Alloy fuel tank

[phillpot]

Tank in my '96 Chimaera is alloy, presumed this was standard but pictures on another thread about leaky tank seem to show a painted steel tank ?

Guess mine has been replaced at some time or did they change at some stage ?

[darkcat]

well mines alloy, 100%

(1996)

[haircutmike]

Ditto.

[fenderbender]

I think this was my thread?

Definitely steel in my case, (Chim 450 2000 MY) but I note there is a mixture of alloy & steel on eBay from Bell Hill?

[pbaker43]

I have a 97 Chim and the tank is 100% alloy

[pbaker43]

I have a 97 Chim and the tank is 100% alloy

[phillpot]

fenderbender said:

I think this was my thread?

Definitely steel in my case

Yes it was,looks like it was a cost cutting exercise in the late 90's ?

[Mr MoJo]

Having suffered a similar fuel tank leak as in the other thread, I can safely say the tank in my 2001 Griff SE is steel !!
I have recently been talking to a 'Rally Fabrication' company local to me who are going to be fabricating an exact copy of my tank in aluminium very soon. Extremely good price too and their work
is second to none from what I've seen.

Eta, having looked into this at great length over the last 12 months it has become apparent that it is alot more economically viable to have a new tank custom fabricated in ali, than to buy a new or used Griff / Chim ali tank from one of the usual suppliers.

Edited by Mr MoJo on Wednesday 16th March 21:18

[AMsquared]

Mr MoJo said:

Having suffered a similar fuel tank leak as in the other thread, I can safely say the tank in my 2001 Griff SE is steel !!
I have recently been talking to a 'Rally Fabrication' company local to me who are going to be fabricating an exact copy of my tank in aluminium very soon. Extremely good price too and their work
is second to none from what I've seen.

Eta, having looked into this at great length over the last 12 months it has become apparent that it is alot more economically viable to have a new tank custom fabricated in ali, than to buy a new or used Griff / Chim ali tank from one of the usual suppliers.

Edited by Mr MoJo on Wednesday 16th March 21:18

Have similar issue with my '99 Chim, its definitely steel and getting someone to weld it has proved tricky (apart from Barretti who's literaly dying to have a go at it). Have been sitting looking at JB Weld but leak is a pin hole on a flat panel so not convinced it will key well enough??

Be interested if your manuafcturer fancied doing one for a Chim (assuming they're different?) PM me if that's a possibility. Mine's a Warwick & Bailey model part # L0415. You never know, may even bring your cost down doing two should they be the same? Cheers

[Mr MoJo]

AMsquared said:

Mr MoJo said:

Having suffered a similar fuel tank leak as in the other thread, I can safely say the tank in my 2001 Griff SE is steel !!
I have recently been talking to a 'Rally Fabrication' company local to me who are going to be fabricating an exact copy of my tank in aluminium very soon. Extremely good price too and their work
is second to none from what I've seen.

Eta, having looked into this at great length over the last 12 months it has become apparent that it is alot more economically viable to have a new tank custom fabricated in ali, than to buy a new or used Griff / Chim ali tank from one of the usual suppliers.

Edited by Mr MoJo on Wednesday 16th March 21:18

Have similar issue with my '99 Chim, its definitely steel and getting someone to weld it has proved tricky (apart from Barretti who's literaly dying to have a go at it). Have been sitting looking at JB Weld but leak is a pin hole on a flat panel so not convinced it will key well enough??

Be interested if your manuafcturer fancied doing one for a Chim (assuming they're different?) PM me if that's a possibility. Mine's a Warwick & Bailey model part # L0415. You never know, may even bring your cost down doing two should they be the same? Cheers

Andy, in theory they should be the same however having got hold of a Chim tank last year and finding it wouldn't fit the theory is often not the case !!

I will be using a co. called Rally Weld in Pontypool for mine. Not sure when yet as its a case of removing the tank and getting it to them to replicate it, should be in the next month or two hopefully. I had mine welded due to a pinhole leak last year and it has held perfectly. I'm only going down the ali route for piece of mind in the future.

I'll let you know when I'm taking my tank up to them.

PM me for more details if you like