Maybe your being a bit paranoid. I've seen tigers which have been
destroyed in wrecks but never an exploiding tank....Then again, maybe you
could mount a tank on your hardtop and save on elctricity by using
gravity feed. (Save on electricity??!?) Only joking, honest. Hope you
find a solution to your "long weekend thought". You might also consider
keeping your critter under a blanket in the bed.
Enjoy your driving...if you dare......a ornery tiger owner, Chris
On Thu, 9 Nov 1995 Rick_Fedorchak_at_750(at)ccmail.gsfc.nasa.gov wrote:
> Hey everybody,
>
> Some food for thought over the long weekend.
>
> Is it just me..........or does the "piecemeal" fuel tank setup on the
> later Alpines and (all) Tigers make anyone else nervous ??
>
> I mean, the way the setup is now, it's just seems too vunerable to
> rear/ left rear / right rear impacts. I personally think I'd feel
> better if the fuel tank was tucked away from the extremeties of the
> car.
>
> Has anybody on the list ever replaced the fuel tanks on these cars
> with something a little more modern and potentially safer ?
> A fuel cell maybe.
>
> I'd be interested in doing something like that with the following
> constraints:
>
> 1) Fuel capacity would be greater than or equal to the present
> capacity.
>
> 2) A sending unit could be mounted that would operate the stock fuel
> gauge.
>
> 3) It didn't reduce the overall trunk capacity. ( Reconfigure is ok,
> just not reduce. ) And still be able to carry a spare tire.
>
> 4) Fuel filler would be accessable without opening the trunk.
>
> Yeah, I know. A tough list to fulfill to be sure. But.......hey....
> It never hurts to ask.
>
>
> Rick Fedorchak
>
>
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