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21-03-2011, 07:42 PM
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Starter Motor
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Hi Forum,
I am in a little spot of bother with my XR8 Ute rebuild I have built a tray back for my Ute,which is also Tubbed and very low to the ground. I have sat my tray back down as low as i could, which has sat it on the mounts where the old Tub was mounted The problem i have is my existing filler neck on the AU 2001 Ute is elongated and is sitting way to high out of the tray to do anything good with it I have gone down the road of external fuel cells(even bought a 57 litre RCI tank and talked myself out of it. Why ruin a good thing whilst its running right i say I want to apply a Newton aero 300 filler cap to the top of my tray and some flexible fuel hose underneath back to tank. I know their is an inner vent tube on the inside + Unleaded fuel flap If i replace all of that as in Newton supplied cap and hose + clamps Can i modify ( as in cutting 4 inches off the existing plastic tank ? Any comments are regarded as help Last edited by Shaggz1972; 21-03-2011 at 07:49 PM. |
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21-03-2011, 08:20 PM
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Starter Motor
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http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id...251192&theater
picture of filler neck sticking way up in the air Major problem when it comes to the new tray back i have built |
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21-03-2011, 08:23 PM
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Starter Motor
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http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id...251192&theater
Pics of how low the tray back sits.need fuel filler neck advice Can it be modified? |
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22-03-2011, 12:29 PM
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Pro Street Au Ute
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Rocky QLD
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i have the same problem but i cut a hole for it to poke through the wood floor for now. I wouldn't be cutting the tank. I looked at that myself but have settled on a fuel cell but thats also so i can run twin pipes out each side.
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22-03-2011, 04:12 PM
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Starter Motor
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Thanks Blown,
Do you mean a hole in a wood tray floor if so how far does the filler neck sit up or out and how does it look? Is your tray tubbed I have 40mm travel above my 19" wheels. FPV 19" Federal Super Steel 19x40x245 all round My eyebrow line is 335 front-340 back I believe I am right on the border line for a defect Just 100mm under front TS50 Fibre glass front end It might be a fuel cell at the end of the day for me as well Regards Shaggz Last edited by Shaggz1972; 22-03-2011 at 04:36 PM. |
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22-03-2011, 04:50 PM
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15-02-2013, 08:04 AM
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Starter Motor
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Can anyone help out here
Still can not find a decent solution Regards Shaggz1972 |
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15-02-2013, 08:39 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: whitsundays
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i plan on doing the same to mine one day soon and was thinking of the fuel cell to fix that issue, make it easier for the dual pipes and put it right at the back for more weight as far back as possable. i used to have an alloy tray on mine and wow it was tail happy!!!!!
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15-02-2013, 08:45 PM
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Tickford XR8
 
Join Date: May 2008
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I have herd of the tank being tilted so the filler is lower, only prob would be you can't put as much fuel in
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15-02-2013, 08:51 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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FG ute tank has a seperate filler neck, might be able to adapt one to fit??
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17-02-2013, 12:35 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Melb north
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if the tank was towards the back of the car you could have run the filler near the number plate , probably pita though,
or ....... put a snazzy tool box on the back of the tray against the cabin and incorporate the fuel filler into the side of it? you could make it fancy in someway and still use your fancy cap and the tool box would hide the pipe??? |
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2001 XR8 Ute Fuel Filler neck Modification
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