Your cell is certainly usable as long as I, or any of those near and
dear to me don't need to drive the car. Sorry if that sounds snotty.
I have a nice collection of fuel cells that I won't use. Most might
pass tech, but that's really not the idea, is it. The reason why fuel
safe cells cost so much is that they are very well made. Most Triumph
race cars have no real barrier between the fuel cell and the driver.
Even if they do, a fireball is not a good thing to be just a few feet
from. Peyote has the fuel cell in the passenger side!! what a nut!
but it's a Fuel Safe and I reckon I can keep an eye on it there and
it's as safe as I can make it unless I build in some kind of ejection
mechanism.
On Jun 8, 2006, at 8:00 AM, Scott Janzen wrote:
> My GT6 has a fuel cell in it which is at least ten years old. The
> cell is about 17" square x 11" tall, has a fuel cap in the center
> that says Wilco Products, Dayton Ohio which screws into a "flange"
> bolted onto the cell. Cell is black molded plastic (polyethelene?),
> rigid but slightly deformable, has a vent and a suction line, and
> is filled with black foam. All of the above is enclosed in an
> aluminum box.
> My question is, does this sound like a currently legal cell (for
> SVRA et al) and should I get it inspected or replaced? There are
> no other markings and googling Wilco produces nothing. My formula
> ford had a softer bladder enclosed in an aluminum box so this one
> is unfamiliar to me.
> If replacement is in order, any reason not to buy a cell from
> Summit (looks like similar construction) at 1/3 the price of Fuel
> Safe?
>
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