hey, i have a lil dent come hole slowly dripping my petrol away its only tiny, but i need to find a new tank, and i preferably want a new drop tank that is something like a 85-90litre tank. does anyone know a place that makes them? or anything? i heard u can use a vr-vs tank as an option, but still, rather something new :P thanks for ya help Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

A cheaper option is to get the tank repaired. Radiator repairers can do it and it isn't expensive. I had one done years ago and they brazed a coin over the area and it was fixed.

Either that or put a VN long range tank in (I think around 85 Ltr). Will have to modify a few little things though but they look pretty trick though.

Get a VL long range tank and you'll have 83 litres compared to the standard 63 litres. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

"Brown a davis" can supply you with a larger tank to suit a VL, but Ive heard some bad stuff about them.

what sort of bad stuff ?? if something stuffed up i wld of course be in there face !!! making sure they took all responsibility

hahaha,I used to work with the ex-manager of brown and davis, some of the stories I have been told you wouldn't believe. They have no such thing as waranty (basicly) the owner (david Brown) has lots of mates who happen to be lawyers, so he knows the law inside out and know what he can get away with. some of the stuff Ive heard, leaking fuel tanks (aprox 1 in 5), using dodgy steel (very brittle), welds breaking, ****ed my dads fuel pump in his turbo pertol patrol from swarf being left in tank, no baffles put in when people have asked for and been charged for them. This is only what I have heard, it may not be true but I believe it is. (especially my dads fuel pump)

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 A cheaper option is to get the tank repaired. Radiator repairers can do it and it isn't expensive. I had one done years ago and they brazed a coin over the area and it was fixed. Bump old thread.... Russ how much did it cost ya from memory? I'm thinking about doing it soon for mine but can't like an exhaust place do it as well? It's just welding right?

how do you weld a fuel tank without it exploding? lol

Quote: Originally Posted by b1ancardi how do you weld a fuel tank without it exploding? lol Never got to do it myself. But I was always told, either empty or full. Never in between. For a fire to start you need the right amount of fuel/air. I wouldnt risk welding on a full tank, but this is what i was told. Or like what was written up earlier. braze or tig a coin shaped piece over the area.

lol....well I heard what ILK said from someone previously but I couldn't exactly remember what it was. That's why I thought you could get away with welding on it. Don't think I will risk it however; will get it brazed. Also heard that running the tank dry to its last drop is bad for the internal pump because of all of the residue at the bottom of the tank. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by b1ancardi how do you weld a fuel tank without it exploding? lol Fill it with water, just make sure you let it dry out. Its worked for me. oh and it will explode/fire with any amount of fuel, the mixture just determines the bang.

yeh, fill it full of water and rinse it out a few times, hey, its an excuse to clean out your fuel tank. i weld on diesel tanks all the time, but i still **** bricks welding petrol tanks. then when the weld is done AND COLD, put petrol in and swish it around and tip it out to clean the water out and any lose bits of weld