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Originally Posted by brainbug007
Just wondering is anyone else has put their tank over the diff cage or knows if mr IVA will be ok with this? I know it says in the IVA manual that if it where to leak, it can't find a way into the passenger compartment which in theory it could but I would have thought it would be unlikely. Plus if the tank is the traditional location, can't the fuel in theory find it's way into the passenger compartment the same way by tracking along the bottom of the diff cage and onto the seat back rails which it could then in theory go thru the seat back bulkhead?
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should be alright - the westfield FW bodywork has the tank above the diff due to the curved corners of the rear tub. also has another advantage - in a rear end shunt the tank is further away from the rear with more chassis to mash first. if your gonna do that i would make my own crash cage around the tank to help even more if you can. more the better.
there is one draw back tho - tank size will be smaller than normal position tanks - less range - more hassle when touring etc.
but less weight...
a good design should include a filler cap that isnt attached to the fibreglass bodywork - if you have a filler cap that is fixed to the fibreglass if you get hit it could rip off the filler cap leaving the filler neck wide open to fuel sloshing out. by fitting a screw cap to the top of the tank and not in anyway fixed to the bodywork you will make the car much much safer. just make the filler neck right center top of tank with a hinged lift up lockable boot panel. you can buy key locks from CBS for next to nowt. using a cam lock i had 2 before on the boot box on the rush, chromed [look like they are off a locker]