Brookwells has a DDS tank, though is a bit more than I paid: https://www.brookwell.co.uk/product/dds-fuel-tank-552174
https://www.lrworkshop.com/parts/552174
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Brookwells has a DDS tank, though is a bit more than I paid: https://www.brookwell.co.uk/product/dds-fuel-tank-552174
https://www.lrworkshop.com/parts/552174
Brilliant thank you
Now ordered.
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New tank fitted, and it actually fitted apart from the front three holes being a whole hole out, quick drill of the outrigger in situ so you could not see the mistake, and its job done.
Note for you river counters, 1 the tank sender is on the opposite side of the tank to what it was originally and, 2 the pick up pipe port is at the wrong angle, a quick tweak of the steel fuel pipes and it was all in, even the filler and breather all lined up.
Note for you river counters, 1 the tank sender is on the opposite side of the tank to what it was originally and, 2 the pick up pipe port is at the wrong angle, a quick tweak of the steel fuel pipes and it was all in, even the filler and breather all lined up.
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Another thing worth knowing is that the captive nuts on the britpart ones are not a BA size like the original. They have been updated to M4. It's much better but I assumed they would have been kept the same as original.
The BA still screw in.
Thanks for the feedback. Was it the tank itself or a replacement outrigger? I've still got my DDS Metals tank yet to fitted but like you I thought it looks and feels good quality. The DDS tank was recommended to me by a Land Rover restorer who has fitted over a dozen of them.
I am pretty sure the outrigger is original, in fact the whole chassis is original, tired but original!
The car is a 59 and early ones had different hbrake pivot brackets that fit onto both sides of the chassis, I think later ones went to just a bracket on the inside edge of the chassis, so the bolts that hold the bracket were what was fouling the edge of the tank, if they were not there I think the holes would have lined up.
Even though the rear holes lined up, there was only a 2 to 3mm gap between the tank and the spring hanger.
