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[web365ster]

I once saw a mini for sale with alloy twin tanks.
Anyone know if these are commercially available or were they bespoke jobs?

 

[mab01uk]

Plastic moulded RH tanks were available from Australia a few years ago.....shame they don't seem to be on sale anymore as would save all the corrosion problems that modern high ethanol fuels create inside steel fuel tanks.

 

[Spider]

Taurus and I think Serck used to make them, but they would have stopped doing them in the early 70's. You might get lucky if you keep an eye about.

[Red Riley]

Plastic moulded RH tanks were available from Australia a few years ago.....shame they don't seem to be on sale anymore as would save all the corrosion problems that modern high ethanol fuels create inside steel fuel tanks.

I have one of those. I bought it from Paul Gulson. He used to put them up on Ebay one in a while. I haven't seen one in a few years. Mine is sitting on a shelf since I installed a new fuel cell. 

[Spider]

Plastic moulded RH tanks were available from Australia a few years ago.....shame they don't seem to be on sale anymore as would save all the corrosion problems that modern high ethanol fuels create inside steel fuel tanks.

 

I believe these were deemed illegal here.

[mab01uk]

 

Plastic moulded RH tanks were available from Australia a few years ago.....shame they don't seem to be on sale anymore as would save all the corrosion problems that modern high ethanol fuels create inside steel fuel tanks.

 

I believe these were deemed illegal here.

 

 

Any idea why? As most modern cars have plastic fuel tanks.

Edited by mab01uk, 01 December 2022 - 08:45 AM.

[mab01uk]

 

Plastic moulded RH tanks were available from Australia a few years ago.....shame they don't seem to be on sale anymore as would save all the corrosion problems that modern high ethanol fuels create inside steel fuel tanks.

I have one of those. I bought it from Paul Gulson. He used to put them up on Ebay one in a while. I haven't seen one in a few years. Mine is sitting on a shelf since I installed a new fuel cell. 

 

 

Could you post up a few photos of the plastic fuel tank for interest and reference.....it was a few years back and hard to find any info on them now.

Edited by mab01uk, 01 December 2022 - 08:48 AM.

[Red Riley]

Paul Gulson Australian made HDPE plastic right hand tank on the left, steel left hand tank on the right (Riley Elf modified version)

 

 

 

 

 

Steel neck extension slides over the plastic neck, not attached in this picture. I added the extra vent nipple. 

 

 

 

In the boot.

 

 

Edited by Red Riley, 03 December 2022 - 01:17 PM.

[nicklouse]

Paul Gulson Australian made HDPE plastic right hand tank on the left, steel left hand tank on the right (Riley Elf modified version)

 

 

 

 

 

Steel neck extension slides over the plastic neck, not attached in this picture. I added the extra vent nipple. 

 

 

 

In the boot.

 

 

Use Imgur to host the images.

[Spider]

 

 

Plastic moulded RH tanks were available from Australia a few years ago.....shame they don't seem to be on sale anymore as would save all the corrosion problems that modern high ethanol fuels create inside steel fuel tanks.

 

I believe these were deemed illegal here.

 

 

Any idea why? As most modern cars have plastic fuel tanks.

 

 

I believe they are required to pass a rupture test for which they weren't submitted for any testing, and that too is why they are no longer available.

[Red Riley]

Use Imgur to host the images.

 

 

Why?

 

[nicklouse]

 

Use Imgur to host the images.

 

 

Why?

 

 

As you seem to be having issue showing them to us. Setting maybe on a private google account?

Edited by nicklouse, 03 December 2022 - 12:11 PM.

[nicklouse]

As can be seen below

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[Red Riley]

As can be seen below

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Does it work now? 

[nicklouse]

Paul Gulson Australian made HDPE plastic right hand tank on the left, steel left hand tank on the right (Riley Elf modified version)

 

 

 

 

 

Steel neck extension slides over the plastic neck, not attached in this picture. I added the extra vent nipple. 

 

 

 

In the boot.

 

 

Yes