Mike
There have been several rear end collisions with no fire. For the
most part if you see it coming your right foot can move you out of the way.
You could fabricate a metal shield between the fuel tanks and the
cockpit. It is possible Dale's Restoration Shop already has them for the
race cars he works on.
Another item to consider might be an inertia switch in the fuel pump
harness to shut it off. I pulled one out of a Ford Focus and it even has a
rubber weather shield over the button. I soft wired this switch into my
Tiger and it worked fine. I just need to find a connector so I can hard
wire it into the harness. If you grab an inertia switch from a scrap yard
be sure to take the connector and length of wire too.
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of mike schreiner
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 10:30 AM
To: Tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Tiger Gas Tanks
What about the gas tanks......Located in the fenders and crossover tubes,
my fear has always been getting hit in rear with a fire...also the opening
from the trunk to the cockpit (with the top up) scares me....Anyone ever
heaqrd of a sunbeam exploding in flames when hit in rear? Mike
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