"Terrance" - 04' Terrano II SE Commercial 2.7TDi Project Thread

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There is stuff out there but you struggle to get it in 8mm ID and 6mm ID, I know of a few on here that have swapped from metal to rubber but don't use vegetable oil which is where the problems arise. Over time the veg hardens the rubber and I've seen cracks appear in the outside walls and fuel weeping from them. I'll see if I can snap some pics up that I've seen on vegetableoildiesel.co.uk
I want something that's going to last and been doing a lot of research the past few days, there's a lot of people recommend copper but a hell of a lot more condemning it.

Not only does copper react with Petrol of which I sometimes add a drop to my tank for thinning but it also "work hardens" which means it's likely to fracture when under stress usually at the clamping points on the chassis.

I've been advised a better material to use is Nickel Copper or Kunifer as it's sold as. It's meant to be just as malleable as copper but doesn't react with anything and also a bit stronger than bog standard copper. It looks quite pricey though :eek:

I'm going to need 4m of 8mm and 4m of 6mm but they only seem to sell it in 2.5m or 7.5m lengths and no 5m lengths :doh I asked one place why and they said it was because they couldn't sell the offcut because it comes on 7.5m reels, I pointed out to him the simple mathematics and the fact that he had listings for 2.5m lengths on his eBay shop at which point he said he had to go and put the phone down :lol he won't be getting my business.

I'd like to just take my old fuel lines to a shop, and them make me some up to the same shape as my old ones and refit but without bending them or cutting them I wouldn't be able to get them in the car :(

So it looks like I'm going to have to make them myself and borrow a flaring kit from somewhere or just buy one.

got a flaring tool kit if you want to borrow it,could drop it in the post if you are desperate:thumb2
 
I got bio proof pipes flow and return from oilybits. They specialise in all things pipe :D
 
Sexy see through reinforced poly doodle hybrid stuff. Sorry on mobile and bit of a piano to get links to happen :eek:
 
Ah yes good point. I had some other pipe off them too that was 6mm but not see through. Still proof everything but not so sexy. Ring them up is what I did :cool:
 
Ah yes good point. I had some other pipe off them too that was 6mm but not see through. Still proof everything but not so sexy. Ring them up is what I did :cool:

Already ordered my Kunifer :naughty

Got it £30 quid cheaper ordering it through my local garage than I could fine it online :thumb2
 
Fetched a few more bits and pieces today, including a new 240v drill as mine decided that it was going to blow up today and smoke the garden out :eek:

I started to strip the tank some more today with the wire brush attachment, the Waxoyl is soooo thick and tough and when it does fly off it just splats straight back on the tank and I just end up smearing it around so I'm going to get as much as I can off then opt for some white spirits on the rest :naughty

As you can see the tank is in remarkably good condition :thumb2

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Outside of the Tank ready for paint now :thumb2

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The inside of the tank was gross!!!! It was really really hard to clean :( Mainly as I couldn't get my arms all the way into the end of the tank :doh

This was before
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Whilst cleaning I found these contraptions, what the hell do they do?
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This is the best I could do, man my arms are goosed now
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They are part of the anti spill valve system. I did an exploded picture or 3 of them on my custom tank thread 😊
 
They are part of the anti spill valve system. I did an exploded picture or 3 of them on my custom tank thread 😊

So you did Mr Makeitfit!!! So did you get rid of the plastic canister on the outside of the tank? I presumed it was a mini filter but you say it's a one way valve?
 
So you did Mr Makeitfit!!! So did you get rid of the plastic canister on the outside of the tank? I presumed it was a mini filter but you say it's a one way valve?

Yes we had to cannibalis them onto our home made tanks in the bangers, the idea being is if you rolled it then fuel (petrol) did not leak out, fortunately they always worked when I was upside down a couple of times and (so I am told did a barrel roll 4 times) with no leakage, but then of course the track scrutineers always had a good look at these bits, Rick
 
Yerp I binned the stock canister thingy and fitted a high level ant spill pipe from a motorbike file tank. Pics on tank build . On my mobile sorry but it's a pain to link pics on site 😃
 

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