Thread: 101FC Fuel Tank Options

I took these tonight in the dark of a black tank and chassis, so i couldnt see where I was pointing the camera.
this one is the drain plug

the next 2 are looking upwards at the front of the tank looking from near the centre of the vehicle.


and there are these

Originally Posted by stuee

I just got the grinder with wire brush wheel out to clear away some of the rust to see how bad the damage is:


If it were one or two holes I would have considered a Knead-It type product to patch along with a membrane inside the tank but as can be seen the rust was hiding quite a bit.

I am leaning towards a custom tank, either steel or aluminium, but its just a matter of finding someone to make it and certify it for me.

Take it to a radiator repair shop.
They will solder on new plate over the holes cheap as chips and it is a good lasting repair.

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

Could be a Aussie army modification as my fuel tank is like you describe of being much heavier constrution and professionally made of about the same size.

Some, if not all, 16AD regt. fuel tanks were replaced under warranty, in Leyland's Regency Park (SA) workshop. One example, enter service 4/5/79, at 1888miles, 31/5/79 "warranty- replace fuel tank". Maybe they were locally made. I got to sit in one of abt 6 that were in the wkshop abt that time, all had their fuel tanks out!

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

Could be a Aussie army modification as my fuel tank is like you describe of being much heavier constrution and professionally made of about the same size.
What is the differences in mounting to a standard tank Garry ?
as I have never looked carefully at a standard tank.

Well I didn't realise yours was the same as mine - so logically a Aust army mod. The standard tank is basically tin plate and the mounts are all soldered - importantly the weight of the tank is taken by the bottom of the tank as the tank sits in a bracket at either end - see the pic. I am sure they would dent badly if used as a rock slider where ours would most likely hold up without damage

Originally Posted by fc110

Some, if not all, 16AD regt. fuel tanks were replaced under warranty, in Leyland's Regency Park (SA) workshop. One example, enter service 4/5/79, at 1888miles, 31/5/79 "warranty- replace fuel tank". Maybe they were locally made. I got to sit in one of abt 6 that were in the wkshop abt that time, all had their fuel tanks out!

Both Ron's 101 and mine are ex 16AD vehicles but I don't believe all were modified. The 101 at Bandiana has an original tank and most other 101s I have sighted still have the original tank in them but a few have the heavier duty tank.

Garry

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twin fuel tanks - from a Nissan Cabstar, no more double-skin rot (capacity 160 litres, good for about 600km's)

Just to update this, I chose to go with the repair option via a Natrad shop near me. They will also be reconditioning the radiator while they are at it. I'll post up the photos when I get it back. Costs will be, at maximum, 50% of a the cheapest quote for a new tank and will be ready a lot sooner than getting a custom one made, which should mean I hopefully am able to get the motor started sooner rather than later.

When I have a bit more disposable cash (haha yeh right), I'll look at getting a custom tank made with some decent baffles and a mini surge tank to boot.

Get it made in stainless. Let us not how much. There might be a few people interested in acquiring one or two.

Got the tank back from the radiator shop. Happy with the overall repairs and internal coating but would have been even happier if they didn't paint it afterwards

They haven't bothered to clean old flaking paint off or all of the crud so I will strip the whole bottom back down to make sure it gets coated properly as I don't want the thing rusting out again in 6 months time . Also not sure on the quality of paint and the priming as its already come off quite easily on parts that were bare metal.

Still got another week left of this shut-down at work so cant actually do anything till begining of November. Ill keep updating this thread with the rest of the restoration process for the fuel tank and carrier.