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[LESTA MINI]

hey guys,
i have a 1984 mayfair 998cc all standard.

im going to be doing long trips down to portsmouth every week and im fed up of having to stop and fill up once there and once on the way back, once i get going i dont want to stop.

is it possible to fit a right hand fuel tank and what do i need to do

do i just get a T connector and join the two tanks into the one line.

cheers dan

[Cooperman]

You standard tank is 7.5 gallons.
You can fit a RH tank which holds 5.5 gallons and that will give you very long range. If 11 gallons is sufficient you could fit the old twin 5.5 gallon tank set-up which still leaves a bit more boot space. LH 5.5 gall tanks are easy to find, although proper RH ones are a bit expensive.

If you get a genuine RH tank, you'll need the tank retention strap, a piece of wood for it to sit on (the originals had a small mounting plate welded onto the boot floor), some 1/4" metal fuel pipe, some 1/4" bore fuel hose, a 'T-piece', a rubber fuel cap grommet for the new hole in the rear panel and some fuel pipe clips. Also you'll need some 'P-clips' to hold the transfer pipe in place. The tanks are self-levelling as they feed 2-into-1 at the T-piece.

With 11 gallons on board you do notice the handling hange, but it soon uses the petrol.

[mk1leg]

here is a picture of twin tank instalation................



and this is the link pipe.................



and this is the fuel pump fitted on to rear sub..............





..................hope this helps...................