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Car Forum / MINI / August 2006Right hand tank,
Hi People, I am looking for a right hand fuel tank, anyone know of a good supplier, Thanks Fitzy > Hi People, > I am looking for a right hand fuel tank, anyone know of a good supplier, > Thanks > Fitzy > Yeah.....left hand j.rk off!!!! > Hi People, > I am looking for a right hand fuel tank, anyone know of a good supplier, > Thanks > Fitzy > Try Wood & Pickett or Mini Spares they are a bit pricey though see:- http://www.woodandpickett.com/menu_templates/list_menu.cfm?menu_temp=general.cfm &dep_id=13&prod_ass=1&ass_id=126&catalogue=mini&dep_no=13&CFID=2909851&CFTOKEN=4 0724085 http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=36999 You could always try modding a left hand tank I got these photos when I was thinking of doing that. (I think they were from Rocky Frisco, it was a couple of years back now). http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks1.gif http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks2.gif Thanks Jo, That looks like serious re-modelling, but proves it can be done if your determined, cheers Fitzy >> Hi People, >> I am looking for a right hand fuel tank, anyone know of a good supplier, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks1.gif > http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks2.gif > Thanks Jo, > That looks like serious re-modelling, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>>Thanks >>>Fitzy I did look into it sometime ago but it was too difficult looking at the pics its not that simple. The whole shape of that top bit has to fit the wheel arch them poke out the hole in the correct alignment. Far simpler to buy the correct one. The alternative is to install a dummy filler neck. >>Try Wood & Pickett or Mini Spares they are a bit pricey though see:- >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks1.gif >>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks2.gif Thanks for the input Rob, I'm probably going to fit a new tank, as you suggested, I suppose the "Dummy"neck looks ok, but not for me, cheers Fitzy >> Thanks Jo, >> That looks like serious re-modelling, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks1.gif >>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks2.gif > Thanks for the input Rob, > I'm probably going to fit a new tank, as you suggested, > I suppose the "Dummy"neck looks ok, but not for me, > cheers > Fitzy I actually picked up a RH tank with all the fittings,balance tube etc for next to nothing. The car had been scrapped. They are around S/H >>>Thanks Jo, >>>That looks like serious re-modelling, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks1.gif >>>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks2.gif Lucky you Rob,, I will just keep looking, I dread going to Minisport for one, its a rip off on a good day, cheers Fitzy >> Thanks for the input Rob, >> I'm probably going to fit a new tank, as you suggested, [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >>>>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks1.gif >>>>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks2.gif try minispares.com - £50 cheaper than minisport. RS > Lucky you Rob,, > I will just keep looking, I dread going to Minisport for one, [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >>>>>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks1.gif >>>>>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks2.gif The 2nd tanks where mainly for use when the mini had a 5.5 gal tank, your minis will have 7.5 gal tanks, so you have a slight advantage, you will have less boot space than with 2 x 5.5 gal tanks, or you fitt a inno tank which holds 8 gallons :-) Steve. > Thanks for the input Rob, > I'm probably going to fit a new tank, as you suggested, [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks1.gif >>>>http://www.wannop.co.uk/tmp/mini/Right_Hand_Tank/tanks2.gif its on its wheels at last, motors in, wiring is just about complete....just got to fit a fuel cell, seats and interior trim harness's and then we should be already to fire her up at long last!!!!! Im talking about the Jem of course! > Hi People, > I am looking for a right hand fuel tank, anyone know of a good supplier, > Thanks > Fitzy > its on its wheels at last, motors in, wiring is just about > complete....just got to fit a fuel cell, seats and interior trim harness's > and then we should be already to fire her up at long last!!!!! Thanks for the update Tim, send some pic's when its finished, what engine have you fitted, Fitzy 1380 of course! Forged pistons, wedged/crossed drilled ENB40 crank. S rods, Langman Inclined valve head, S rockers etc etc, bench dynoed at 148bhp at the flywheel! >> its on its wheels at last, motors in, wiring is just about >> complete....just got to fit a fuel cell, seats and interior trim [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > what engine have you fitted, > Fitzy Sounds like your going to need a pilots licence for that one Tim, There is a guy here in the north west, done something similar, he just uses it for track days, next time I am at his place I will get some photos and the engine spec, Fitzy > 1380 of course! Forged pistons, wedged/crossed drilled ENB40 crank. S > rods, Langman Inclined valve head, S rockers etc etc, bench dynoed at [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> what engine have you fitted, >> Fitzy In message <44ebaf44$1@clear.net.nz>, Tim <tim_lis@clear.net.nz> writes >1380 of course! Forged pistons, wedged/crossed drilled ENB40 crank. S rods, >Langman Inclined valve head, S rockers etc etc, bench dynoed at 148bhp at >the flywheel! That's an aweful lot of ponies from an engine that first saw light of day in about 1953 at 28bhp  SignatureDavid Toft Well the good old A' series engine is very adaptable, generally easy to modify & I find it's very reliable when looked after properly too. Taffy its built around an A+ MG Metro block, so major improvements since the original. Also has the oilways and water ways bored out for greater capacity, high flow oil pump, oil cooler and satelite style filter system. Radiator is front mounted high capacity alloy jobby from a modern toyota, electrostatic fan as well. fully built up the car weighs in at just under 500kg. So pwer to weight ratio is up there with modern Porches. the crank and rods are seroius kit to, as much of the reciporating addtional mass as could be removed has been, so it will spin freer and fast without all that added weight flexing and staring the main bolts. Its all running via and Jack Night Staright cut dog box and LSD. we basicaly built it as strong as a peformance engine can be with out resorting to "handgrenade" engine building. > In message <44ebaf44$1@clear.net.nz>, Tim <tim_lis@clear.net.nz> writes >>1380 of course! Forged pistons, wedged/crossed drilled ENB40 crank. S [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > That's an aweful lot of ponies from an engine that first saw light of day > in about 1953 at 28bhp |
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