Brand New Fuel Tank Preparation - Tips

Brilliant - thanks Col. just what I was after.
Tom

Blackburn said:

The paint on your tank does not look like powder coat to me, has the manufacturer stated it is powder coated?
Also the filler neck looks to be to far forward.

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Yes I thought the inlet looked like all the others so would be interested to know if this company can make ones that fit. Fitted 3 tanks in the last year from 2 different suppliers.... all wrong. So if this lot have got it right then it's something we all need to know about.

How hard is it to amend the body work if it doesn’t fit?

thspeller said:

How hard is it to amend the body work if it doesn’t fit?

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Really just a matter of making the hole in the tub a lot bigger to allow for the difference.... Not hard but annoying to have to cut the tub.

Does anybody make a stainless steel one no rust and should last for ever

Andy J said:

Does anybody make a stainless steel one no rust and should last for ever

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Expensive, heavy, and will last a lot longer than the rest of the vehicle.

Andy J said:

Does anybody make a stainless steel one no rust and should last for ever

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Titanium would be lighter.

Rodeo Joe said:

Titanium would be lighter.

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Did someone mention expensive?!

Filler tube on mine needed tub modifying but it also prevents my seat sliding back ful extent.

Andy J said:

Does anybody make a stainless steel one no rust and should last for ever

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What about aluminium ones?

Have a look at this one from Pangolin filler tube right on back edge
https://pangolin4x4.com/item/737
Pangolin make stainlless as well
https://pangolin4x4.com/item/1003

wireman said:

What about aluminium ones?

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Weak in the event of an accident, more expensive than steel, and also suffer from corrosion, though not as much as steel.
The philosophy behind Land Rovers is fairly simple.
They are pretty crap, but that is what makes them afffordable, you can just bolt on more cheap bits as the old ones fail.

We were talking about this very subject over on LRUK a while back and what to do about the double skin bottom. This is what I suggested: Turn the tank upside down and stuff a hot air blower in one of the holes to heat up the whole tank. Pour some Waxoyl or Dinitrol or something similar onto the tank bottom around the drain plug, where you can see the tank bottom proper. The heat should draw the Waxoyl in, under the double skin, do this until it is obvious that the whole of the double skinned area is treated. Take sensible precautions to avoid fire, do it outside and keep feeling the tank so that it doesn't get too hot etc...
I wish I'd thought of this before I fitted my two new tanks, I just schutzed them.

Is the filler in the right place or not? I really think the sales of tanks with the filler in the wrong place will go on until everyone who buys one returns them as unfit fo their intended purpose.

On my new petrol tank fitted many years ago the paint was just about a micron thick so sprayed what I could with chassis paint then warmed up some Blk waxoil in a big plastic tub so it was supper thin capped all the opening’s on the tank and dipped the hole thing into it. It’s never rusted....