long range tank??

has anyone come up with a solution for the dismal 40 litre fuel capacity in a jim??
havent seen anything on the market and as far as anyone is concerned in australia, its in the to "hard basket"due to the location of the driveshaft and diff in relation to the tank.
anyone made anything or is there a tank on the market in the u.k?
i dislike gerrys in the cab as they fume up and make me a bit spewy.
cheers

i was actually thinking about this last week, i thought i saw one ages ago but you needed a 2" bodylift, i even think it was from Australia

Hello

Due to the long distances to travel in Argentina, I transported over four years ago, 2 "Blitz can 5 gallon" "made ​​in usa" behind front seats.



I never had gasoline smell in the jimny

Another alternative is to place the spare wheel in the cabin of the jimny and jerrycan in original place of the spare Wheel.

Success

Gustavo

Overkill engineering in Australia did make them.

Mark

Not sure about the UK but in Oz you can't place fuel tanks externally on the vehicle. Big no-no due to spillage/flames/explosion in case of accident. If you need extra fuel put it in a trailer and leave the trailer at your camp while you go walkabout.

I have seen a few flat fuel tanks for sale on Oz Ebay that fit in the rear of the Jimny and add another 40litres capacity but haven't seen them for a while.

ZookFastback wrote: Not sure about the UK but in Oz you can't place fuel tanks externally on the vehicle. Big no-no due to spillage/flames/explosion in case of accident. If you need extra fuel put it in a trailer and leave the trailer at your camp while you go walkabout.

I have seen a few flat fuel tanks for sale on Oz Ebay that fit in the rear of the Jimny and add another 40litres capacity but haven't seen them for a while.

dont you know us aussies are all criminal convicts??
if i were to leave a trailer unattended in the bush here, i would return to
A, BURNING TRAILER
B, CONTENTS OF TRAILER SNIFFED
C, NO TRAILER

a tank could be easily made, by cutting the rear floor and making some extra room for 15 more litres, that would extend the touring range out to at least 550km , much better,
its a long term goal of mine so we will see what happens

But it would need to be made by a real fuel tank manufacturer
I for one wouldnt put my name to one . ..

Hmm... As long as its made by a coded welder and then pressure tested for leaks it should be fine...

as it isn't structural or high pressure you don't even need to be coded!

The general engineering company I work for (only small) make a few tanks every now and again for heating oil and we repair a load of tanks for boats etc

As long as they pass a pressure test then they are safe to use

same same, making a petrol tank here is simple.
dont need to be an rocket surgeon.
just need it certified by a coded boily and get a safe load pass cert done (which i can do at work)
making the tank isnt the ordeal, its the easy bit, mocking one up and all the trauma associated measurements will be the hard bit.

I am a coded welder and make high and low pressure vessels in both ally and stainless for trains and aircraft use , both have to be vigorsly tested so i know im capable , my point is i wouldnt want to build on for anyone as if anything went wrong in use i would be inbjail for a long long long time

thats goes for any product anybody makes for the consumption of joe public mate.
as long as the vessel you make holds fuel and is tested correctly and is certified, your covered, at least thats how it is here, what could possibly go wrong with a professionally made tank from a competent technician?
as long as nobody tries to use one for some sort of petrol smoking bong apparatus, it just has to hold fuel etc,
hopefully i will have one done in the next 18 months and others could use the plan as a basis of cheers or geers i spose.

back of a tow truck?