out the angle for the tank to squeeze in between them - a few beers will help too
Shane
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:00 pm
by antt
yeah was out having a quick, easy, supposedly carnage free run to cure my hangover yesterday and thought i'd managed to come out unscathed, till i walked out by my car last night and smelt the petrol.
got it repaired today, so i'm gonna look at the lift and bashplate on thursday.
too bad i've only got a 50mm bodylift so i wont be able to lift it that far
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:02 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
antt wrote:yeah was out having a quick, easy, supposedly carnage free run to cure my hangover yesterday and thought i'd managed to come out unscathed, till i walked out by my car last night and smelt the petrol.
got it repaired today, so i'm gonna look at the lift and bashplate on thursday.
too bad i've only got a 50mm bodylift so i wont be able to lift it that far
Why can't you break thre front diff.
SAS
SAM
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:20 pm
by antt
OVERKILL ENGINEERING wrote:antt wrote:yeah was out having a quick, easy, supposedly carnage free run to cure my hangover yesterday and thought i'd managed to come out unscathed, till i walked out by my car last night and smelt the petrol.
got it repaired today, so i'm gonna look at the lift and bashplate on thursday.
too bad i've only got a 50mm bodylift so i wont be able to lift it that far
Why can't you break thre front diff.
SAS
SAM
not this time sam, only had the 30's on, and stayed off the rocks
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:21 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
antt wrote:OVERKILL ENGINEERING wrote:antt wrote:yeah was out having a quick, easy, supposedly carnage free run to cure my hangover yesterday and thought i'd managed to come out unscathed, till i walked out by my car last night and smelt the petrol.
got it repaired today, so i'm gonna look at the lift and bashplate on thursday.
too bad i've only got a 50mm bodylift so i wont be able to lift it that far
Why can't you break thre front diff.
SAS
SAM
not this time sam, only had the 30's on, and stayed off the rocks
Pansy
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:25 pm
by antt
OVERKILL ENGINEERING wrote:antt wrote:OVERKILL ENGINEERING wrote:antt wrote:yeah was out having a quick, easy, supposedly carnage free run to cure my hangover yesterday and thought i'd managed to come out unscathed, till i walked out by my car last night and smelt the petrol.
got it repaired today, so i'm gonna look at the lift and bashplate on thursday.
too bad i've only got a 50mm bodylift so i wont be able to lift it that far
Why can't you break thre front diff.
SAS
SAM
not this time sam, only had the 30's on, and stayed off the rocks
Pansy
i was too hungover to change tires