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sidewaysste

sidewaysste

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Having recently rescued my Disco from the jaws of the scrap man by fitting a new engine, I'd like to start using her for what she was built for.

The issue is that she's LPG converted. The tanks are under the car, outboard of the chassis rails and just fit in the available space there but hang down by about 3" I'm worried about clearance and puncture/explosion.

I thought that if I were to do a 2" suspension lift that might help with clearance. I wonder if lifting the body a couple of inches would allow me to tuck the tanks further up out of the way? A guard of some sort over the tanks might be an idea too.

What are your thoughts?
 
I guess it would, but that defeats the object. I need my disco to be multi purpose, I need the space in the boot for the dog, engines or a ton of cocaine. As I've no experience offroading I'm not sure how much of an obstacle having the tanks underneath is? Presumably it's possible to get muddy or wade or find obstacles that i can navigate in my car?
 
sidewaysste said:
I guess it would, but that defeats the object. I need my disco to be multi purpose, I need the space in the boot for the dog, engines or a ton of cocaine. As I've no experience offroading I'm not sure how much of an obstacle having the tanks underneath is? Presumably it's possible to get muddy or wade or find obstacles that i can navigate in my car?
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There are many size/shape tanks on the market. Basically, your axles are by far the lowest point. If your cylinder is properly tucked into the chassis, its no more of a risk than damaging a normal fuel tank. Just make sure hoses are routed properly.
 
mines exactly the same, i havent had any problems with the tanks yet but i have had clearance trouble with my towbar and front valance which are still fitted but you can imagine with these still fitted and stock size wheels and suspension ive not done anything too full on in this truck.

I have toyed with the idea of a body lift that would put the tanks more out of the way, then bigger suspension, tyres etc, remove the valance and towbar,add all the underbody protection available and even make a couple of chequerplate guards to go over the tanks, bolting them from the chassis to the sills.

And maybe one day I will, at the moment though it is perfectly adequate for my needs and I quite like the fact its tidy but absolutley stock looking.

It can do more than I need it to do already, it depends really what you intend to use yours for, if its very heavy off roading maybe the boot tank would be the best idea.
 
I wonder what kind of person would pull out a perfectly serviceable v8 and put a TDI in eh? :p

as Mr Noisy's said it's the noise and rumble I couldn't live without. I'm tempted to fit a programmable ECU so I can bin the dizzy and wade with you Dervs.
 
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