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    Did I say thinking

    That should be hoping!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RRT View Post
    Athur thanks for that but as I read it, all the lines - SLS and ACE are therefore on the passenger side of the vehicle and therefore a chassis tank could be put on the drivers side?

    yeh got one cheap from WA and am undecided to use on the 300 TDi or TD5 but was thinking the TD5 as an Auto will consume more diesel than the manual 300 TDi so an extra 40 or 50 litres would not go astray


    Arty
    Yeah, from a quick look under my v8(has ACE and SLS) I think the drivers side looks clear of paraphernalia to allow a sill tank.
    Only issue then is weight balance, with the added 40kg fuel on the RHS.

    One plan I've had in mind for my D1(for a while, no time to seriously look into it .. is maybe a series of ploy piping(say 4") with 180 elbows to make a water tank on the LHS.
    If I ever fit a sill tank(or tanks) .. or whatever .. I'd like to balance them out a bit more. Plus the added bonus of a tank of water (you can never have enough water ... also as 'ballast' if needed.
    If not needed, let it flow out onto some parched land .. etc. etc.
    I reckon could probably fit about 3 lengths of 4" pipe without too much underhang.

    Question for sill tank owners users ... do you still fill them from within the car? ... or is there a way to use external filler neck.
    Arthur.

    '99 D1 300Tdi Auto
    '03 D2 Td5 Auto

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    Side impact worries me with sill tanks. Sliders would help with this but only if they fit. I like the safety of having a large onboard tank to replace the stock one. Although if you get that one and the quarter tank same issue. The big steel replacement however does not fit vehicles like mine that have the (much better than LR stock) Haymen Reece tow hitch.

    Cheers

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