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Post by BikeTuna on Aug 27, 2016 11:37:52 GMT
Long story as short as I can, I have a massive dog, and he rides with me in the car, either on the passenger seat if it's just us or on the parcel shelf if my littleun is with us. He's getting a bit too big to fit on the shelf now so Ive had the idea of taking out the shelf, moving the fuel tank to a fuel cell in the boot and then levelling the floor to give him some more headroom.
But Ive just found this pic on almonds... I thought that bulge (with the triangle hole in the top) under the shelf was the tank itself, but this pic implies that it's empty, and the tank is below it? or is that the tank and theres a hole in the top to.... drink it out of? float apples in?
How much if this could I realistly cut away before the fuel tank is breached? I'd prefer a level floor for the dog but I can pue a false floor in as required, but the more headroom I can gain the better.
Anyone got more pics of cars stripped out this far so I can see what else is there?
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Post by Horney on Aug 27, 2016 13:30:02 GMT
The tank fills 90% of that hump I'm afraid.
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Post by Horney on Aug 27, 2016 13:30:34 GMT
In that pic it looks like the tank has been removed.
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Post by BikeTuna on Aug 27, 2016 18:52:05 GMT
Looking at loose tanks, it doesn't fit flush on the bptt9m edge of that hump either, does it? It sits lower than that...
Anyone fancy having a go at sawing my car up and putting a fuel cell in the boot sometime? I'll obviously help, and provide takeaways/drinks as required...
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Post by joeytalent on Aug 27, 2016 21:19:12 GMT
I believe the fuel pump and roll over valve sit on top of the tank, filling the rest of the space. Have you considered a smaller dog?
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Post by atlex on Aug 27, 2016 22:16:50 GMT
sell dog.
get gerbil.
put the gerbil in a wheel on the parcel shelf.
try not to stop too suddenly.
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Post by randomfactor on Aug 27, 2016 22:42:07 GMT
sell dog. get gerbil. put the gerbil in a wheel on the parcel shelf. try not to stop too suddenly. OMG, I've had the BEST IDEA EVA!!!!!!!!! 10 gerbils in the wheel, put the wheel in place of the exhaust side of a turbo. Much boost with zero lag, prarrie canoe it'd even be boosting when switched off. Ladies and gentlemen, I present the 'gerbo'! |
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Post by brgjay on Sept 8, 2016 22:10:41 GMT
Yes, the tanks removed in the picture. But as above, it does fill almost all of that space.
Don't know how much structural stability you'd lose by cutting it up. I wouldn't fancy it personally
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Post by BikeTuna on Sept 8, 2016 22:20:07 GMT
Looking at the tank now the boot trims are taken out, I see the space it takes.
The way that it is a pod sitting on a flat surface makes it look like it holds no body structure at all, and it could easily be taken out. It can't move backwards because it recesses into the floor it is sat on, but it definitely could be moved.
When monies allow I'll get myself a fuel cell and see where it goes.
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le sigh