To others who have fitted a RH fuel tank, have you riveted or welded in the support brackets?
Rh Fuel Tank Fitting
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G'Racy
, Oct 12 2018 09:05 PM
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DeadSquare
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Posted 12 October 2018 - 09:26 PM
Welded.
Well, actually I used Braze because it was a rally car on forest stages.
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Macming
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Posted 12 October 2018 - 09:57 PM
When I managed to find one, I removed the L/H tank, measured everything up and made mirrored image R/H mountings from TEAK, and 'glassed' them in. Been in for over 15 years now, no probs.................It's a Minus
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timmy850
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Posted 13 October 2018 - 09:42 AM
I riveted mine in
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Posted 15 October 2018 - 04:58 PM
Is there a safety issue here?
In the event of a collision or damage being sustained in the area of the fuel tank, are welded in brackets more likely to remain in place than riveted and hence hold the tank more securely?
Can anyone tell me how they were fitted in the works Mini's?
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Posted 22 October 2018 - 08:39 PM
When the right hand tank was first fitted to S types it was an optional extra and all the fixings were bolted or riveted in place - the strap top bracket was always bolted in.
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Posted 22 October 2018 - 08:49 PM
Same applied to boot board brackets
Anyone know when they started welding them in ?
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