hey guys anyone built there own fuel tank ??
iam building one for my Vw T4 van that i converted to run on veg oil 2 years ago,,iam fitting the tank slap bang between the rear wheel arches inside the van
just wanting to see how you have done filler necks & sender units / what not
ive managed...
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the stove top is 8mm thick which iam going to use steel of ish the same thickness
the lasses narrow boat i mentioned the set up is:
header tank / radiator / radiator / stove
running a length of around 30ft,it takes about 15 to 20 mins to get temp running round but as the...
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iam thinking of building a steel box to sit on top of our wood burning stove to act as a back boiler plumbed through the internal house wall into the dining room/kitchen to a header tank / radiator
this seems to be the way narrow boats have there radiators heated via a wood...
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As the title says iam wanting a spray painting mask that i can use to keep out all the spray fumes
i use rattle cans at the moment but its proper pro paint thats in them,,any advice on which mask to look for would be great.
thanks Rick
i went down this route for my t4 van as its a big thing in the dub world,,but once i looked into it know one could tell me a deffo off set answer & to be honest ive fitted bilstein & eibachs for one thing & one thing only to make my van handle best it can & fitting banded would knacker the...
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ive got some little surface scabs in different areas of my t4 van
"wheel arches" theres tonnes of metal its just where a stone as chipped the paint away/sort of pinned the paint then water gets in,,whats the best stuff for putting once ive taken it back to bare metal to prevent...
thanks mate,,its been along time coming & its taken some working out as i wanting summat to do everything so if its big enough to carry a 1200 bandit size bike that"ll do me,,which thats really what i based it on to fit in comfortably,,plus i can sling mi chain saw in on top of a loaaaaad of...
Hi peeps just thought i"d put some pictures up of what ive been building for the last couple a 3 weeks using the complete rear off a Vw Caddy van for suspension,,ive to still fit the dampers but thats not a prob,,its just been done to what you see about 3 hours ago
rear shackle mounting...
Just thought i"d put up a some pics of my hybrid side exit i made for my
Vw T4 van it cost me nowt to make due to getting 2 damaged new generation impreza rally exhausts from a place that strip the cars when brand new & prep them for rallying,the exhaust i got were noin brand new inc free...
i bought a pub bottle & had nothing but hassle getting it to close
EG: the valve your takling about
as fas as filling is concerned if you can find a place to fill it your lucky as i was 2 weeks ago
you cant get the pub bottles filled to full pressure due to them not been able to hold...
cheers buddy some good ideas there mate nion what i was thinking just needed a second opinion,now ive to work out whether the sizes ive given will be heavy in weight,the tank will be sat quite low "ish" so it should not rolly polly the van about
Hi peeps
iam wanting to build my own veg oil tank to fit in between the rear wheel arches on my vw t4 van,iam wanting to fit some baffle plates/some sort of anti surge to stop the veg oil from coming up into the filler neck when cornering & have it so when cornering it can still pick the veg...
As the title says peeps
iam looking for inspiration for a trolley to house my Clarke 151TE & pub size mig gas bottle but iam wanting to build summat that will take a bigger bottle later,,not the full size one but the same diameter/half the height
thanks for your help
Emmmmm i"ll have to keep my eye on that one cheers mate
the chap that filled it today said there ok to use "but" there a sod to fill as the bottle regulator most times get stuck EG: cant turn them off,,just like mine did so its a case of swinging on the wee brass bit hoping it doesn't snap...
if you can get a fab/engineering company to fill a bottle for you ush ush like;)
they may also have a bottle knocking about they will sell you,,its worth a try mate