hey i have a vn ss drop tank lying around and wanna chuk it into my car... its the tank,, straps (to suit vl),, sender and vn filler neck.. has anyone here installed one themselfs? and how long would it take?

an hour and a half if ur doin it on ur own. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

n i have to mod it the filler neck right?

u shouldnt have to mod the filler neck i dont think na. use the vl top half, and there is a joiner about 2" out of the tank. might need to get a new piece of silicone or watever it is. but yeh shouldn be a drama... just make sure u get all the evap lines all sweet.. or u'll have fuel spilling out the nipples on top of the tank n ****.

yeah what exchaser said, top half of filler is a VL neck and you should be right, doing one on my car now.

okaii im gonna post up a few pictures,, and i wanna no if im missing something and wat a few things are because i dont wanna stuff it up and make it take me all day.. filler neck is this little thing for the breather line? sender,, wat do those outlets connect to? obvious this is where the internal pump goes? im assuming these outlets are for the external pump? the tank Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I wanna get a droptank so bad! they look ultra tuff.

Quote: Originally Posted by Raptor I wanna get a droptank so bad! they look ultra tuff. this is why i wanna chuck it in now,, ive had this just sitting in the garage for the past year.. it'll make my ass end more apealing that wat it looks now. ohh yea and another thing,, there sound to be things sliding around in the tank (dirt or something) how would i go amongst cleaning the inside out??

Looks a bit different from the vl, and its been a while since i changed the tank, but when you take your old tank out then you will see were everything goes. The 3 tubes at the top of the tank are not for another pump, its for fuel return lines off the filler neck.(and maybe engine fuel return) yes thats obviously were your pump goes, the pipes from that go to either an external fuel pump (i think on vn/vp's they were only on the long range tanks, or only 5L's or somthin) otherwise they go straight to your fuel line, to run to the engine. They are a fiddly thing to change, you have to make sure that you have the correct length hoses everywere, correct pumps etc. hope it helps

try and tip as much out as you can, then slosh around a couple of litres of petty in there and tip it out real quick.

yea i will be most likely doing it on the weekend if i have time,, hope i dont stuff it coz its my daily and i need a car.. and when i do it i might as well also do a write up on it and post it up in the "technical articals" thread for other users to use as a guide.. Quote: Originally Posted by VL30ET try and tip as much out as you can, then slosh around a couple of litres of petty in there and tip it out real quick. thanks for that Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

paint those straps silver too

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 paint those straps silver too thats how they came,, and i personally think they look better black.. why do you think silver?

ok dude a couple of things, those lines ontop of the tank are for the breather lines, also you'll need a VL sender unit instead of the VN/VP one youve got, as the VL only has one line out of the tank sender (not two). i like the drop tank too, heres some pics of the one im putting in my VL after i sprayed it up (got some dints though ) PICT2116.JPG (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=18205&d=1187084959) PICT2112.JPG (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=18206&d=1187084959) PICT2111.JPG (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=18207&d=1187084959) pitty ive got a Walky kit and you wont be able to the tank though ! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by freEze_dK thats how they came,, and i personally think they look better black.. why do you think silver? on VLs they were silver ( galvinised) as was the tank

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 on VLs they were silver ( galvinised) as was the tank true, but hes already got a VN tank so the originality has gone out the window. its a personal choice like everything else but in this context i like black straps.

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 on VLs they were silver ( galvinised) as was the tank i never knew that,, because ive seen alot of vl's with droptanks like the way mine is.. Quote: Originally Posted by burchenal ok dude a couple of things, those lines ontop of the tank are for the breather lines, also you'll need a VL sender unit instead of the VN/VP one youve got, as the VL only has one line out of the tank sender (not two). but wouldn't my vl sender be diffrent? due to having a deeper tank give me false readings with the vl one? and i dont have that outlet on the tank near were the sender goes into Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by freEze_dK but wouldn't my vl sender be diffrent? due to having a deeper tank give me false readings with the vl one? and i dont have that outlet on the tank near were the sender goes into yeah true that, didnt see that theres no return line on the tank, mmm strange, does the return line on the sender join to the little black plastic tub inside the tank where the pump sits? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

eaither change the float,, or do u think i could bend one of the inlets from the inside so its no use?

Quote: Originally Posted by freEze_dK i never knew that,, because ive seen alot of vl's with droptanks like the way mine is.. yes a few i've seen on here, it's an unoriginal look