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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Thu May 13, 2004 9:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | fuel tank, bulk head mods... |
gday ppls... now just 2 questions tonight, first is when I pull my fuel tank out to weld on a bigger fuel pipe and fuel return, should I just use water to swish round inside it( when its empty of course) before i start welding, or is there a special thing u can buy for it? i dont wanna get blown up 
and cutting the hole in the bulk head, and tips here? thanks guys... |
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| Author: | poeee [ Thu May 13, 2004 9:27 pm ] |
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Take the tank somewhere, don't do it yaself. I'm sorry, but the idea of wealding a fuel tank just plain scares me! |
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| Author: | spathi [ Thu May 13, 2004 10:14 pm ] |
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 dont try weld petrol tanks yourself, definitley take it to someone. ive heard heaps of horror stories on this one...
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu May 13, 2004 10:52 pm ] |
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I agree with the others re welding it... and I'm a certified welder...! 1. You shouldn't really need a bigger fuel pipe out of the tank. After the electric pump, sure.. 2. Easiest way I know to rig a return line is remove fuel gauge sender, weld a pipe into sender, and refit. 
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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Fri May 14, 2004 1:38 pm ] |
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great! thats the fuel tank outa the way! where should I take it? |
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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Tue May 18, 2004 4:47 pm ] |
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so with the box, is it as simple as cut and paste? or.... |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Tue May 18, 2004 5:34 pm ] |
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Not.. Serious surgical butchery is involved.. I'd do it like James (kazjim) did on his 998 turbo- put it above the clutch housing.
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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Tue May 18, 2004 9:28 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: Not..
Serious surgical butchery is involved.. I'd do it like James (kazjim) did on his 998 turbo- put it above the clutch housing. hmm, ill keep that in mind. thanks buddy. whats the best welder for the job? |
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| Author: | Besser [ Sun May 23, 2004 6:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | MIG |
Borrow a mig for the firewall, its user friendly. PT tank can be steamed or water filled but remember that petrol floats so weld from the bottom up. After filling with water, a buddy braised to the outside a larger pipe then drilled it up the centre to open the tank. Seemed to work |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun May 23, 2004 7:17 am ] |
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Putting a turbo box in the firewall is not simple like fitting a Weber box. You have to cut right down thru the crossmember, which seriously weakens the car. Re-shaping it back inside the car is essential. Get it engineered if you do it... 
I've not done one, but I've seen a couple- and if I was fitting a turbo to my Mini there's no way I would put it there. I'd put it above the clutch, where you can get at the sucker and work on it. 
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| Author: | stuart [ Tue Jun 01, 2004 7:03 pm ] |
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I spoke to a friend about welding a fuel tank and he said that you could fill it up with water and weld it. so it wont blow up. |
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