Help! I need alloy tank repair

[jchase]

My 280+2 has a single alloy fuel tank INSIDE the car and the darling thing needs quite a lot doing to it. There is a leak, some splits, and I need to relocate ALL the hose connections to sensible places. Does anyone know anyone? Perhaps alloy is a bad choice for a fuel tank - can anyone suggest a better material ? I know modern cars now use HDPE, but I guess for a one off mild steel will do just fine.

I saw a threead that suggested the white elephant had a similar fuel tank too, and someone was making one up - maybe they could make another?- I can supply engineering drawings if that helps any. Bored with fuel smell in the car now, and one of the crazy pipe outlets put a kink in the fuel return line when the interior trim was fitted - took me AGES to figure out why the car was running so rough. The fuel pressure was so high it was pegging my 7 Bar gauge!

-Jim

[SEvans]

I would use stainless steel. It shouldn't be difficult to get one copied from your old one.

[jchase]

Not difficult if you know who to call, but I don't !

-Jim

[Gandalf]

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[SEvans]

jchase said:

Not difficult if you know who to call, but I don't ! -Jim

I had a pair for my tasmin made through Steve Reid 01928 719267. Gave him the old ones and they copied them in Stainless.

[adam quantrill]

There was that bloke on the Salvage Squad program that made the new
tank for the amphicar.

They repeat it often enough on Discovery. I'll write down his name
the next time!!!

[19560]

jchase said:

Not difficult if you know who to call, but I don't !

Well there's a guy who posts quite regularly and there's a clue in his name...

[stainless_steve]

19560 said:

jchase said: Not difficult if you know who to call, but I don't ! Well there's a guy who posts quite regularly and there's a clue in his name...