Try Fuel-safe or ATL fuel cells. They make steel or aluminum-enclosed
bladder tanks that are approved by most racing organizations. They won't be
the cheapest thing around, but they are really, really good.
http://www.aerotec.thomasregister.com/olc/aerotec/home.htm
http://www.fuelsafe.com/
Best regards,
Theo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Barrett [SMTP:jamesbrt@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 5:05 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Safer Fuel Tank.
>
> Folks,
> I have been considering replacing the saddle tanks
> and the cross over pipe with a much safer setup. I am
> looking for a tank that is 33 1/4" wide, 22 3/4" deep and
> 7 1/2" tall. I have looked at several ads for racing tanks
> made of plastic, some foam filled and some with a metal
> casing to fit over the tank. I have not found any that
> has the size I want. I plan to relocate the battery
> in the right rear fender well and the power brake unit
> in the left fenderwell in place of the saddle tanks.
> The idea is to still have some trunk room with the
> new tank mounted flat to the trunk floor.
> I have a local custom builder who will weld up
> an aluminum tank for around $225. I am not so sure that
> the aluminum tank would be as safe as the new plastic tanks
> that are now used for racing.
> Considering the way the cross over pipe is designed
> on a Tiger, it appears to me that a Pinto with its
> stock fuel tank setup is probably safer than a Tiger or Alpine.
> I also plan to add a sheet metal fire wall between
> the trunk and the rest of the Tiger. This is difficult to do
> as the rear fender wells actually have clearance around
> the outside that goes into the rag top storage area.
> When one gets old, you start to consider things like this.
> I have been driving this fire hazard since 1969.
> If anyone has seen an ad for a racing tank of similar
> size, please let me know.
> James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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