LPG tanks in a Disco

[rocky2509]

Hi All,

I have jsut bought a 98 Discovery V8 which I plan to put on LPG. I have spoken to The Gas Man here in Sydney and was told that I could get a few tanks fitted in back cargo space as there is room under the floor, they will however need to build a false floor which will sit a few inches higher than the current floor. They quoted me $2850 which i'm quite happy with as it is only $850 after the rebate.

I'm wondering if anyone on the forum has got this type of setup as I would love to see some photos. Also are there any Land Rover specialists around Sydney doing gas conversions?

Cheers,
Dan

[p38arover]

Umm, it won't be a "few" inches. Unless they are cutting out the existing floor and dropping the LPG tank down onto the petrol tank, it will be quite high.

The usual installation in a Disco is a manifold (three cylinders connected together) tank which is about 275mm thick.

What are they fitting in yours?

Ron

[dobbo]

wasn't tony talking about multiple scuba tank setups the other week?
This could be an answer to tank sizes

[loanrangie]

Ron is correct, you will lose a lot of what little space you have now in exchange for poor lpg range (approx. 300k's if you are lucky), best solution is the twin tanks in place of the pet tank and a small 40ltr pocket tank in the rh 1/4 panel, this will add another $1k approx. to the installation cost.

[rocky2509]

Sorry guys, should have been more specific.

Yes it is a set of 3 scuba tanks connected together, they said it will give me about 60ltrs of gas. I'm not to worried about the 300km range as I would like to keep my original size petrol tank if I ever head out to some more remote places.

Dan

[loanrangie]

If you need the rear space for camping gera etc then the tanks will take a fair chunk out of it but it is the most cost effective way of fitting lpg to a disco. I think the raised floor is approx. 30cm high.

[Ralph1Malph]

Hi,
Load space was an issue for me as I have a 7seater. The twin scubas underneath was a better option, still around 70l lpg.
I have a 30l sill tank rhr and I am told that I could also get a 20-30l tank fitted under the pass seat (not sure about that tho'). And for those very long trips, 2 or 3 jerries in the boot, another couple on the roof rack and if necessary could lash one on to the roo bar (which don't have yet.
Lots of lpg and still a good lot of petrol.

Ralph

[Sunray43]

Hi Dan, I just talked to Malcolm at British & Swedish Motors at Narrabeen, they do this conversion (scuba style) at a slightly higher cost than you have been quoted, they claim to be Rangie/Disco specialists...worth a chat with him. I have had some servicing done by them & have been happy with their work. Phone no is 99706654. I am getting LPG conversion done on 93RR and will put a cargo barrier in to help compensate for safe loading of gear/luggage.

Bob

[dragonwagon]

Hi Dan

I have the gas conversion you are talking about, 3 scuba tanks in cargo area gives about 68 litres lpg, highway range about 300km & about half that in low range.:( Plus the standard petrol tank of about 85 ltrs.

The false floor sits about 275mm above actual floor, cargo space is reduced considerably but at least we have a vehicle with an almost reasonable touring range for what we do. Personally I would never carry jerriesl of petrol inside( petrol fumes make me spew)

What is important to you, room or range?

Cheers Greg

[dobbo]

I realise that my D2 has a big @r53 like it's owner but surely you could fit more than 3 scuba tanks across the back of a D1 it's not that tight is it?

[rocky2509]

Thanks guys. I would much prefer the range offered by the cargo area LPG tanks with original petrol tank as I'm not a big fan of carrying too many jerry cans.

Bob. I also spoke to Malcolm after posting, he was very helpful and said the flase floor would sit about 20cm or so higher than now.

Greg. Thanks for your first hand info. 275mm is a fair amount, I might have to do some measuring and see how much of a sacrafice it actually is. BTW do you have any photos you could post up or email me?

Cheers,
Dan

[p38arover]

I just had a look at the APA catalogue and the diameter of each cylinder in their manifold (scuba) tanks is 203mm

Ron

[one_iota]

.....and the rear of the disco is not vertically challenged.

The last time I filled it with baggage to the roof behind the cargo barrier was when I had two women as passengers ;) :p

[p38arover]

Here's the link to the manifold tank drawing and dimensions:

http://www.apamfg.com.au/product%20downlods/APA_G84_dimensions.pdf

Ron

[rocky2509]

I've been thinking about it and am not totally sold on sacraficing that much space in the cargo area.

With the under vehicle option they put in twin gas tanks where the current petrol tank is and add a 45 litre petrol tank. Would there be space under there for another 45 litre petrol tank somewhere, without sacraficing ground clearance or departure angles?

If possible than this might be the best option me as it's really the best of both worlds.

[loanrangie]

You can fit a sill tank that will fill back into the small rear tank giving you pretty much the same petrol capacity, i have the twin lpg and twin sill tanks in my rangie , 70ltrs lpg (approx. 350 k range) 90ltrs petrol (approx.600k range).

[PeterM]

I've got the scuba setup in my Disco. It's not that bad and if you have a cargo barrier then you still have a very useful cargo area. I'll see what I can do about some pics.

[matbor]

Not my disco, but here is a setup for the scuba's in the back... put a half cargo barrier and it would be fine, otherwise tow a trailer :)

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6237/backfkh4.jpg


http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5350/back2fjq9.jpg

Ashame u can't put the scubas on the sill :(

Matt.

[p38arover]

A more expensive option but one which takes no interior room away is to fill sill tanks under each side.

Another alternative is to fit a vertical toroidal tank - this is a good option for RR classic owners - it replaces the spare wheel and is a good one for those who already have a rear swingaway wheel carrier.

Ron

[rocky2509]

Thanks for those pics.

I'm not too keen on it now that i've seen it. I think I will be going for the more expensive petrol tank replacement option and down the track add an extra sill tank to accompany the 45 litre tank they install with the conversion.

It really is a shame you can't put the scubas on the sill.