Dave Knight Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Good condition, comes with fixings. Suit rally project or other. £60.00 cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Wow - never seen one off the car - looks big, what sort of capacity? As it looks bigger than the Monza tank i've got in the Escort and that is about 12 gallons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Transplanter Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Perfect for a decent road trip that tank! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miniliteman Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Is that (similar to) a Capri tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Knight Posted December 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 2 hours ago, katana said: Wow - never seen one off the car - looks big, what sort of capacity? As it looks bigger than the Monza tank i've got in the Escort and that is about 12 gallons! I think it is roughly the same 55 litres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Knight Posted December 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, Miniliteman said: Is that (similar to) a Capri tank? Not sure mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowTaxi Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I have one of those in my garage somwhere. Actually makes much more sense than the UK version. Higher capacity and weight evenly distributed and further forward. Much better idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I believe they have a tendency to slosh out the filler cap , under hard cornering.😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Knight Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Johnny Boy said: I believe they have a tendency to slosh out the filler cap , under hard cornering.😬 Agreed and not even hard cornering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 8 hours ago, Dave Knight said: Agreed and not even hard cornering! Fix the slosh problem, and they look a good prospect 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamU Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 I dont fully understand how these suffer worse than the uk tank for leaking, there doesn't look to be any protection against sloshing in a the uk tanks either. Is it just a case of sealing the filler cap or is it to do with the entry position in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pack 2000 Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, GrahamU said: I dont fully understand how these suffer worse than the uk tank for leaking, there doesn't look to be any protection against sloshing in a the uk tanks either. Is it just a case of sealing the filler cap or is it to do with the entry position in the tank? I haven't been able to see the internals of a South African tank so not sure what their design is like but Australian tanks that go under the boot floor with a rear filler arrangement have internal baffles that prevent any splash back up the filler pipe. I would have assumed the South Africans adopted a similar arrangement but I have heard this slosh problem more than once so suspect they never did. While Australian cars really needed some of the features found in the European models like radius arms for example the tank arrangement is really the best you will find. Its centered within the car, underneath the boot floor it lowers the centre of gravity, Large capacity of course at 54litres, rear filler so it doesn't matter which side of the bowser you are on and without the wheel well tank it makes the boot space the largest you will find in a small car. Im surprised how many Australian cars that end up in the UK this is the first thing the remove when its better than any of the other offerings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige65 Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Mine did leak from the filler cap so got a new piece of correct thickness rubber and cut to size thus solving the issue 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 3 hours ago, GrahamU said: I dont fully understand how these suffer worse than the uk tank for leaking, there doesn't look to be any protection against sloshing in a the uk tanks either. Is it just a case of sealing the filler cap or is it to do with the entry position in the tank? With a long and flat tank, cornering forces have a greater effect, say its 1/2 full and you corner right, all the fuel goes left (no problem) and then you go left, all the fuel now has weight and momentum to go right - straight up the filler neck and out the cap. A Euro tank being very deep compared to its plan area doesn't get the slosh momentum although still possible with a brimmed tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Estate Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 The slosh issue is interesting. My estate tank is underneath and is longer than the normal tank. I don't get the slosh around corners or it coming out the filler. There are no baffles as I've look inside my spare tank. 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miniliteman Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Don't you have anti-slosh petrol in the UK? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Estate Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 No lead in it now so cars weigh less too 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamU Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 13 hours ago, Miniliteman said: Don't you have anti-slosh petrol in the UK? Having looked closer at the tank I have, the filler pipe goes into the tank by about 30mm so I guess that works when the tank isnt to full. The african tank has more than enough pipe leading to the tank that you could put a flap in line to fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Knight Posted December 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 Here is the new tank. The first onion skin was peeled and one thing led to another thing. Guess we know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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